What is it about?
Lost homelands are arguably fought over more than any other kind of territory in international politics. Uneven Ground looks at Serbian popular beliefs about three "lost homelands", Kosovo, Bosnia, and Montenegro. It demonstrates that even if people strongly believe these territories belong to the Serbian nation, only certain beliefs about these territories make people willing to fight for them.
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Why is it important?
This article's findings show that nationalists may have a harder time convincing publics to support claims to internationally disputed territories than commonly expected, even when most of the public believes the territory rightfully belongs to their nation. In doing so, it demonstrates the power and limitations of nationalist political discourse and suggests new paths to conflict resolution.
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This page is a summary of: Uneven Ground: Nationalist Frames and the Variable Salience of Homeland, Security Studies, January 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/09636412.2017.1416830.
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