| ID | 147954 |
| Title Proper | Western Balkans’ as the new Balkans |
| Other Title Information | regional names as tools for stigmatisation and exclusion |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kolsto, Pal |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The word ‘Balkans’ often functions as a stigma. Several authors have discussed the bloodbath during the wars in the former Yugoslavia with references to an alleged Balkan culture. Towards the end of the 1990s the term ‘Balkans’ entered the official vocabulary of the European Union, now with the prefix ‘Western’. ‘The Western Balkans’ became a common denominator for non-member states in south eastern Europe. A survey in 2011 in the ‘Western Balkans’ showed that those who live there to a large extent share this view: membership in Western organisations like the EU determines whether a country is ‘European’ or ‘Balkan’. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 68, No.7; Sep 2016: p.1245-1263 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 68 No 7 |
| Key Words | Western Balkans ; New Balkans ; Stigmatisation and Exclusion |