POLITIČKI I STRANAČKI SISTEM SRBIJE U FUNKCIJI PERPETUIRANJA OSNOVNIH POSTAVKI VELIKOSRPSKE IDEOLOGIJE
POLITICAL AND PARTY SYSTEM OF SERBIA IN THE FUNCTION OF PERPETUATING THE BASIC TENETS OF THE GREATER SERBIAN IDEOLOGY

Summary/Abstract: A particularly important issue, to which insufficient attention is paid today, especially in scientific and professional circles, is the question of the connection between the current politics of neighboring Serbia, on the one hand, and the ideological matrix and tenets of the Greater Serbian ideology's program, conceived, developed, and defined many years earlier, on the other hand. There is a series of recognizable indicators (manifestations) through which true and verifiable scientific knowledge can be acquired, supporting the main thesis that the political and party system of Serbia, in the period after the formal end of the dissolution of Yugoslavia until today, has been established and functions in a way that perpetuates the basic tenets and premises of the Greater Serbian ideology. In short, this is an ideology of evil, slaughter, killing, torture, and expulsion of the non-Serb population, especially Bosniaks, from the designated so-called Serbian territories. The results and implications of this ideology on the ground are particularly visible during World War II, as well as during the last aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. These theses are also the main starting point for the approach to research, analysis, and consideration of the subject matter within this study. A minor weakening of these narratives in Serbia occurred during the October uprising in 2000, when the regime of Slobodan Milošević was definitively overthrown and fell. However, it did not take long for this practice to resume, under some new circumstances and frameworks. In this context, it is necessary to penetrate, through a scientific approach and analysis, these sometimes open, but very often hidden tendencies and forces operating within the political field of Serbia, which aim to maintain the continuity and “life” of the ideology and politics of creating a so-called Greater Serbia, and the extremely fascist and genocidal Greater Serbian ideology. Its continuous existence within the political arena of Serbia is noticeable, with some new actors and through some new (more modern, innovative) models, ways, and methods of expression. This presence is reflected today both through the activities of political parties, some of which are even represented in the highest representative body of the state, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, and through numerous right-wing and extremist movements, which closely cooperate with current politics, while some were even represented in parliament. Right-wing and extremist movements in Serbia have become an inseparable part of the ruling structures and one of the main pillars of the current regime's existence in Serbia. One should not lose sight of the fact that, in addition, they also enjoy the attention of the Serbian Orthodox Church, from which the political regime is simply inseparable, and whose support and assistance are particularly important to them. The inadequacy of original academic research on the subject matter necessitates such and similar studies, with the aim of exposing the place and role of fascist and criminal Greater Serbian ideology in current political developments and relations in the Balkans, with a special focus on developments and the political arena in neighboring Serbia and the Bosnian-Herzegovinian entity Republika Srpska. A turning point from this ideology has not been made, and it is evident that it influences the creation of public policies and the overall political system in Serbia, with constant pretensions toward neighboring states Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. This ideology has proven to be the main factor and element preventing and limiting Serbia's complete democratic consolidation. Until this happens, Serbia will be justifiably targeted, not as the main driver of regional peace and stability, but as the main disruptive factor of these processes and aspirations. All basic methods of scientific research will be used for the purposes of this research. Among the general scientific methods, the hypothetical-deductive method, the comparative method, and the statistical method will be used. For the purpose of data collection, the method of document analysis (content analysis) will be used. The general conclusion is that, although in today's political life the Greater Serbian ideology, at least formally and legally, is not the ruling ideology, it is nevertheless present on the Serbian political scene and has a significant influence on the adoption of the most important state decisions and public policies.

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