Scramble for the Balkans: Nationalism, Globalism and the Political Economy of Reconstruction

by Carl-Ulrik Schierup (Editor)

Overview

Economic globalisation has produced austere social jeopardy in extended parts of post-communist Europe with former Yugoslavia and its successor states as the most conspicuous example. This state is exploited, sanctioned and nourished by authoritarian ethnocratic regimes and misconceived Western policies may contribute to its persistence. Bringing new perspectives to bear on these crucial issues, Scramble for the Balkans is essential for scholars and professionals concerned with social reconstruction in the world's increasing number of complex emergencies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333679029
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/21/1998
Series:	Migration, Minorities and Citizenship
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	235
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

CARL-ULRIK SCHIERUP Ph.D. in Social Anthropology (Universities of Arhus and Skholm) and Ph.D. in Sociology (University of Umea). Director of the Danish Centre for Ethnic Studies (Esbjerg) 1995-96. Currently Director for the Centre for Studies on Migration, Ethnic Relations, and Globalisation (MERGE), University of Umea. Books published in English: Will they Still be Dancing? Integration and Ethnic Transformation among Yugoslav Immigrants in Scandinavia, Skholm: Almquist and Wiksell International (1987/with Aleksandra Ålund); Migration, Socialism, and the International Division of Labour (1990) Paradoxes of Multiculturalism(1991).

Table of Contents

The Spectre of Balkanism: Globalisation, Fragmentation and the Enigma of Reconstruction in Post-Communist Society; C.Schierup Memorandum for Modernity? Socialist Modernisers, Re-Traditionalisation, and the Rise of Ethnic Nationalism; C.Schierup Distant Proximities: Modern Authoritarian Ethnocracy, the Balkanization of Political Space and the Political Economy of International Relations; I.Ivekovic The 'Abnormal' Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina; V.Bojicic & M. Kaldor Lunching With Killers: Aid, Security and the Balkan Crisis; M.Duffield Nothing from Nothing is Nothing: Privatization, Price Liberalization, and Poverty in the Yugoslav Successor States; B.Young Globalisation, Governance and the Political Economy of Transition; B.Likic References Notes Index

Editorial Reviews

This is a timely collection of high quality contributions which advances our understanding of the rise of 'authoritarian ethnocracies' in the Balkan region, and ties that project firmly to the development of theories of globalization. Ethnic and Racial Studies

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