The Croatian Diaspora in North America: Identity, Ethnic Solidarity, and the Formation of a “Transnational National Community” |
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Authors: | Ivana Djuric |
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Affiliation: | (1) McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;(2) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
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Abstract: | As I attempt to reveal in this article, Croatian Diaspora's press in North America plays a crucial role in ethnic mobilization and formation of attitudes among members of Croatian Diaspora community toward their home society—Croatia and construction of transnational national community. Discourse analysis employed when examining writings published between 1980–1995 in the most influential Croatian Diaspora's journal—the Fraternalist—builds on the idea that not only news from both the host and home countries are provided, but they are also used to constantly reproduce elements of group identity among Diaspora's community. This study explores the main trends in different stages of ethnic homogenization and mobilization of Croatian Diaspora in North America, which progressed in response to political changes in the home country, reaching its peak with the commencement of the war in Croatia in 1991. |
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Keywords: | Croatian Diaspora North America Croatian Fraternal Union identity ethnic solidarity ethnic mobilization transnational national community discourse analysis |
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