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Community, Integration, and Stability in Multinational Yugoslavia

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  • Burg, Steven L.
  • Berbaum, Michael L.

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In 1981 a higher proportion of the multinational population of Yugoslavia chose to declare “Yugoslav” in place of an ethnic identity in response to the census question on nationality than ever before. We present arguments to support the interpretation of Yugoslav identity as evidence of shared political identity, and carry out an analysis of aggregate data on the level of social and material development, political socialization, and interethnic contact in the country's nearly five hundred counties to discover the sources of that identity. We find that with certain important regional variations, Yugoslav identity seems to be the product of interethnic contact and higher education rather than the level of material well-being. These findings support an interpretation of Yugoslav identity as evidence of diffuse support for the existence of a shared political community and suggest both the sources and vulnerabilities of Yugoslav stability.

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  • Burg, Steven L. & Berbaum, Michael L., 1989. "Community, Integration, and Stability in Multinational Yugoslavia," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 83(2), pages 535-554, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:83:y:1989:i:02:p:535-554_08
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    1. Kukić, Leonard, 2023. "The last Yugoslavs: Ethnic diversity and national identity," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    2. Florian Bieber, 2015. "The Construction of National Identity and its Challenges in Post-Yugoslav Censuses," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 96(3), pages 873-903, September.

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