Milorad Dodik’s Use of Contentious Rhetoric in (De)constructing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Identity: A Discourse-Historical Analysis

• Authors: Nađa Beglerović

Title variants

PL

Kontrowersyjna retoryka Milorada Dodika w (de)konstrukcji tożsamości Bośni i Hercegowiny. Analiza historyczno-dyskursywna

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article explores Milorad Dodik’s rhetoric and nationalist discourse in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It seeks to shed light on the intricacies of the politics of the current Serb member of the tripartite Presidency of BiH by analyzing a number of television interviews and the speeches Dodik delivered at the celebration of the RS Day on January 9, 2017–2020. Unfortunately, BiH continues its struggle with divisive identity politics, which perpetuates the nationalist paradigm of the nation. Identity politics plays an integral part in the construction of “we” versus “them,” and underlies the lack of a “national identity.” The analysis will reveal Dodik’s political strategies and offer a glimpse into his ideology and views of BiH as well as his vision and long-term objectives for the Republika Srpska (RS). Moreover, the article examines linguistic practices and seeks to answer the following research questions: how does Dodik view BiH, and what are his long-term goals for RS? Has identity politics influenced the emergence of referendums in RS? What could the referendums proposed and already held in the RS mean for the future of BiH and its national identity?

PL

Ten artykuł bada dyskurs polityczny Milorada Dodika, obecnego serbskiego członka trójstronnej prezydencji w Bośni i Hercegowinie (BiH), i zwraca uwagę na zawiłości jego polityki. Analizuje szereg wywiadów telewizyjnych z Miloradem Dodikiem i przemówienia, które wygłosił podczas uroczystości 9 stycznia 2017 r. Niestety, BiH nadal zmaga się z dzielącą polityką tożsamości, która utrwala nacjonalistyczny paradygmat narodu. Polityka tożsamości odgrywa integralną rolę w konstruowaniu „my” kontra „oni” i leży u podstaw braku „tożsamości narodowej”. Analiza ujawnia strategie polityczne Dodika i zwraca uwagę na jego ideologię i poglądy na BiH, a także na jego wizję i długoterminowe cele dla RS. Nadto, ujawnia polityczny cel tych wywiadów i przemówień. Artykuł analizuje praktyki językowe i stara się odpowiedzieć na następujące pytania badawcze: Jak Dodik postrzega BiH i jakie są jego długoterminowe cele w RS? Czy polityka tożsamości wpłynęła na przeprowadzenie referendów w RS? Jaki wpływ na przyszłość BiH i jej tożsamość narodową mogą mieć zaproponowane i przeprowadzone referenda?

Keywords

EN

referendum; national identity; identity politics; discourse-historical analysis; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Milorad Dodik; referendum; national identity; identity politics; discourse-historical analysis; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Milorad Dodik

PL

referendum; tożsamość narodowa; polityka tożsamości; analiza historyczno-dyskursywna; Bośnia i Hercegowina; Milorad Dodik

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 113-132

Dates

published

2020-09-15

Contributors

author

Nađa Beglerović

• Uniwersytet Masaryka w Brnie

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-7263

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/ssp.2020.3.6