Sport and nationalism in the Republic of North Macedonia

Autor:	Vasiliki P. Neofotistos
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Political science Anthropology 05 social sciences 050602 political science & public administration 0507 social and economic geography Ancient history 050701 cultural studies The Republic 0506 political science Nationalism
Zdroj:	Focaal. :1-13
ISSN:	1558-5263 0920-1297
DOI:	10.3167/fcl.2019.032105
Popis:	Using the Republic of North Macedonia as a case study, this article analyzes the processes through which national sports teams’ losing performance acquires a broad social and political significance. I explore claims to sporting victory as a direct product of political forces in countries located at the bottom of the global hierarchy that participate in a wider system of coercive rule, frequently referred to as empire. I also analyze how public celebrations of claimed sporting victories are intertwined with nation-building efforts, especially toward the global legitimization of a particular version of national history and heritage. The North Macedonia case provides a fruitful lens through which we can better understand unfolding sociopolitical developments, whereby imaginings of the global interlock with local interests and needs, in the Balkans and beyond.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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