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YUNANİSTAN VE KUZEY MAKEDONYA ARASINDAKİ İSİM SORUNUNUN GÜVENLİKLEŞTİRİLMESİ VE GÜVENLİK DIŞILAŞTIRILMASI: BİR KUZEY MAKEDONYA PERSPEKTİFİ

Year 2022, Volume: 19 Issue: 74, 329 - 345, 21.06.2022

Abstract

Bu araştırma, Yunanistan ve Kuzey Makedonya arasındaki 27 senelik isim sorununun güvenlikleştirme (1991- 2016) ve güvenlik dışılaştırma (2016-2018) süreçlerini incelemektedir. Araştırma ayrıca, isim sorununun güvenlikleştirme dönemi, Üsküp'ün iç ve dış gelişmelere bağlı olarak güvenlikleştirme söyleminde meydana getirdiği farklılaşmalar üzerinden alt dönemlere ayrılmaktadır. Kuzey Makedonyalı otoriteler, isim sorununu devletin bekasının tehlikede olduğu 1991-1993 yılları arasında düşük seviyede güvenlikleştirmiştir. Güvenlikleştirme söylem ve pratiklerinin tonu, BM üyeliğinin elde edildiği 1993 yılından 1990’ların sonuna kadar, nispeten güvenli bir ortamda, yüksek bir seviyede seyretmiştir. 1990'ların sonundan 2006 yılına kadar, önce iç savaşın eşiğine gelen, sonra da zayıf koalisyon hükümetleri tarafından yönetilen Kuzey Makedonya, bir yandan da Avrupa ve NATO entegrasyonu süreçlerini hızlandırmak amaçlı uluslararası platformda uzlaşmacı bir tavır sergilemiştir. Dolayısıyla bu dönemde Kuzey Makedonyalı otoritelerin güvenlikleştirici söylem ve pratiklerinin seviyesinde düşüş gözlemlenmiştir. 2006'da ise sağcı popülist Nikola Gruevski’nin Cumhurbaşkanı seçilmesiyle isim sorununda yüksek düzeyli bir güvenlikleştirme dönemine girilmiş ve bu durum 2016 yılına kadar devam etmiştir.

References

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THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE

Year 2022, Volume: 19 Issue: 74, 329 - 345, 21.06.2022

Abstract

This paper traces the securitization (1991-2016) and de-securitization (2016-2018) of the 27-year-old name issue between Greece and the Republic of North Macedonia. The securitization period is further divided into sub- periods based on the varying degrees of securitization in Skopje’s discourse due to internal and external developments. Accordingly, between 1991 and 1993, fearing that the state’s survival is in jeopardy, North Macedonian authorities engaged in a lower degree of securitization. After gaining UN membership in 1993, in a relatively safe position, they preferred a higher degree of securitization until the late 1990s. The degree of securitization once again lowered in the early 2000s as the country nearly slid into civil war in 2001 and ruled in its aftermath by weak coalition governments that were unable to deal extensively with foreign relations issues. In this period, North Macedonia also behaved like a good international citizen to reap some benefits in the form of progress in the EU and NATO membership. A higher degree of securitization in the discourse started in 2006, with the election of the right-wing nationalist Nikola Gruevski and lasted until 2016.

References

  • BALALOVSKA, K. (2004). “Between ‘the Balkans’ and ‘Europe’: A Study of the Contemporary Transformation of Macedonian Identity”. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. XII/2: 193-214.
  • BUZAN, B. - O. WÆVER (2003). Regions and Powers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • BUZAN, B. et al. (1998). Security A New Framework for Analysis. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
  • CRAVEN, M. C. (1995). “What's in Name-The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Issues of Statehood”. Australian Year Book of International Law. XV: 199-240.
  • EMMERS, R. (2013). “Securitization”. Contemporary Security Studies. (ed. Alan Collins).Oxford University Press: 131-160.
  • FIDANOVSKI, K. (2018). “What’s in a Name? Possible Ways Forward in the Macedonian Name Dispute”. Slovo. XXXI/1: 18-44.
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Primary Language English
Subjects International Relations
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Murat Önsoy

Simge Pelit

Publication Date June 21, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 19 Issue: 74

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APA Önsoy, M., & Pelit, S. (2022). THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE. Karadeniz Araştırmaları, 19(74), 329-345.
AMA Önsoy M, Pelit S. THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE. Karadeniz Araştırmaları. June 2022;19(74):329-345.
Chicago Önsoy, Murat, and Simge Pelit. “THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE”. Karadeniz Araştırmaları 19, no. 74 (June 2022): 329-45.
EndNote Önsoy M, Pelit S (June 1, 2022) THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE. Karadeniz Araştırmaları 19 74 329–345.
IEEE M. Önsoy and S. Pelit, “THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE”, Karadeniz Araştırmaları, vol. 19, no. 74, pp. 329–345, 2022.
ISNAD Önsoy, Murat - Pelit, Simge. “THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE”. Karadeniz Araştırmaları 19/74 (June 2022), 329-345.
JAMA Önsoy M, Pelit S. THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE. Karadeniz Araştırmaları. 2022;19:329–345.
MLA Önsoy, Murat and Simge Pelit. “THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE”. Karadeniz Araştırmaları, vol. 19, no. 74, 2022, pp. 329-45.
Vancouver Önsoy M, Pelit S. THE SECURITIZATION AND DE-SECURITIZATION OF THE NAME ISSUE BETWEEN GREECE AND NORTH MACEDONIA: A NORTH MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE. Karadeniz Araştırmaları. 2022;19(74):329-45.