Searching for a viable solution Yugoslav and Czechoslovak nation-building projects in the 1930s

This paper examines the policies used by the Yugoslav central government in the Yugoslav nation-building project of the 1930s and draws comparisons with the similar experience of Czechoslovakia. It explores the centralist approaches of both governments, highlighting the rise of Croat and Sl...

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Main Author: Fundić Dušan
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Language:English
Published: Institute for Balkan Studies SASA 2023-01-01
Series:Balcanica
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Online Access:https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2023/0350-76532354151F.pdf
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description This paper examines the policies used by the Yugoslav central government in the Yugoslav nation-building project of the 1930s and draws comparisons with the similar experience of Czechoslovakia. It explores the centralist approaches of both governments, highlighting the rise of Croat and Slovak nationalism during the decade in question by analysing the internal political dynamics of both countries. These two communities were crucial because, unlike numerous national minorities in Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, they were considered part of the ‘state-nation.’ Their integration was essential for the success of the nation-building projects in both countries. External pressure, especially the rise of Nazi Germany, became a crucial factor in the second half of the 1930s and deeply affected the decision-making process in both Belgrade and Prague.
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spelling doaj.art-c5c159bdfd69467684182f57f8a70c122024-04-10T10:15:25ZengInstitute for Balkan Studies SASABalcanica0350-76532406-08012023-01-0120235415117310.2298/BALC2354151F0350-76532354151FSearching for a viable solution Yugoslav and Czechoslovak nation-building projects in the 1930sFundić Dušan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-5624Institute for Balkan Studies Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Belgrade, SerbiaThis paper examines the policies used by the Yugoslav central government in the Yugoslav nation-building project of the 1930s and draws comparisons with the similar experience of Czechoslovakia. It explores the centralist approaches of both governments, highlighting the rise of Croat and Slovak nationalism during the decade in question by analysing the internal political dynamics of both countries. These two communities were crucial because, unlike numerous national minorities in Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, they were considered part of the ‘state-nation.’ Their integration was essential for the success of the nation-building projects in both countries. External pressure, especially the rise of Nazi Germany, became a crucial factor in the second half of the 1930s and deeply affected the decision-making process in both Belgrade and Prague.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2023/0350-76532354151F.pdfyugoslavismczechoslovakisminterwar yugoslaviainterwar czechoslovakianation-building1930s politics
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Searching for a viable solution Yugoslav and Czechoslovak nation-building projects in the 1930s
Balcanica
yugoslavism
czechoslovakism
interwar yugoslavia
interwar czechoslovakia
nation-building
1930s politics
title Searching for a viable solution Yugoslav and Czechoslovak nation-building projects in the 1930s
title_full Searching for a viable solution Yugoslav and Czechoslovak nation-building projects in the 1930s
title_fullStr Searching for a viable solution Yugoslav and Czechoslovak nation-building projects in the 1930s
title_full_unstemmed Searching for a viable solution Yugoslav and Czechoslovak nation-building projects in the 1930s
title_short Searching for a viable solution Yugoslav and Czechoslovak nation-building projects in the 1930s
title_sort searching for a viable solution yugoslav and czechoslovak nation building projects in the 1930s
topic yugoslavism
czechoslovakism
interwar yugoslavia
interwar czechoslovakia
nation-building
1930s politics
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