Review article
Social Scientists on Ethnic Relations in Croatia after 1989: Content Analysis of an Annotated Bibliography
Árpád Baráth
; Janus Pannonius University Faculty of Arts and Humanities Department of Sociology and Social Policy Pécs, Hungary
Abstract
The article presents the main results of qualitative analysis of an annotated bibliography on ethnic relations in Croatia after 1989, prepared by the CEU, South-Eastern European Studies Department (Budapest). The bibliography was a selected sample of academic literature published, with few exceptions, by Croatian social and political scientists between 1989 and 1998. Five major classification criteria were found that “best” describe the mainstream of academic interest in-, and for Croatia during the past decade. These are issues dealing with: (1) ethnic identity, (2) nationalism & ethnic conflicts, (3) war & related human catastrophes, (4) human, ethnic & minority rights, (5) multiculturalism & democracy. The content analysis of abstracts and listed key words uncovered a significant shift of interest of Croatian scholars during the past 10 years from issues on ethnic identity & conflicts toward issues of multiculturalism & human rights. With the exception of few titles, the reviewer found the annotated bibliography complete with customary library search data, representative for a wide range of disciplines and balanced in selection.
Keywords
Croatia; social sciences; ethnic relations; war; human rights
Hrčak ID:
107980
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2000.
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