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The Flag Bearer of Slovenian Nationalism Knocked Out? The Rise and Fall of the Slovenian National Party
The Flag Bearer of Slovenian Nationalism Knocked Out? The Rise and Fall of the Slovenian National Party

Author(s): Miroslav Mareš, Lucie Chladková
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Katedra politológie - Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave
Keywords: Slovenian National Party; SNS; Slovenia; nationalism; right-wing extremism; identity; discrimination

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses the role of the Slovenian National Party (SNS) within the context of Slovenian political system and Slovenian nationalism and national identity. The development of the party is described and its politics is analysed. Special attention is paid to the issue of the so-called “erased” people (citizens from other former republics of Yugoslavia with permanent residence in Slovenia without Slovenian citizenship), which represents an important mobilisation theme of the SNS. The position of the SNS within the Slovenian and international extreme-right spectrum is explained. Acknowledgement: This paper was written as part of the grant project GAČR GA408/11/0709 “Contemporary Challenges of Democracy in East Central Europe,” funded by the Czech Science Foundation.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 114-132
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English