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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION INFLUENCE OF NATIONAL SPORT TEAM IDENTITY ON NATIONAL IDENTITY BY DUSKO BOGDANOV A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Sport Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2011 The members of the Committee approve this dissertation of Dusko Bogdanov defended on June 30th, 2011. Jeffrey D. James Professor Directing Dissertation Gary A. Knight University Representative Robert A. Schwartz Committee Member Michael J. Mondello Committee Member Approved: Jeffrey D. James, Chair Department of Sport Management The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii To my brother, Angelko Bogdanov... It is difficult to put into words what you mean to me because the feeling is so intense...I wear a smile with watered eyes and laugh to myself when I think of all we have been through ...and everyday my love for you continues to grow stronger and stronger---you are my life bro, and I love you more than anything else in the world...I love you Bati. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mom and Tat—sta da vam kazem---Ovaj uspeh ne bi mogao da postignem bez vaše pomoči i ljubav...Volim vas!!! Dr. James, this dissertation does not get accomplished without your guidance, FACT! I am truly grateful..