Како упокојити „политичког вампира“: аберација као друштвено-политички конструкт
Slaying the “Political Vampire”: Aberration as a Socio-Political Construct

Summary/Abstract: The concept of vampirism in the tradition of peasant culture is an inversion of social norms by individuals or groups, which the community recognizes as responsible for social problems and crises. “Vampire” as a social institution has a role in resolving the crisis, but also manifests power of the collective and the desirable model of worldview. However, the experience of field research imposes a perspective that does not perceive the “vampire” as a rigid institution, but also an adaptable tool of social or political communication. By analyzing two cases (performances) of “murder of a political vampire” (Josip Broz Tito and Slobodan Milosevic), as a performance of political communication, I try to point out the crucial importance of understanding the context, position and motivation of actors in dialogue. The focus of the analysis is on “vampires”, the signifier of the aberrant, who uses vampire symbolism as a means of spreading political information but also achieving political goals

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