Books by Yannis Sygkelos
Book Chapters by Yannis Sygkelos
Ottoman Banal Cosmopolitanism: Salonica at the end of Ottoman Rule (1908-1912), in M. Folin and H. Porfyriou (eds), Controversial Heritage and Divided Memories: Multi-ethnic Cities in the Mediterranean World, vol.2
Routledge, 2020
The predominant discourse of national historical narratives in the Balkans has tended to represen... more The predominant discourse of national historical narratives in the Balkans has tended to represent the Ottoman Empire as a hotbed of nationalist discontent which, as a consequence, was unable to accommodate its many different communities. This discourse has overshadowed instances of conviviality in port-city communities, as distinct from their cosmopolitan setting. This chapter illustrates Ottoman banal cosmopolitanism, as developed in Salonica prior to the end of Ottoman rule, by examining two specific milieus: the local press and the urban landscape. It argues that, despite its centrifugal nationalistic dynamics, the local press promoted a dual imagined community: one part imperial and the other parochial. This chapter also argues that public places and city districts obliged the Salonicans to experience cultural diversity in their daily lives. It espouses approaches and perspectives pertaining to the study of the late Ottoman era which foreground regional and local identifications or affiliations; and it explores how cosmopolitan settings shaped the quotidian practices, lifestyles, and mindsets shared by people of diverse races, lineages, religions, and cultures.
Routledge in The Communist Quest for National Legitimacy in Europe, 1918-1989, ed. by M. Mevius, 2010
Articles by Yannis Sygkelos
Contemporary Southeastern Europe, 2022
This conceptual analysis investigates the context within which the term "intra-racial" to describ... more This conceptual analysis investigates the context within which the term "intra-racial" to describe civil wars in Greece was coined and its effect upon Greek nationalism.
Journal of Levantine Studies 8(2), pp.15-34, 2018
This paper examines the development of imperial Ottoman identity at the end of Ottoman rule in Sa... more This paper examines the development of imperial Ottoman identity at the end of Ottoman rule in Salonika. This identity transcended communal divisions and antagonized separatist nationalisms fostered by neighboring Balkan states. It is argued that this identity was promoted by the Young Turk Revolution of 1908, at least rhetorically, and more importantly, by the cosmopolitan setting of Ottoman port cities. As imperial Ottoman identity was developed within Salonika’s pre/proto-nationalist and multicommunal framework, this paper focuses on loci conducive to an imperial Ottoman imaginary, such as newspapers, urban landscape, civic festivities and events, and schools. Newspapers promoted imagination of a common Ottoman community, articulated Ottomanness, and depicted Salonika as a shared city. The conviviality of Salonika’s communities was experienced in entertainment sites and public places, while Salonikans experienced a magnificent multiplicity of architectural styles and encountered the diversity of religions, languages, and cultures in their daily life. Political events, such as the Young Turk Revolution, and civic festivities, such as the visit of Sultan Mehmed V, mobilized Salonikans across communal boundaries. High-quality and foreign schools had become loci of embryonic Ottoman cross-national elites. In tandem with the development of imperial Ottoman identity, Balkan nationalisms were competing for the minds and souls of Salonikans with their antagonism culminating in the Balkan Wars and the demise of Ottoman rule and identity.
East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures, 2018
This article focuses on one of the factors that is conducive to the rise of the far right in curr... more This article focuses on one of the factors that is conducive to the rise of the far right in current European societies: the articulation of phobic discourses. Far-right leadership has engaged in a systematic manipulation of phobias that lie in fears, anxieties, and discomfort towards the unknown and unfamiliar, omnipresent in our globalised world. This article investigates a set of phobic discourses articulated by the leader of the far-right Bulgarian political party ATAKA, Volen Siderov, but not uncommon in other far-right parties. More specifically, it explores ethnophobia, implying that the nation is withering away and that the country is being transformed into a mere colony, focusing on the topoi of “treachery and disaster” and “threatened identity.” It then examines Islamophobia, encapsulating a fear of Islam and a fear of a threat from within, that is, the Muslim minority. Within this framework, the topoi of “perpetual cultural confrontation with Islam” and “religious terrorism” are analyzed. Last, it analyzes Romaphobia, denoting fear towards the marginalised group of Roma, and within this framework, the topoi of the “demographic explosion of Roma” and the “bad human capital.” Such phobic discourses are emphasised by the far right for electoral benefit.
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engaged in the study of Euroscepticism... more Since the Maastricht Treaty (1992) much research has been
engaged in the study of Euroscepticism, mainly in its typology and varieties. This article sheds light on one of the most significant, decisive and formative determinants of euroscepticism: nationalism. It explores the brand of ethnic nationalism that ATAKA, a far-right political partyof Bulgaria, espoused in the aftermath of Bulgaria’s accession to the EU (2007-2009). It argues that such nationalism is incompatible with the economic and
political internationalization that the project of European integration and unification generates. Indeed, even though ATAKA did not openly demand the withdrawal of Bulgaria from the European Union, it advocateda totally different, strongly intergovernmentalist, scheme that a priori excludes any ceding of national sovereignty to a supranational body.
On 27 June 2015, after five months of politics of brinkmanship in negotiations with the European ... more On 27 June 2015, after five months of politics of brinkmanship in negotiations with the European Union / European Central Bank / International Monetary Fund (EU/ECB/IMF) troika, Alexis Tsipras, the Prime Minister of the unusual coalition government of the left-wing Coalition of the Radical Left (Synaspismos Rizospastikis Aristeras, SYRIZA) and the far-right Independent Greeks (Aneksartitoi Ellines, ANEL), all of a sudden, proclaimed a referendum, to be held on 5 July 2015.
Etudes Balkaniques 44 (4), 2008
Βαλκανικά Σύμμεικτα 14-15, 2003
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Selected Conference Presentations by Yannis Sygkelos
During the last decade, Europe witnessed a resurgence of far-right populist political parties and... more During the last decade, Europe witnessed a resurgence of far-right populist political parties and groupings, media and blogs. This paper explores the core populist discourses and discursive strategies of the Bulgarian ultra-right political party of ATAKA related to nationalism, euro-scepticism, anti-elitism and religion. It relies on the official website of the party, its official newspaper, and the discourse of politicians and journalists affiliated to ATAKA. My survey focuses on the aftermath of Bulgaria’s accession to the EU (2007-2008), a period distinct of euphoria and seemingly unpropitious to the success of far-right discourses. In the elections of 2007 and 2009, ATAKA gained from 9.4% to 14% of the vote. Its core slogan “to take our Bulgaria back for the Bulgarians” suggests that for some reasons Bulgarians were devoid of their homeland. It rather implies a call for a national liberation movement against those who plundered and ruined Bulgaria; against those who had committed genocide against the Bulgarian people; against separatists and those who impose aggressive forms of Islam by coercion and deception; against impoverishment, misery, and corruption. ATAKA combats the so-called Bulgarophobic treacherous ruling establishment. Not only does ATAKA conceive of itself as the guardian of the Orthodox religion but also as the spearhead in the battle against the Islamisation and Turkification of the country and Europe. ATAKA fiercely criticised the EU as a globalised, elitist, highly bureaucratised institution that has deprived Bulgaria of its national sovereignty.
the course of Marxism towards its symbiosis with nationalism
the national discourse that the Bulgarian Communist Party used in order to legitimise its power a... more the national discourse that the Bulgarian Communist Party used in order to legitimise its power after the Second World War
The Bulgarian communist regime sought to colonise the national past for legitimacy purposes. To a... more The Bulgarian communist regime sought to colonise the national past for legitimacy purposes. To achieve this, it married Marxist schemas with a nationalist approach to the past.
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engaged in the study of Euroscepticism, mainly in its typology and varieties. This article sheds light on one of the most significant, decisive and formative determinants of euroscepticism: nationalism. It explores the brand of ethnic nationalism that ATAKA, a far-right political partyof Bulgaria, espoused in the aftermath of Bulgaria’s accession to the EU (2007-2009). It argues that such nationalism is incompatible with the economic and
political internationalization that the project of European integration and unification generates. Indeed, even though ATAKA did not openly demand the withdrawal of Bulgaria from the European Union, it advocateda totally different, strongly intergovernmentalist, scheme that a priori excludes any ceding of national sovereignty to a supranational body.
Selected Conference Presentations by Yannis Sygkelos
Papers by Yannis Sygkelos
model course books for blended learning in HE by Yannis Sygkelos