Wyobrażenia zbiorowe społeczeństw byłej Jugosławii w XXI wieku. Perspektywa politologiczna
Collective Representations of the Peoples of the Former Yugoslavia in the 21st Century. A Political Scientific Perspective

Author(s): Magdalena Rekść
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Special Historiographies:, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Politics of History/Memory, Peace and Conflict Studies, Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: economic crisis; collective memory; Yugoslavia; Balkans; Balkan identity; collective representations
Summary/Abstract: The publication is a novel study in the field of Polish political science regarding collective representations – a category associated mainly with sociology – from the point of view of a political sphere researcher. The theoretical model adopted by the author has been used to outline and analyze the shapes of collective representations of the peoples of the former Yugoslavia in the difficult period of protracted economic crisis and the accumulation of further political problems. The in-depth diagnosis of ordinary people's feelings about the reality that surrounds them has led to the ascertainment that, over the recent years, rising problems and negative emotions have begun to predominate over optimistic premises, while maintaining stability in the region requires some more determined and well-thought-out actions by the international community. The monograph, written from the perspective of political science and based on qualitative data, combines the elements of other social sciences and humanities, which appeared necessary to explain the interdisciplinary category of collective representations in an integral manner. This broader view of the complicated Balkan region can contribute to improving the knowledge and understanding of it.

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