Category Archives: March 2017 Issue 27

Looking into Bulgaria from the Uutside: the So-called “Stereotypes”. Can We Trust Them?

March 2017 Issue 27

Anna Angelova

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

e-mail: stojchevap@phls.uni-sofia.bg

Abstract: The essay examines the current situation in Bulgaria, the stereotypes, and in particular the relations between majority and some ethnic minorities. The focus is on the stereotypes and identity as well as the different manifestation of identity and identification.

Keywords: Bulgaria, stereotypes, majority, minority, identity, identification.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 27, March 2017, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464

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Religious Identity in Bulgaria during the Communist Regime. The Case of Orthodox Christianity and Islam

March 2017 Issue 27

Ralena Nikolaeva Gerasimova

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

e-mail: stojchevap@phls.uni-sofia.bg

Abstract: The purpose of this essay is to analyse the state of the religious identity in Bulgaria during the communist regime from 1944 to 1989. The text deals with the two main religions in Bulgaria – Orthodox Christianity and Islam and it aims to answer the following questions: What was the communist ideology’s view on religion? How was this policy applied in Bulgaria by the Bulgarian Communist Party? What was the effect on the two religions? Was there a different approach towards each one and how did the identities of the two communities react to those approaches?

Keywords: religious identity, religion, Bulgarian religious identity, communism, religious identity under communism, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Islam.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 27, March 2017, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464

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Global, National and Ehnic Identities. European Identity – an Empty Concept or a Possible Dream?

March 2017 Issue 27

 Marta Siurek

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

e-mail: stojchevap@phls.uni-sofia.bg

Abstract: The essay is an attempt to present different kinds of identity: global identity, national identity, ethnic identity, and European identity. The focus is on the explanation and interpretation of the manifestations of the identity trough scientific point of view and across personal experience.

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Keywords: global identity, national identity, ethnic identity, European identity.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 27, March 2017, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464

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Spanish Identity: the Catalan Case of Personal Identification

March 2017 Issue 27

Iveta Trifonova

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

e-mail: stojchevap@phls.uni-sofia.bg

Abstract: The academic essay presents the results of the analyses of the Spanish identity. The research is focus on the Catalan case of personal identification.

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Keywords: identity, Spanish identity, personal identity mobility.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 27, March 2017, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464

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The Concept of European Identity in: “February 15, or What Binds Europeans Together: A Plea for a Common Foreign Policy, Beginning in the Core of Europe” by Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida

March 2017 Issue 27

Maximilian L. Berkenheide

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

e-mail: stojchevap@phls.uni-sofia.bg

Abstract: The concept of European Identity is analysed by Jurgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida. The significant topics Common Foreign Policy, the Core of Europe as well as what binds Europeans together are presented in the essay after the critical reading.

Keywords: European identity, Common Foreign Policy, the Core of Europe, Jurgen Habermas, Jacques Derrida.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 27, March 2017, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464

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European Identity. Independence and Globalization

March 2017 Issue 27

 Louise Toulotte

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

e-mail: stojchevap@phls.uni-sofia.bg

Abstract: The essay in an attempt to give answers to some research questions. The first one has connection with the link between the European Identity and the European Unity, as well as what does that involve at all levels of governance – national, local. The second group of questions has an aim to investigate the surrounding the relationship between independentists and nationalism, in particular we will consider the Galicia.

Keywords: European Unity, European Identity, national governance, local governance, Spanish region of Galicia.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 27, March 2017, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464

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European Identitiy: Analyzing European Identity and Commenting on Habermas’ Paper “Why Europe Needs a Constitution”

March 2017 Issue 27

Franzi Prost

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

e-mail: stojchevap@phls.uni-sofia.bg

Abstract: The essay is an attempt to analyse the European identity as well as to comment and interpret the Habermas’ paper “Why Europe needs a constitution”

Keywords: European identity, European Constitution, Jurgen Habermas.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 27, March 2017, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464

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The (lack of) Participation in the European Elections of 2014 in Bulgaria – a Matter of Inherent Political Culture or a Systematic Failure?

March 2017 Issue 27

Georgi Dragomanov

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

e-mail: stojchevap@phls.uni-sofia.bg

Abstract: The essay analyses the European elections 2014 in Bulgaria and in particular the participation and roles of political parties, platforms, and messages. The focus in on the factors, political participation, attitudes of the citizens, etc.

Keywords: European elections, Bulgaria, participation, political culture, systematic failure.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 27, March 2017, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464

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