Social scientists on ethnic relations in Croatia after 1989: content analysis of an annotated bibliography

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 Dept (Budapest). The bibliography included a selected sample of academic literature published, with few exceptions, by Croatian social & political scientists between 1989 & 1998. Five major classification criteria were found that "best" describe the mainstream of academic interest in & 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. A content analysis of abstracts & listed key words reveals a significant shift of interest among Croatian scholars during the past 10 years from issues on ethnic identity & conflicts toward issues of multiculturalism & human rights. With the exception of a few titles, the reviewer found the annotated bibliography complete with customary library search data, representative for a wide range of disciplines & balanced in selection. 7 Tables, 10 References. Adapted from the source document.