Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia
Abstract
This paper provides a comparative analysis of social movements’
characteristics and capacities to struggle against illiberal tendencies
and incite political change in Serbia and North Macedonia. First, we
discuss the illiberal elements of political regimes in the countries in
question, Serbia and North Macedonia. Then, we provide
a comprehensive overview of progressive social movements in the
two countries, formed and organized as a response to different authoritarian and non-democratic tendencies. Finally, we point to some
differences in their organizing, coalition-forging and issue-defining
principles, which, we believe, may help to explain the relative success
of social movements in North Macedonia in producing relevant political outcomes, compared to the weak political impact of social movements in Serbia. Empirical data were collected during the summer of
2018 through in-depth interviews with members of social movements
in North Macedonia and Serbia.
Keywords:
North Macedonia / Serbia / illiberal politics / authoritarian tendencies / social movementSource:
Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 2020, 20Publisher:
- Routledge
Funding / projects:
- Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Network: Active Citizenship: Promoting and Advancing Innovative Democratic Practices in the Western Balkans
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IFDTTY - JOUR AU - Fiket, Irena AU - Pudar Drasko, Gazela AU - Vasiljevic, Jelena PY - 2020 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/2638 AB - This paper provides a comparative analysis of social movements’ characteristics and capacities to struggle against illiberal tendencies and incite political change in Serbia and North Macedonia. First, we discuss the illiberal elements of political regimes in the countries in question, Serbia and North Macedonia. Then, we provide a comprehensive overview of progressive social movements in the two countries, formed and organized as a response to different authoritarian and non-democratic tendencies. Finally, we point to some differences in their organizing, coalition-forging and issue-defining principles, which, we believe, may help to explain the relative success of social movements in North Macedonia in producing relevant political outcomes, compared to the weak political impact of social movements in Serbia. Empirical data were collected during the summer of 2018 through in-depth interviews with members of social movements in North Macedonia and Serbia. PB - Routledge T2 - Southeast European and Black Sea Studies T1 - Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia VL - 20 DO - 10.1080/14683857.2019.1654317 ER -
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Fiket, I., Pudar Drasko, G.,& Vasiljevic, J.. (2020). Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia. in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies Routledge., 20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2019.1654317
Fiket I, Pudar Drasko G, Vasiljevic J. Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia. in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 2020;20. doi:10.1080/14683857.2019.1654317 .
Fiket, Irena, Pudar Drasko, Gazela, Vasiljevic, Jelena, "Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia" in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 20 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2019.1654317 . .