Research Article

TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY

Volume: 13 Number: 1 July 1, 2024
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TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY

Abstract

In this study, the process from the foundation of Yugoslavia to its collapse was examined by considering Norbert Elias’s figurations. Yugoslavia serves as evidence of how accurate Elias’s figurations are in the context of states. It also signifies the delicate balances inherent in these figurations. Yugoslavia stands as proof of how the disruption of balance in figurations can lead to undesirable outcomes. In this context, Elias’ definition of four figurations was applied to the case of Yugoslavia, and a figurative answer was sought for the reason for the collapse of Yugoslav identity. The way different nations came together and the factors influencing this union were examined within the framework of Elias’s “survival unit”. Yugoslavia’s disintegration was exemplified by the figuration of the survival unit. As known, in Yugoslavia, an effort was made to establish a “we” among different nations coming together, but since every nation couldn’t abandon the “I” mentality, this endeavour proved unsuccessful. The cooperation of different nations for survival, how this cooperation process functioned, and the fact that nations continued to compete despite all cooperation were evaluated within the framework of the “cooperation and competition balance” figuration. The “involvement and detachment figuration”, exemplified by a football match in Yugoslavia, serves as a compelling example of this balance.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology (Other), Regional Studies, International Relations (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 1, 2024

Submission Date

September 20, 2023

Acceptance Date

November 27, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Kobak, Ö., & Ebe Güzgü, P. (2024). TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi, 13(1), 207-233. https://doi.org/10.30903/Balkan.1505871
AMA
1.Kobak Ö, Ebe Güzgü P. TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2024;13(1):207-233. doi:10.30903/Balkan.1505871
Chicago
Kobak, Özge, and Pınar Ebe Güzgü. 2024. “TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY”. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi 13 (1): 207-33. https://doi.org/10.30903/Balkan.1505871.
EndNote
Kobak Ö, Ebe Güzgü P (July 1, 2024) TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi 13 1 207–233.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Kobak and P. Ebe Güzgü, “TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY”, Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 207–233, July 2024, doi: 10.30903/Balkan.1505871.
ISNAD
Kobak, Özge - Ebe Güzgü, Pınar. “TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY”. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi 13/1 (July 1, 2024): 207-233. https://doi.org/10.30903/Balkan.1505871.
JAMA
1.Kobak Ö, Ebe Güzgü P. TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2024;13:207–233.
MLA
Kobak, Özge, and Pınar Ebe Güzgü. “TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY”. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 13, no. 1, July 2024, pp. 207-33, doi:10.30903/Balkan.1505871.
Vancouver
1.Özge Kobak, Pınar Ebe Güzgü. TRACES OF NORBERT ELIAS IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: A FIGURATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAV IDENTITY. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2024 Jul. 1;13(1):207-33. doi:10.30903/Balkan.1505871

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