Civic and Uncivic Values

Sabrina P. Ramet is a Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. She is also a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and a Research Associate of the Science and Research Center of the Republic of Slovenia, Koper. She is the author of 13 scholarly books.Ola Listhaug is a Professor of Political Science in the Department of Sociology and Political Science, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, and research group leader at the Centre for the Study of Civil War at the International Peace Research Institute (PRIO).Dragana Dulic is a Professor of Ethics and Social and Human Sciences at the Faculty of Security, University of Belgrade, editor of the journal Ljudska bezbednost / Human Security, and member of the Legal Council of the President of Serbia.

• Preface Part One – Introduction 1. Serbia’s Corrupt Path to the Rule of Law, Sabrina P. Ramet 2. Serbia after Miloševic, Dragana Dulic Part Two – Political and Social Values 3. Serbian Civic Values in a European Context, Ola Listhaug, Kristen Ringdal, and Albert Simkus 4. The EU in the Values and Expectations of Serbia, Stefano Bianchini 5. Orthodox Values and Modern Necessities, Klaus Buchenau 6. The Social Values of Serbian Youth, Nebojša Petrovic Part Three – Media and Films 7. The Post-2000 Media Situation in Serbia, Izabela Kisic and Slavija Stanojlovic 8. Serbian Cinema and Changing Values in Post-Yugoslavia, Andrew Horton Part Four – Schools, Gender, and Nationalism 9. Value Changes in the Interpretations of History in Serbia, Dubravka Stojanovic 10. Nationalism as a Religion, Ivan Colovic 11. Engendering Transitional Justice, Daša Duhacek Part Five – Kosovo as Myth and as Politics 12. Dead Kings and National Myths, Sabrina P. Ramet 13. Discursive Practices and Semiotic Representations, Maciej Czerwinski 14. Kosovo in Serbian Politics since Miloševic, Hilde Katrine Haug 15. Inter-ethnic Dialogue between Serbs and Albanians in Serbia/Kosovo, 1996–2008, Steinar Bryn Part Six – Conclusion 16. The Power of Values (A conclusion), Sabrina P. Ramet List of Contributors Index of Names Subject Index

"The overall thesis of the book is straightforward: unless Serbia moves from the uncivic values which still dominate public space and discourse, toward civic values, the prospects for democratic consolidation and liberal democracy in Serbia remains dim. The system of uncivic values, which flourished under the ancien régime (under Milošević), nationalism, irredintism, chauvinism, is still well and alive after 12 years of transition in Serbia. All things considered, this is well written and well researearched volume which can be read by wider audience, becond just academic community"