Bulletin n. 1-2/2014
November 2014
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Mateeva Maria
    La Macédoine aux portes de l'Europe : un carrefour géopolitique et identitaire
    in Revue de l'Union européenne/Revue du Marché Commun et de l'Union européenne , n. 580, juillet-août ,  2014 ,  401-405
    This article uses two approaches relating to the state and national elaboration of Macedonia from its European perspective angle. The first section deals with the identity tension and the European future of Macedonia. The second section reviews the impact of the EU membership on the national identity of that country. The analysis is based on a study of the elaboration of the national historical story, of the inter-community relationships in the country and its international relationships in the Balkans and more broadly, in Europe. The article concludes that the identity knot within Macedonia represents both a pre-memberships and post-membership stake for Macedonia: it is an obstacle in the EU membership negotiation process; at the same time, the possible membership would not be a factor with a stabilising effect on the identity complex that is currently observed.
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