CONTEMPORARY MACEDONIAN DEFENCE : ENCOUNTERING THE MACEDONIAN DEMOCRATIC DISCONTINUITY: POLITICAL SUBJECTIVITY IN TIMES OF CRISIS
Journal
International Scientific Journal CONTEMPORARY MACEDONIAN DEFENCE
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Chupeska, Ana
Abstract
This article reflects on recent Macedonian political history (2014-2017). During this
period of time Macedonia was experiencing its hardest political, institutional and legal crisis
since its independence. Moreover, twice it was even dithering on the edge of a security crisis. In
other words, the degenerative Macedonian democratic discontinuity, for which the country got
the attribute as a captured state, at one point, was revealed in a form of severe systemic distortion.
On the other hand, the prolonged crisis [3 years] had its functional component as well, as
it left enough room for provoking, mobilizing and articulating a genuine supra-religious, suprapartisan,
supra-ethnic civil resistance movement against the democratic discontinuity. That is in
essence related to the massive student protests [Students Plenum] which will be conjoined with
other resisting groups building together a common political subjectivity via The Colorful Revolution.
As a new element in the Macedonian political culture, the contestatory engagements,
have not only helped in overthrowing the government, but have led to serious interventions in
the Macedonian political system, as the Przino Agremment, stipulates the institutional novelties:
The Special Prosecutor’s Office and The Pre-Electoral Technical Government.
period of time Macedonia was experiencing its hardest political, institutional and legal crisis
since its independence. Moreover, twice it was even dithering on the edge of a security crisis. In
other words, the degenerative Macedonian democratic discontinuity, for which the country got
the attribute as a captured state, at one point, was revealed in a form of severe systemic distortion.
On the other hand, the prolonged crisis [3 years] had its functional component as well, as
it left enough room for provoking, mobilizing and articulating a genuine supra-religious, suprapartisan,
supra-ethnic civil resistance movement against the democratic discontinuity. That is in
essence related to the massive student protests [Students Plenum] which will be conjoined with
other resisting groups building together a common political subjectivity via The Colorful Revolution.
As a new element in the Macedonian political culture, the contestatory engagements,
have not only helped in overthrowing the government, but have led to serious interventions in
the Macedonian political system, as the Przino Agremment, stipulates the institutional novelties:
The Special Prosecutor’s Office and The Pre-Electoral Technical Government.
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