Robert Hudson is Emeritus Professor in European History and Cultural Politics at the University of Derby, UK, Professor honoris causa at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia and the former Director of the Identity, Conflict, and Representation Research Centre. Ivan Dodovski is Professor in Critical Theory and Dean of the School of Political Science at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Macedonia’s Long Transition: An overview of the key issues.- 3. Macedonia’s Revolving Security Threats: Perpetual Instability on the Edge of Europe.- 4. The Impossible Reconciling of Historical Narratives: The Macedonian name dispute and prospects for the future.- 5. The Economic Transition of Macedonia.- 6.   Privatisation in Macedonia and Communities in Transition.- 7.  Political Parties and the Trials of Democracy.- 8.   Euro-Atlantic Integrations on Hold.- 9.  Migration Movements and their Implications for Macedonia.- 10.  The Identity Shift: Claims on Antiquity in Macedonian Fiction and Drama.- 11.  The Dissonant Narratives of the Skopje 2014 Project.- 12.    An Analysis of Bulgaria’s Rejection of the Macedonian Ethno-Linguistic Identity and its Implications.

Robert Hudson is Emeritus Professor in European History and Cultural Politics at the University of Derby, UK, Professor honoris causa at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia and the former Director of the Identity, Conflict, and Representation Research Centre. Ivan Dodovski is Professor in Critical Theory and Dean of the School of Political Science at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Macedonia’s Long Transition: An overview of the key issues.- 3. Macedonia’s Revolving Security Threats: Perpetual Instability on the Edge of Europe.- 4. The Impossible Reconciling of Historical Narratives: The Macedonian name dispute and prospects for the future.- 5. The Economic Transition of Macedonia.- 6.   Privatisation in Macedonia and Communities in Transition.- 7.  Political Parties and the Trials of Democracy.- 8.   Euro-Atlantic Integrations on Hold.- 9.  Migration Movements and their Implications for Macedonia.- 10.  The Identity Shift: Claims on Antiquity in Macedonian Fiction and Drama.- 11.  The Dissonant Narratives of the Skopje 2014 Project.- 12.    An Analysis of Bulgaria’s Rejection of the Macedonian Ethno-Linguistic Identity and its Implications.

Robert Hudson is Emeritus Professor in European History and Cultural Politics at the University of Derby, UK, Professor honoris causa at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia and the former Director of the Identity, Conflict, and Representation Research Centre. Ivan Dodovski is Professor in Critical Theory and Dean of the School of Political Science at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Macedonia’s Long Transition: An overview of the key issues.- 3. Macedonia’s Revolving Security Threats: Perpetual Instability on the Edge of Europe.- 4. The Impossible Reconciling of Historical Narratives: The Macedonian name dispute and prospects for the future.- 5. The Economic Transition of Macedonia.- 6.   Privatisation in Macedonia and Communities in Transition.- 7.  Political Parties and the Trials of Democracy.- 8.   Euro-Atlantic Integrations on Hold.- 9.  Migration Movements and their Implications for Macedonia.- 10.  The Identity Shift: Claims on Antiquity in Macedonian Fiction and Drama.- 11.  The Dissonant Narratives of the Skopje 2014 Project.- 12.    An Analysis of Bulgaria’s Rejection of the Macedonian Ethno-Linguistic Identity and its Implications.