Journal of Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society, 2020
The analysis departs from a discussion about whether one should consider the Croatian Ustašas as ... more The analysis departs from a discussion about whether one should consider the Croatian Ustašas as fascist, or whether they in fact are best described as radical nationalist group, as was recently argued by Oleksandr Zaitsev in a comparison with the OUN. By combining Mathiesen’s theory of “the unfinished” with the key elements of “generic fascism”, the authors present a new model for the holistic analysis of fascist ideology over time. Following the in-depth theoretical discussion of the phenomenon of fascistisation, they use the Ustašas as an empirical case to elucidate how “abolitionist” movements and organisations keep part of their ideology “unfinished” in public until the acquisition of state power. During an initial “abolitionist” phase, fascists will focus their communication on those ideological elements of importance for the “dogmatic negation” of “the old system”. The ideological elements relevant for the “positive construction” will instead be merely “suggested” until the assumption of power. We can find the reason behind such strategies in the statist and monistic tenets of fascist ideology, which views the acquisition of political power as an essential prerequisite for the achievement of profound political and societal change. By connecting the process of fascsistisation to the role of agency and state power, the new model also provides a basis for a more refined analysis of the emergence and development of fascist entities.
A. Context As a result of the invasion of Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941 and the subsequent capitulat... more A. Context As a result of the invasion of Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941 and the subsequent capitulation on 17 April, Serbia proper was placed under (...)
On 23–25 November 1943, Regiment Dänemark of the 11 th SS-freiwilligen Panzer-Grenadier-Division ... more On 23–25 November 1943, Regiment Dänemark of the 11 th SS-freiwilligen Panzer-Grenadier-Division " Nordland " became involved in two cases of local combat with Yugoslav Partisans. Both took place in a small area of the so-called Independent State of Croatia. The events have attracted interest among Danish scholars as well as in popular literature. Unfortunately, western scholarship has largely been restricted to memoirs by former Waffen-SS soldiers and a few reports from German military units. Narratives were developed in almost complete isolation from sources and literature in the region of former Yugoslavia. As a result, a number of misunderstandings and factual errors concerning the events became repeated in the latest scholarly work. This article adds the Partisans' perspective to the episodes, thus contributing to a more complete picture of clashes that cost both Danish and Yugoslav lives. In addition, it highlights the importance of critical source evaluation in the analysis of controversial historical events.
Yugoslavs in Arms : Guerilla Tradition, General People’s Defence and the Emergence of the Ethnic ... more Yugoslavs in Arms : Guerilla Tradition, General People’s Defence and the Emergence of the Ethnic Security Dilemma in 1992
Fran Bleiburg till Jasenovac : Oberoende Staten Kroatien och den serbisk-kroatiska historikerstri... more Fran Bleiburg till Jasenovac : Oberoende Staten Kroatien och den serbisk-kroatiska historikerstriden om andra varldskrigets katastrofer
Historisk tidskrift, grundad 1881, är den ledande tidskriften för svensk historisk forskning. Sve... more Historisk tidskrift, grundad 1881, är den ledande tidskriften för svensk historisk forskning. Svensk och internationell historia presenteras i artiklar, recensioner, debatt och meddelanden.
Scholars have recently begun advocating for the application of social movement theory in the anal... more Scholars have recently begun advocating for the application of social movement theory in the analysis of the rise and development of fascist political entities. While representing a welcome effort to increase the theoretical depth in the analysis of fascism, the approach remains hampered by conceptual deficiencies. The author addresses some of these by the help of a critical discussion that problematises the often incoherent ways in which the concept of ‘movement’ is used when describing fascist political activity both within and across national borders. The analysis then turns to the application of social movement theory to the historical example of the Ustašas. While recent research on social movements has begun to explore the role and character of transnationalism, this case study analysis suggests that the lack of supra-national organisations during the period of ‘classic’ fascism prevented the emergence of a ‘transnational public space’ where fascist movements could have partic...
Geocoding Bosnian violence : A note on methodological possibilities and constraints in the produc... more Geocoding Bosnian violence : A note on methodological possibilities and constraints in the production and analysis of geocoded event data
This exploratory paper seeks to investigate how and to what the extent strategic incentives arisi... more This exploratory paper seeks to investigate how and to what the extent strategic incentives arising mainly from the interplay of ethnic settlement patterns influenced the perpetration of violence in Bosnia during the war of the 1990s. Beginning with an overview of the possibilities and ...
Journal of Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society, 2020
The analysis departs from a discussion about whether one should consider the Croatian Ustašas as ... more The analysis departs from a discussion about whether one should consider the Croatian Ustašas as fascist, or whether they in fact are best described as radical nationalist group, as was recently argued by Oleksandr Zaitsev in a comparison with the OUN. By combining Mathiesen’s theory of “the unfinished” with the key elements of “generic fascism”, the authors present a new model for the holistic analysis of fascist ideology over time. Following the in-depth theoretical discussion of the phenomenon of fascistisation, they use the Ustašas as an empirical case to elucidate how “abolitionist” movements and organisations keep part of their ideology “unfinished” in public until the acquisition of state power. During an initial “abolitionist” phase, fascists will focus their communication on those ideological elements of importance for the “dogmatic negation” of “the old system”. The ideological elements relevant for the “positive construction” will instead be merely “suggested” until the assumption of power. We can find the reason behind such strategies in the statist and monistic tenets of fascist ideology, which views the acquisition of political power as an essential prerequisite for the achievement of profound political and societal change. By connecting the process of fascsistisation to the role of agency and state power, the new model also provides a basis for a more refined analysis of the emergence and development of fascist entities.
A. Context As a result of the invasion of Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941 and the subsequent capitulat... more A. Context As a result of the invasion of Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941 and the subsequent capitulation on 17 April, Serbia proper was placed under (...)
On 23–25 November 1943, Regiment Dänemark of the 11 th SS-freiwilligen Panzer-Grenadier-Division ... more On 23–25 November 1943, Regiment Dänemark of the 11 th SS-freiwilligen Panzer-Grenadier-Division " Nordland " became involved in two cases of local combat with Yugoslav Partisans. Both took place in a small area of the so-called Independent State of Croatia. The events have attracted interest among Danish scholars as well as in popular literature. Unfortunately, western scholarship has largely been restricted to memoirs by former Waffen-SS soldiers and a few reports from German military units. Narratives were developed in almost complete isolation from sources and literature in the region of former Yugoslavia. As a result, a number of misunderstandings and factual errors concerning the events became repeated in the latest scholarly work. This article adds the Partisans' perspective to the episodes, thus contributing to a more complete picture of clashes that cost both Danish and Yugoslav lives. In addition, it highlights the importance of critical source evaluation in the analysis of controversial historical events.
Yugoslavs in Arms : Guerilla Tradition, General People’s Defence and the Emergence of the Ethnic ... more Yugoslavs in Arms : Guerilla Tradition, General People’s Defence and the Emergence of the Ethnic Security Dilemma in 1992
Fran Bleiburg till Jasenovac : Oberoende Staten Kroatien och den serbisk-kroatiska historikerstri... more Fran Bleiburg till Jasenovac : Oberoende Staten Kroatien och den serbisk-kroatiska historikerstriden om andra varldskrigets katastrofer
Historisk tidskrift, grundad 1881, är den ledande tidskriften för svensk historisk forskning. Sve... more Historisk tidskrift, grundad 1881, är den ledande tidskriften för svensk historisk forskning. Svensk och internationell historia presenteras i artiklar, recensioner, debatt och meddelanden.
Scholars have recently begun advocating for the application of social movement theory in the anal... more Scholars have recently begun advocating for the application of social movement theory in the analysis of the rise and development of fascist political entities. While representing a welcome effort to increase the theoretical depth in the analysis of fascism, the approach remains hampered by conceptual deficiencies. The author addresses some of these by the help of a critical discussion that problematises the often incoherent ways in which the concept of ‘movement’ is used when describing fascist political activity both within and across national borders. The analysis then turns to the application of social movement theory to the historical example of the Ustašas. While recent research on social movements has begun to explore the role and character of transnationalism, this case study analysis suggests that the lack of supra-national organisations during the period of ‘classic’ fascism prevented the emergence of a ‘transnational public space’ where fascist movements could have partic...
Geocoding Bosnian violence : A note on methodological possibilities and constraints in the produc... more Geocoding Bosnian violence : A note on methodological possibilities and constraints in the production and analysis of geocoded event data
This exploratory paper seeks to investigate how and to what the extent strategic incentives arisi... more This exploratory paper seeks to investigate how and to what the extent strategic incentives arising mainly from the interplay of ethnic settlement patterns influenced the perpetration of violence in Bosnia during the war of the 1990s. Beginning with an overview of the possibilities and ...
Program of ComFas Convention. "Comparative Fascist Studies and the transnational Turn" held at th... more Program of ComFas Convention. "Comparative Fascist Studies and the transnational Turn" held at the Central European University, 27-29 April 2018.
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