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Discourse in Bosnia and Macedonia on the Independence of Kosovo: When and What is a Precedent?

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  • Sherrill Stroschein

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Bosnia and Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and 1992, and subsequent referenda legitimised these declarations, but unitary state actors did not emerge. Rather, Bosnia and Macedonia each contain groups with divisive views regarding the nature of the state in which they live. Kosovo is regularly invoked as an example in their contentious discussions. In this essay, I present a framework for understanding this discursive contention in which Kosovo provides the focus for disputes between extremists and moderates of different groups. Within the two states, groups differ over the recognition of Kosovo's declaration of independence and the question of whether this might constitute a precedent. A political, rather than simply a legal, view on these discussions helps us to better understand not only these dynamics, but similar contestations unfolding elsewhere.

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  • Sherrill Stroschein, 2013. "Discourse in Bosnia and Macedonia on the Independence of Kosovo: When and What is a Precedent?," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 65(5), pages 874-888, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:65:y:2013:i:5:p:874-888
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2013.805965
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