Dynamics in identity issues
the role of interpretations of history
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.60054/PEU.2022.9.188-196Keywords:
identity, political culture theoryAbstract
Identity is considered a central category of the analysis regarding the difficulties of the transition, the specifics of the political instability and the provocations before the current development of Bulgaria. The question is whether it is too late for identity issues? False interpretations of the past substituted identity pillars. The paper discusses identity in the frame of political culture theory and reflection on three aspects of the experience of belonging in the formation of attitudes. They are the historical memory as a result of the socialisation product of history education; dimensions of identity such as emotional attachment to society and the given country; and modern speculations with the concept of national interest. Through them, the question of the meaning of identity is posed in view of the behavior and results for the environment and the sustainability of the European identity.
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