Community, Integration, and Stability in Multinational Yugoslavia

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 polit...

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Published in:The American political science review 1989-06, Vol.83 (2), p.535-554
Main Authors: Burg, Steven L., Berbaum, Michael L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Censuses
Communities
Community identity
E.G., CROATIA
Ethnic communities
Ethnic identity
Ethnic Studies
ETHNICITY AND ETHNIC GROUPS
Europe
Higher education
Integration
Minority & ethnic groups
National identity
National minorities
Nationalism
Political identity
Political integration
Political science
Politics
Population education
Regional identity
Social research
Yugoslavia
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0003-0554
1537-5943
DOI:10.2307/1962404