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WEBINAR: Perceptions of Democracy and Foreign Policy in Serbia

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May 17, 2021
10:00AM - 11:30AM
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Add to Calendar 2021-05-17 10:00:00 2021-05-17 11:30:00 WEBINAR: Perceptions of Democracy and Foreign Policy in Serbia This webinar will consist of two presentations based on data from a 2020 research study conducted in Serbia through the Serbian Educational Alliance, an academic partnership between Ohio State’s Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies and the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Political Science. This webinar will take place at 10:00AM EDT/4:00PM CET Register Here Presentation 1: “At a Crossroads: Benchmarking Perceived Supply and Demand for Democracy in Serbia Against Both the East and the West” by Drs. Olga Kamenchuk and Erik C. Nisbet Democracy requires democrats to be a sustainable form of governance.  Citizens need to value and embrace its fundamentals (demand for democracy)– as well as be able to accurately evaluate how much democracy their government provides (perceived supply of democracy).  Our presentation will review several indices of perceived supply of and demand for democracy in Serbian based on a survey study conducted in summer 2020, shortly after the national assembly elections, in collaboration with the University of Belgrade.  In addition, the survey study was part of the Comparative National Elections Project (CNEP) that has conducted similar surveys in nearly 60 countries to date.  We are able, thus, to compare Serbian beliefs, attitudes, and understanding of democracy to citizens of other countries included within CNEP, such as Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Germany, France, and Great Britain, allowing us to situate Serbian democracy attitudes comparatively. Speaker Bios: Erik C. Nisbet (Ph.D., Cornell University 2008) is the Owen L. Coon Endowed Professor of Policy Analysis & Communication and director of the Center for Communication & Public Policy in the School of Communication at Northwestern University.  He is a co-PI on Comparative National Elections and his scholarship focuses on comparative political communication and democratization. Olga Kamenchuk (Ph.D., Utah State University) is associate research professor in the Institute for Policy Research and senior lecturer in the School of Communication at Northwestern University.  She is a CO-PI on the Comparative National Elections and her research focuses on public opinion and political communication in post-Communist countries.   Presentation 2: “Where do we belong? Citizens' Perception of Serbian Foreign Policy Through the Prism of Cultural Affiliation to the East/West” by Drs. Nikola Jović and Milan Krstić Foreign policy is not culturally neutral. The global trend of blurring the borders between the external and internal has led to the fact that citizens in Serbia also have stronger views on foreign policy. For the purpose of this presentation, we will use the cultural sensitivity of citizens towards issues of identity (East or West) as a proxy for many other foreign policy issues, such as the attitude towards membership in the European Union or NATO. Speaker Bios: Nikola Jović (Ph.D., University of Belgrade) is researcher and TA at the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Political Science. His research focuses on the quantitative and qualitative research methods, decision theory and the role of emotions in JDM and political behavior. Milan Krstic (Ph.D., University of Belgrade) is assistant professor at the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Political Science. His research focuses on the US foreign policy and contemporary security and political relations in the Balkans.   If you have any questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodations, please contact us at csees@osu.edu. Typically a two week's notice will allow us to provide access. Zoom Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies cseees@osu.edu America/New_York public

This webinar will consist of two presentations based on data from a 2020 research study conducted in Serbia through the Serbian Educational Alliance, an academic partnership between Ohio State’s Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies and the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Political Science.

This webinar will take place at 10:00AM EDT/4:00PM CET

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Presentation 1: “At a Crossroads: Benchmarking Perceived Supply and Demand for Democracy in Serbia Against Both the East and the West” by Drs. Olga Kamenchuk and Erik C. Nisbet

Democracy requires democrats to be a sustainable form of governance.  Citizens need to value and embrace its fundamentals (demand for democracy)– as well as be able to accurately evaluate how much democracy their government provides (perceived supply of democracy).  Our presentation will review several indices of perceived supply of and demand for democracy in Serbian based on a survey study conducted in summer 2020, shortly after the national assembly elections, in collaboration with the University of Belgrade.  In addition, the survey study was part of the Comparative National Elections Project (CNEP) that has conducted similar surveys in nearly 60 countries to date.  We are able, thus, to compare Serbian beliefs, attitudes, and understanding of democracy to citizens of other countries included within CNEP, such as Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Germany, France, and Great Britain, allowing us to situate Serbian democracy attitudes comparatively.

Speaker Bios:

Erik C. Nisbet (Ph.D., Cornell University 2008) is the Owen L. Coon Endowed Professor of Policy Analysis & Communication and director of the Center for Communication & Public Policy in the School of Communication at Northwestern University.  He is a co-PI on Comparative National Elections and his scholarship focuses on comparative political communication and democratization.

Olga Kamenchuk (Ph.D., Utah State University) is associate research professor in the Institute for Policy Research and senior lecturer in the School of Communication at Northwestern University.  She is a CO-PI on the Comparative National Elections and her research focuses on public opinion and political communication in post-Communist countries.

 

Presentation 2: “Where do we belong? Citizens' Perception of Serbian Foreign Policy Through the Prism of Cultural Affiliation to the East/West” by Drs. Nikola Jović and Milan Krstić

Foreign policy is not culturally neutral. The global trend of blurring the borders between the external and internal has led to the fact that citizens in Serbia also have stronger views on foreign policy. For the purpose of this presentation, we will use the cultural sensitivity of citizens towards issues of identity (East or West) as a proxy for many other foreign policy issues, such as the attitude towards membership in the European Union or NATO.

Speaker Bios:

Nikola Jović (Ph.D., University of Belgrade) is researcher and TA at the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Political Science. His research focuses on the quantitative and qualitative research methods, decision theory and the role of emotions in JDM and political behavior.

Milan Krstic (Ph.D., University of Belgrade) is assistant professor at the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Political Science. His research focuses on the US foreign policy and contemporary security and political relations in the Balkans.

 

If you have any questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodations, please contact us at csees@osu.edu. Typically a two week's notice will allow us to provide access.