Dimensions Of Nationalism: Structure Of Nationalist Attitudes In Two Cities In Hungary And Serbia Cover Image

Димензије национализма: структура националистичких ставова у Мађарској и Србији
Dimensions Of Nationalism: Structure Of Nationalist Attitudes In Two Cities In Hungary And Serbia

Author(s): Bojan Todosijević
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: nationalism; attitudes; ideology; Serbia; Hungary

Summary/Abstract: Nationalism is often described as internally homogenous, unidimensional, and stable ideology, distinctively specific for certain groups (nations), as expressed in the familiar distinction between the 'Eastern' and 'Western' nationalism. The paper critically examines to what extent such generalizations are theoretically and empirically justified. The empirical analysis deals with the comparison of the number, content, and interrelationships of nationalist attitude dimensions, based on samples from Hungary (Szeged) and Serbia (Subotica). The results show that nationalist attitudes are multidimensional, and that the number and content of the dimensions varies in two countries. In the Serbian sample, the dimensions of romantic nationalism and ethno-centric nationalism tend to converge into a single nationalist-ethnocentric dimension. National attitudes in Hungary can be described along three dimensions: national dis-crimination, romantic nationalism, and national 'closedness'. The implications of the obtained results for theorizing nationalism are also discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 27-46
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Serbian