Yugoslavism and its migrations: new directions in Yugoslav studies

Since the establishment of a Yugoslav state in 1918 and through to the 1990s, when the second Yugoslavia collapsed in war, Yugoslav unity was a contested political project that generated both strong support and significant opposition, domestically and internationally. Multiple conceptions of Yugoslav unity (also referred to as Yugoslavism) coexisted over time. The study of their interactions and their relationship to domestic, regional, and global transformations continues to generate lively debate across disciplinary boundaries and regional specialisms.

This event is open to anyone with an interest in the former Yugoslav region. It will explore how migrations and mobilities from, to, and within the region offer a fruitful perspective for rethinking how we study its past and understand its present and future trajectories.

Event programme:

• The event will begin with a short introduction to the special issue ‘Whose Yugoslavia? Yugoslav unity and disunity in migration policies and patterns’, recently published in the leading area studies journal Europe-Asia Studies, followed by interventions from invited experts
• this will be followed by a brief welcome by Europe-Asia Studies Editor (Luca Anceschi, Professor in Eurasian Studies & Editor of Europe-Asia Studies, Central & East European Studies, University of Glasgow)
• a Special Issue Presentation and overview by Guest Editor (Sara Bernard, Lecturer in Societal Transformations, Central & East European Studies, University of Glasgow)
• commentary by guest speakers:
  • Jelena Calic, Associate Professor (Teaching) in Serbo-Croatian (BCMS), Swedish and Applied Linguistics, School of Slavonic and East European Studies & School of European Languages, Culture and Society, University College London
  • Eric Gordy, Professor of Political and Cultural Sociology, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London
  • Ljubica Spaskovska, Senior Lecturer in European History, University of Exeter
  • Alma Prelec, Postdoctoral Researcher, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
• discussion and Q&A: audience interventions and questions
• join us for a glass or wine or juice and mingle with the participants in today’s event! The Reception is held in the main hall of the British Library.

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