Shaping Social Identities after Violent Conflict: Youth in the Western Balkans
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- Introduction -- A Brief History of Identities -- Identities at Present -- Identities and Social Cohesion or Intergroup Conflict -- Group and Identity Threats at Present -- Identity in Post-Conflict Devolved Nations -- Agenda of the Present Research -- References -- 2: Setting the Stage: Research on National, Ethnic, and Religious Identities after the Recent Violent Conflicts in the Western Balkans -- Being Young in the Western Balkans: Introduction -- Social Identities of Youth in the Western Balkans -- National Identity -- Conceptions of National Identity in the Region -- The Ethno-National Overlap -- Conclusions -- Ethnic Identity -- Structure of Ethnic Identity -- Self-perception -- Social Psychological Construction -- Conclusions -- Religious Identity -- Structure of Religious Identity -- Individual and Social Roles of Religious Identity -- Relations Between Ethnic and Religious Identities -- Conclusions -- Interplay Between Identities in Minority and Majority Groups -- Interethnic Relations -- Contact Between Ethnic Groups -- Feelings of Closeness/Distance Towards Other Groups -- Images of Others: Ethnic Stereotypes -- Identities and Relations Between Groups -- Conclusions -- Summary: Identities and Intergroup Relations -- References -- 3: Methods Section: Quantitative and Qualitative Examination of Social Identities and Their Mutual Relations -- The Quantitative Survey -- Respondents and Sampling -- Instrument -- Identification with Social Groups -- Data Analysis -- The Qualitative Study -- Focus Group Discussions -- Goals -- Participants -- Procedure -- The Instrument: Discussion Topics -- Data Analysis -- Case Studies -- Goal -- Participants -- Procedure -- The Instrument: Case Study Protocol -- Data Analyses
