On Prespa Agreement: How Politics Changed the Borders of Ancient Cultural Values Cover Image

ЗА ПРЕСПАНСКИОТ ДОГОВОР: КАКО ПОЛИТИКАТА ГИ ПРОМЕНИ ГРАНИЦИТЕ НА АНТИЧКИТЕ КУЛТУРНИ ВРЕДНОСТИ
On Prespa Agreement: How Politics Changed the Borders of Ancient Cultural Values

Author(s): Boško Angelovski, Magdalena Manaskova
Subject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Институт за национална историја
Keywords: Prespa Agreement; civilization; cultural values; research principles

Summary/Abstract: The subject of interest of this text are the problems arising from the way history and archeology are defined, which stems from the provisions of the Prespa Agreement signed by Macedonia and Greece as a solution to the long-term name dispute. We would also like to point out that such an approach limits the scientific thought as well as the freedom of thought and interpretation. It resulted in the placement of final theses in determining the cultural characteristics of both North Macedonia and Greece based solely on arbitrariness and selectiveness. In that context the consideration of the provisions arising from the Prespa Agreement, particularly Article 7 of the agreement, intends to degrade the principle of established values and paves the way for the beginning of a phase of creating an artificial reality/dystopia. Consequently, it can absolutely not be a logical development of civilization but rather an introduction to the destruction of those ancient values on which our civilization is based.

  • Issue Year: 66/2022
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 167-173
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Macedonian