... Discourse analysis of key texts focusing on semantic coherence, ideological control and operational closure. Findings This study considers the appearance and narration of purge as a means of insulating Albania’s party-state system from challenges derived from its environment. Purges allowed the system...

.... Notes that opportunities were arising in nearby Albania; however, consensus was lacking as to what should be done next. In 1912, Albania was declared independent. However, in 1939 Benito Mussolini seized control of it. Following several years of Italian rule, after the Second World War, Albania became...