THE EUROPEANIZATION OF SERBIA: RITES DE PASSAGE IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
Keywords:
Western Balkans, europeanization of Serbia, rites of passageAbstract
The paper represents a segment within a wider research of europeanization of everyday life and culture in Serbia, mainly in context of the influence of EU foreign policy discourse on those who are supposed to be “moulded” by it. The attitudes of six University students from the Republic of Serbia towards the term “Western Balkans” are taken into consideration. An overview of different terms that have historically preceded it are laid out, as well as its significance in the process of imagining European identity, where Western Balkans is positioned as “The Other.” The term Western Balkans is interpreted in context of the europeanization of Serbia and further analyzed as a rite of passage. Finally, the possibility of disappearing of the term from the political discourse after Serbia’s successful europeanization, i.e. its accession into the EU is discussed.
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