Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern University Honors Program Theses 2014 The oldoM van Identity Crisis: A Young State, an Old Nation, and the Search for a National Identity Joshua D. Rogers Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses Part of the European Languages and Societies Commons, and the Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons Recommended Citation Rogers, Joshua D., "The oM ldovan Identity Crisis: A Young State, an Old Nation, and the Search for a National Identity" (2014). University Honors Program Theses. 48. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/48 This thesis (open access) is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in University Honors Program Theses by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Moldovan Identity Crisis: A Young State, an Old Nation, and the Search for a National Identity An Honors Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Honors in The Center for International Studies. By Joshua David Rogers (Under the mentorship of Darin H. Van Tassell) ABSTRACT The question of national identity in modern states is one that is both elusive and ever-changing; however, the fate of a young state could very well depend on grasping this concept. This study focuses on defining national identity, and solving the dilemma of an absent, or otherwise unarticulated national identity in the Republic of Moldova. Moldova, a former member of the Soviet Union and independent since 1991, has already been through a civil war due to their lack of cohesion.