Spoljna politika Srbije – Rezultanta strukture međunarodnog sistema i(li) činioca unutrašnje politike
THE FOREIGN POLICY OF SERBIA – THE RESULT OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM AND (OR) DOMESTIC POLICY FACTORS

Author(s): Milan Blagojević, Marko Mandić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: Serbia’s foreign policy; public opinion; international relations; neoclassical realism; ideological – party identification
Summary/Abstract: The authors of this paper try to identify and explain the potential causes for Serbia’s foreign policy positioning and strategic adjustments in the international system, with a special emphasis and analysis of the role of public opinion in this process. The paper uses the theory of neoclassical realism, which belongs to the theories of international relations and foreign policy, and the research concept is based on identification of the factors that determine foreign policy behaviour of the state. In addition to structural factors which create more or less permissive environments in which states conduct their foreign policies, the strategic direction can also be influenced by the perceptions of political leaders in the country, strategic culture, the political institutions framework, and general relations between the society and the state, where public opinion stances have the prevailing influence. The paper analyses the synergetic effect of structural factors and the factors of the state’s internal policy on Serbian foreign policy. Special attention is paid to Serbia’s strategic direction and foreign policy moves, and their correlation with the public opinion of the citizens in that area.

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