Slaying the “political vampire”: Aberration as a socio-political construct

The concept of vampirism in the tradition peasant culture is an inversion social norms by individuals or groups, which community recognizes as responsible for problems and crises. ?Vampire? a institution has role resolving crisis, but also manifests power collective desirable model worldview. However, experience field research imposes perspective that does not perceive ?vampire? rigid institution, adaptable tool political communication. By analyzing two cases (performances) ?murder vampire? (Josip Broz Tito Slobodan Milosevic), performance communication, I try to point out crucial importance understanding context, position motivation actors dialogue. focus analysis on ?vampires?, signifier aberrant, who uses vampire symbolism means spreading information achieving goals.