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<p>The paper focuses on research on the political decision-making process in the Skopje 2014 project. It describes the procedure for execution of the project from the aspect of transparency and involvement of different segments of Macedonian society based on journalistic article analysis. Thematic analysis was used as the method to accomplish the research. The analysis of the articles shows the undemocratic way of making decisions about the future urban landscape of the capital. In this case, the Disneyfication of the Skopje city centre was only used as a tool for the construction of a competitive authoritarian regime.</p>
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The paper focuses on research on the political decision-making process in the Skopje 2014 project. It describes the procedure for execution of the project from the aspect of transparency and involvement of different segments of Macedonian society based on journalistic article analysis. Thematic analysis was used as the method to accomplish the research. The analysis of the articles shows the undemocratic way of making decisions about the future urban landscape of the capital. In this case, the Disneyfication of the Skopje city centre was only used as a tool for the construction of a competitive authoritarian regime.

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Research in Social Change

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Skopje 2014: Disneyfication Of A City Or Powerful Tool In The Hands Of The Competitive Authoritarian Regime In Macedonia?

The paper focuses on research on the political decision-making process in the Skopje 2014 project. It describes the procedure for execution of the project from...

Skopje 2014: Disneyfication Of A City Or Powerful Tool In The Hands Of The Competitive Authoritarian Regime In Macedonia?¹

Article Category: Original Scientific Article

Data publikacji: 20 sty 2022

Zakres stron: 86 - 101

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rsc-2021-0004

Słowa kluczowe
Skopje 2014, media content analysis, thematic analysis, urban planning documentation, decision-making process, rule of law, transparency, Macedonia

© 2021 Bojan Blazhevski., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Skopje 2014: Disneyfication Of A City Or Powerful Tool In The Hands Of The Competitive Authoritarian Regime In Macedonia?1

Article Category: Original Scientific Article

Data publikacji: 20 sty 2022

Zakres stron: 86 - 101

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rsc-2021-0004

Słowa kluczoweSkopje 2014, media content analysis, thematic analysis, urban planning documentation, decision-making process, rule of law, transparency, Macedonia

© 2021 Bojan Blazhevski., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Skopje 2014: Disneyfication Of A City Or Powerful Tool In The Hands Of The Competitive Authoritarian Regime In Macedonia?¹

Słowa kluczowe
Skopje 2014, media content analysis, thematic analysis, urban planning documentation, decision-making process, rule of law, transparency, Macedonia