Serbia in Europe Neighbourhood Relations and European Integration

by Heuberger, Valeria; Vyslonzil, Elisabeth

• ISBN13: 9783825898861
• ISBN10: 3825898865
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-23
• Publisher: Lit Verlag

Summary

This volume attempts to analyse, in an academic scope, Serbia's unique position and its relations to its neighbours, viewed in a European context. The diverse topics reveal historical facts, the actual political situation, international relations, political culture and cultural interactions in this region. The discourse reflects the situation from a Serbian point of view as well as from an international perspective, perceived up until the time of October 2005. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Did the Yugoslav Idea Belong to the European National Ideas of the 19th Century?	p. 3
Serbia in the Interwar Period (1918-1941)	p. 15
Serbian Mental Space and National Identity	p. 21
Serbia on the Road to Normal Statehood: Political Culture Approach	p. 41
Historical Shaping of the Political and Social System in Serbia, or: What's a Country without Guca?	p. 61
The Impact of Orthodoxy on Political Culture in Serbia	p. 69
Serbia and the European Union	p. 89
Serbia-Montenegro's position in the transportation network of Southeast Europe	p. 109
Serbs and Islam	p. 125
The Pristina-Belgrade Technical Dialogue as a Prologue to Status Talks: Lessons to be Learned	p. 133
Serbian Language and its Position in the Countries of Former Yugoslavia in the Process of European Integration	p. 147
Serbian Cultural Impact on Music	p. 157
Contributors	p. 167
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