Shaping Social Identities after Violent Conflict : Youth in the Western Balkans

• Other Authors: Pratto, Felicia; Žeželj, Iris; Maloku, Edona; Turjacanin, Vladimir; Brankovic, Marija
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2020
• Subjects: Youth > Balkan Peninsula > Ethnic identity; Youth and war > Social aspects > Balkan Peninsula; War and society > Balkan Peninsula; 305.23509496
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/81467
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Examines the identities of young adults in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, and Macedonia. With research drawn from a large multidisciplinary project exploring a potential for reconciliation in post-conflict societies, the authors discuss the interplay between ethnic, religious and national identities that have been the source of recent violent conflicts. They focus on people aged 18-30, representing generations that are socialized after the wars, but live in ethnically divided societies burdened with a difficult history. Another aim of the project was to compare majority and minority perspectives within each country, and to provide a unique view on how to reinterpret and build more inclusive social identities.