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Since the demise of the Yugoslav socialist federation, borders of republics became boundaries of nation-states, with an increasing number of sub-state regions striving for regional autonomy and/or independence. The workshop explores whether we witness a process resulting from the Yugoslav SFR ethnoterritorial proliferation policies that contemporary political actors mobilise. Is the situation in which ethnic, linguistic, religious kin groups carve out political entities on a scale smaller than the existing multi-ethnic states relevant for processes taking place elsewhere, eg in the course of UK devolution? We look at the case of ex Yugoslavia to discuss challenges posed by ¡°tribal politics¡± under conditions of social and economic change elsewhere in Europe. The envisaged focus on political institutions¡¯ mitigating impact on ethnopolitical mobilisation in ¡°divided societies¡± will aid our understanding of origins of ethnic conflicts in contemporary Europe.

The workshop brings together younger scholars to present on conceptual/theoretical perspectives on the relationship between institutional mechanisms that mitigate intergroup conflict and social perceptions of ethnic identities as drivers of conflict in the ex-Yugoslav context. The workshop will explore a range of topics related to inter-communal tensions across the region.

Speakers and topics are:

• Ovo nije moj mir!/This is not my peace! Institutionalised ethnicity and acts of citizenship in post-Dayton Bosnia-Herzegovina (Dr Maria-Adriana Deiana, QUB)
• Romani Minorities and the Construction of the Post-Yugoslav Citizenship Regimes (Dr Julija Sardelic CITSEE Edinburgh)
• Identity, Inclusion and the Kosovo Assembly (Michael Potter, QUB PIS PhD student)
• It takes three to tango? Re-examining ethnic bargaining in rump-Yugoslavia (Laura Wise, Graz/ PIS MA CEC graduate)
• For kin, not for country: Minority participation in Macedonia and Kosovo in the light of EU accession (Dr Timofey Agarin, QUB)