Filip Jankovski: Politicians exploit financial vulnerabilities to control the theme of nationalism.

Filip Jankovski, Student at the Faculty of Security – Skopje, University of St. Kliment Ohridski – Bitola, and an activist in several NGOs/associations.

His views on countering nationalist narratives in the Western Balkan region: “Thank you for inviting me to attend this event. I’d like to mention that nationalism, extreme nationalism respectively, grows in territories that are economically weak as are our countries from the former Yugoslavia or the Balkans. In that sense, politicians, in some way, exploit this to increase their credibility. They exploit financial vulnerabilities of citizens so that they can control the theme of nationalism.