Cultural Identity Politics in the (Post-)Transitional Societies

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Cultural Identity Politics in the (Post-)Transitional Societies domains of cultural sociology, cultural policy analysis or cultural studies. Statistical data, on the other hand, indicate significant correlations between economic expansion and traditional cultural ties among the countries involved. For instance, Austria is the largest foreign investor in Slovenia and one of the most important investors in SEE. The largest part of Slovenian foreign investment goes to Serbia and a significant part (one sixth) of Slovenian exports goes to SEE. As stressed in a book on cultural identities of the Western Balkans/SEE recently published by the Peace Institute Ljubljana, “the contemporary political reality of Europe is characterized by incessant attempts to link the political and economic integration of Europe with the cultural aspect of Europeanism”. 4 Cultural changes in the SEE cultures – as part of rather complex social, economic and political changes in transitional countries of the SEE region – encompass reformulation of cultural values, modernization of cultural practices and cultural identities, and growth of cultural productions, as well as increased cultural communication and exchange, particularly in the regional and European contexts. It might be that such changes are reflected in the supposed redefinition and reconstruction of cultural identities and in a new social role for cultures that increasingly stand for cultural creativity and interaction, rather than for the representation of national values. The nature and outcomes of these transitions are maybe felt in everyday life and practices, but they still remain only partly visible in research and analysis of cultural identification. A reliable theoretical account of transitional changes and of cultural transition practices is indeed needed in all SEE cultures, both at the national and regional levels. The time span of about fifteen to twenty-five years of different cultural practices makes the concentration on cultural identity issues possible and theoretically justifiable. The (re)modelled contexts of cultural identities oscillate among Europeanization, globalization, regionalization and nationalism, but also include balancing between regional cultural heritage and innovative modernity, supported, in particular, by new technologies and increasingly dynamic cultural communication. The texts published in this book discuss the three main contextual formats that position the processes of identity redefinition: I – Histories, memories and national identities, II – Communication, media and cultural identities, and III – Productivity, creativity and unstable identities. They have all been developed following the fruitful discussions at the Conference on Questioning Transitional Dynamics in Redefining Cultural Identities in Southeastern Europe, held in Ljubljana, on the 15 and 16 January 2011 and presented here in a short report by Jaka Primorac. Challenges from Democratisation for the EU-Enlargement, 2005; Catherine Samary, Yougoslavie de la décomposition aux enjeux européens, 2008, etc. 4 Tanja Petrović, A Long Way Home: Representations of the Western Balkans in Political and Media Discourses, Ljubljana: Peace Institute, 2009. 6
Foreword This project is supported by the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office Ljubljana (on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research) and the Open Society Foundations East East Partnership Beyond Borders Program. It is implemented through the partnership between the Peace Institute, Ljubljana, the Institute for International Relations, Zagreb, the University of Arts, Belgrade, and the Department of Social and Economic History at the University of Vienna, Vienna. We hope that it shows how the regional frameworks are influencing the processes of cultural reidentification in SEE and demonstrates the trends that have emerged out of the systemic transitional processes. Zagreb, April 2011 Nada Švob-Đokić and Aldo Milohnić 7
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