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Albanian National Identity In Relation To Other Ethnic And Religious Identities

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  • Hazbi Lika

    (“Aleksandër Moisiu University†of Durrës, Albania)

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In the process of nation-building in Eastern Europe in general and in particular in the territories that were under Ottoman occupation in the Balkans, the formation of the Albanian national identity is the most atypical and perhaps the most complicated case. This is due to the fact that the Albanians as a nation, after the Ottoman conquest, faced a situation of confrontation with some very strong identities or sub-identities, such as religious identity, provincial identity, dialect-linguistic identities, etc. Particularly problematic is the fact that Albanians as a population and as a nation even today belong to at least three major religious traditions: Catholicism, Islam and Orthodoxy. The clash with these religious sub-identities in the face of the emphasis on ethnicity and language as the projected foundation of the Albanian nation by the intellectuals of the Albanian national Renaissance, but also of the state power of independent Albania, presents the object of study and the importance of this scientific research.

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  • Hazbi Lika, 2020. "Albanian National Identity In Relation To Other Ethnic And Religious Identities," Perspectives of Law and Public Administration, Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative (Society of Juridical and Administrative Sciences), vol. 9(2), pages 128-136, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sja:journl:v:9:y:2020:i:2:p:128-136
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    Keywords

    Albanian; national identity; religious identities; Eastern Europe.;
    All these keywords.

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    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
    • K30 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - General

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