ABSTRACT

This article analyses the interplay of political discourses about the state, nation, and Europe in North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, focusing on the way in which contested statehood and/or nationhood impact these countries’ policies towards the European Union (EU). It examines texts by leading political figures related to EU integration process’ debates and practices as a way of exposing dominant, shifting, and opposing positions. We argue that the concepts of state and nation are particularly fluid and contested from within and/or outside, which in turn affects how the countries’ elites and populations see themselves in relation to Europe.

摘要

本文分析了北马其顿、波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那以及科索沃有关国家、民族和欧洲的政治话语的相互作用，重点关注有争议的国家地位和/或民族地位如何影响这些国家对欧盟 (EU) 的政策。它审查了与欧盟一体化进程的辩论和实践有关的主要政治人物的文本，以此作为揭露主导、转变和反对立场的一种方式。我们认为，国家和民族的概念特别不稳定，并且受到内部和/或外部的争议，这反过来又影响了国家精英和民众如何看待自己与欧洲的关系。