Contemporary Interpretations of Identity and the Right to Identity

It is undeniable that our changing world, with its new cultural, social, economic and political contexts, necessitates a redefinition of established identity models. The need to engage in reflection on the social reality around us entails considering a range of phenomena, such as identity crisis, the sense of alienation, as well as the decomposition and fragmentation of social life. At the same time, however, in addition to these negative phenomena, positive processes are also emerging that serve the shaping, self-definition, and contemporary interpretation of the elements necessary for constructing individual identity, as well as for concretizing new collective identities, which are all part and parcel of expressing a pluralistic perspective on the social reality that surrounds us.