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This groundbreaking volume provides a series of analyses of experiences and social attitudes in the Western Balkans in the aftermath of the wars of Yugoslav succession. Based on survey data from 22,000 respondents, the editors have created a volume which contributes to our understanding of both specific war-related effects as well as a detailed description of contemporary attitudes and values across these societies.
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Contents: Preface; Introduction, Kristen Ringdal and Albert Simkus; Solving the mystery of ethnic history: an introduction, Sabrina P. Ramet; War experiences and war-related distress in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Kosovo, Gerd Inger Ringdal and Kristen Ringdal; Changes in war-related distress in Croatia 1996-2004, Gerd Inger Ringdal, Kristen Ringdal and Zan Strabac; Health and happiness in a European comparison, Terje Andreas Eikemo and Kristen Ringdal; Socioeconomic inequalities in health in the Western Balkans, Terje Andreas Eikemo and Kristen Ringdal; Nationality, state and values in the Western Balkans, Albert Simkus; Security dilemmas and ethnic intolerance in the Western Balkans, Tanja Ellingsen, Kristen Ringdal, Albert Simkus and Zan Strabac; Social distance and ethnic hierarchies in Croatia, Zan Strabac; Disaggregating public opinion on the ethnic conflict in Macedonia, Kristen Ringdal, Albert Simkus and Ola Listhaug; Patriarchal value orientations in the Western Balkans, Jelena Pesic; 'The whole universe is heterosexual!' Correlates of homonegativity in seven south-east European countries, Marija Brajdic Vukovic and Aleksandar Štulhofer; Post-socialist transformation and value changes of the middle class in Serbia, Mladen Lazi and Slobodan Cveji; Expectations about the present and future of Bosnia-Herzegovina: optimism or pessimism?, Maria Elena Sandovici and Ola Listhaug; Conclusions, Kristen Ringdal and AlbertSimkus; Appendix: data and methods, Kristen Ringdal and Albert Simkus; Index.
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Kristen Ringdal is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Political Science, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. Albert Simkus is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Political Science, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway.
