Insecurity in Serbian society and the role of the Stability Pact
Insecurity in Serbian society and the role of the Stability Pact

Summary/Abstract: A general characterisation of the social landscape of Serbia as an extremely insecure and unstable environment, unsurprising as it is, is painfully accurate. All the general features of Serbian society are showing pronounced signs of decay and the stability of south-eastern Europe, which has been pronounced as the key goal of the Stability Pact for South-East Europe, is a far-fetched goal in Serbia which seemed, earlier this year, to be plunging deeper and deeper into a crisis of internal security and political legitimacy. This paper consists of two main parts. The first deals with the key elements of insecurity in Serbian society, while the latter, and briefer one, deals with the main questions that the Stability Pact poses for Serbia and Serbia for the Stability Pact, respectively. In conclusion, I argue that there are things that the Stability Pact ought to do that are quite different from the things that it does now. I argue that such a change of course would help induce a far greater degree of stability in Serbia, thus offsetting the destructive consequences of the deep internal political and social crisis.

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