Research Article

Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History” Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism

Number: 53 April 30, 2024
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Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History” Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism

Abstract

Following the Second World War, the Cold War initiated a bipolar contest for superiority that would last for decades, and in this era the Soviet Union established communist regimes in Eastern Europe. Nationalism, which the Soviet Union tried to oppress but which played a role in the delegitimization of Soviet control, became an important topic of discussion between authorisation regimes and democratisation efforts in the world politics. During and after the Cold War period several thoughts were introduced about nationalism from different perspectives. Francis Fukuyama was among the important figures who thought about nationalism at that time. In his book “The End of History”, Fukuyama touched upon nationalism to explain the struggle for recognition and argued that nationalism is a form of recognition. In this context, this article first focuses on the historical timeline and nationalism in Eastern Europe in the Cold War era. Then, it examines the events that took place in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the Cold War by concentrating on Fukuyama’s inferences about nationalism and seeks an answer to the reconsideration of nationalism.

Keywords

Cold War, Eastern Europe, Francis Fukuyama, Nationalism, The End of History, Soviet Union

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APA
Aydemir, E., & Güner, O. (2024). Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History” Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 53, 220-232. https://doi.org/10.52642/susbed.1405731
AMA
1.Aydemir E, Güner O. Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History” Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism. SUSBED. 2024;(53):220-232. doi:10.52642/susbed.1405731
Chicago
Aydemir, Emrah, and Oğuz Güner. 2024. “Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s ‘The End of History’ Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 53: 220-32. https://doi.org/10.52642/susbed.1405731.
EndNote
Aydemir E, Güner O (April 1, 2024) Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History” Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 53 220–232.
IEEE
[1]E. Aydemir and O. Güner, “Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s ‘The End of History’ Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism”, SUSBED, no. 53, pp. 220–232, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.52642/susbed.1405731.
ISNAD
Aydemir, Emrah - Güner, Oğuz. “Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s ‘The End of History’ Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 53 (April 1, 2024): 220-232. https://doi.org/10.52642/susbed.1405731.
JAMA
1.Aydemir E, Güner O. Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History” Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism. SUSBED. 2024;:220–232.
MLA
Aydemir, Emrah, and Oğuz Güner. “Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s ‘The End of History’ Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 53, Apr. 2024, pp. 220-32, doi:10.52642/susbed.1405731.
Vancouver
1.Emrah Aydemir, Oğuz Güner. Dimensions of Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History” Vision in the Eastern Europe of the Post-Cold War: Reconsideration of Nationalism. SUSBED. 2024 Apr. 1;(53):220-32. doi:10.52642/susbed.1405731