“The Republic of Chaos”: a cycle of demolition and rebuilding
A 2013 commentary on illegal construction, explosive demolitions and the recurring political promise to bring order to Albania’s building chaos.
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The European Union and the Euro in Albania
A 2013 argument about monetary sovereignty, the euro-area crisis and whether Albania should keep the lek after joining the European Union.
MoreIntroduction: “Studies on the myth of the State Security service”
A 2013 introduction to studies of the Sigurimi’s place in Albania’s social imagination, beginning with the Bush family’s 1996 visit.
MoreEnver Hoxha as the embodiment of ideology as a totem
A 2013 essay reads Hoxha’s personality cult, the Sigurimi and class struggle through the concepts of totem and taboo.
MoreEnver Hoxha’s attempt to present himself as a “hero”
A 2013 essay examines Hoxha’s efforts to shape his heroic image through memoirs, literature, propaganda and fear.
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