Tamara Trošt
Biographic Data
| ID | 835772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tamara Trošt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tamara |
| FAMILY NAME | Trošt |
| SIGNATURE | TROŠT T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ljubljana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9268-2931 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exchange: What Can We Learn from Two Decades of Everyday Nationalism?
In their landmark article on nationalism in the everyday, Jon E. Fox and Cynthia Miller-Idriss (2008a, 537) set out an ambitious research agenda which endeavored to observe “the actual practices through which ordinary people engage and enact (and ignore and deflect) nationhood and nationalism in the varied contexts of their everyday lives.” The authors’ focus on decentering elite perspectives and questions about the origins of nations in the stud…
Memory
Research on memory—from the cognitive and neurobiological aspects of remembering and forgetting to inquiries in the social sciences and humanities about how societies remember—is inherently interdisciplinary. The study of memory in the social sciences has gone through several waves. First, there was the foundational work on collective memory in the 1920s, led by figures such as Maurice Halbwachs and Aby Warburg, which opened the study of memory i…
Stereotypical Colours in European Gender Statistics Visualisations
Gender statistics play an important role in highlighting gender inequalities, but they are often presented in a conventional way by depicting males in blue and females in pink. Using stereotypical colours saves users from having to learn which colour is used for which gender. However, colours can also convey unintended messages of strength vs. weakness, status, and power, confirming the very stereotypes they are intended to address. National stat…
Appropriating Memory in the Name of the State
Jelena Subotić’s Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism has already received such broad recognition and numerous awards that its invaluable contribution to memory studies likely does not need repeating. It is not only a study of Holocaust remembrance in particular, but contributes broadly to our understanding of memory appropriation by the state, through a careful and vivid analysis of its transformation over time in several…
Ambivalent Europeanization in the Western Balkans
The drawn-out process of applying for European Union membership has encouraged cynicism in Serbia and other Western Balkan states about the value of becoming part of the bloc. Local elites have instrumentalized the accession process, making a show of superficial compliance with EU conditions while eroding democratic institutions and stoking popular backlashes against EU-mandated protections for minorities. Perceptions that Brussels has turned a b…
Renationalizing Memory in the Post-Yugoslav Region
The post-Yugoslav region is frequently taken as a textbook example of how states can harness the past as a tool for the needs of the present. Extensive research has documented the usage of history in mobilizing ethnic conflicts in the region, and particularly how the memory of World War II (WWII) was harnessed to rally ethnic animosities during the 1990s wars. 1 Up until Yugoslavia's breakup in 1990, the member states had shared an official histo…
Social Class and Ethnocentric Worldviews
The link between socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnocentric worldviews is well established in the literature, with countless studies showing the effect of SES on a variety of attitudes, preferences, lifestyles, and behaviors. This literature has been revisited in recent studies on the resurgence of the Far Right, with claims of the rise of “working-class populism,” according to which the working class is more likely to identify with right-wing a…
Europeanisation and Memory Politics in the Western Balkans
History textbooks in war-time: The use of Second World War narratives in 1990s war propaganda in the former Yugoslavia
While most studies of war propaganda assume a consistent nationalist ideology, 1990s war propaganda in the former Yugoslavia was produced against a backdrop of a yet-undismantled socialist ideological system. This article examines the strategies employed in transforming and manipulating Second World War (SWW) narratives in order to spread propaganda in three of the former Yugoslav republics (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia) during the 199…
Remembering the good: Constructing the nation through joyful memories in school textbooks in the former Yugoslavia
Studies examining the reification of nationhood narratives in history textbooks have typically focused on memories rooted in trauma (stories of loss of territory, victimhood, and perpetual enmity with neighbours), although glorification of the nation, ideas of who belongs to the nation, and what constitutes the nation, are also found in joyful memories. In this article, I examine how memories of joy are accounted for in a classical nation-buildin…
Nation‐State and Nationalism
This entry defines the concepts of “nation‐state” and “nationalism,” reviewing their key features and classifications, including the differences between premodern societies, empires, and nation‐states, and civic and ethnic models of nationalism. The main paradigms in theories of nationalism are explained, including primordialism/perennialism, modernism, ethnosymbolism, and contemporary approaches (i.e., banal nationalism, everyday nationhood, nat…
Ruptures and continuities in nationhood narratives: Reconstructing the nation through history textbooks in Serbia and Croatia
While the (mis) use of history to fuel particular constructions of the nation is well‐documented in the literature, the ways in which nationhood narratives and national ideologies evolve and transform over time are rarely explored. When ruptures – such as state failure or civil war – occur, interpretations of history and nationhood narratives cannot be completely rewritten. Rather, they need to follow up upon previous, established versions, relyi…
Europeanization of the Western Balkans: Environmental governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia
Despite the “domestic turn” in the Europeanization literature – which has urged for focusing on domestic-level variables that can hinder or foster the effects of EU policies – relatively few studie
Divided we stand: Discourses on identity in ‘First’ and ‘Other’ Serbia. Social construction of the Self and the Other
The period post-1990s and subsequent history revisionism and identity reconstruction in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, and Serbia particularly, has received much scholarly attention. Studi
Gender (In)equality and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe. A Question of Justice
"Gender (In)equality and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe. A Question of Justice." Europe-Asia Studies, 69(7), pp. 1136–1137
Beyond ethnic identity
This chapter analyses the multiple meanings assigned to ethnic identity among youth in Serbia and Croatia. Relying on two years of ethnographic research, including 160 in-depth interviews in Belgrade and Zagreb, 1200 surveys, focus groups, and participant observation in Serbia and Croatia, I examine the ways in which contemporary youth understand, prioritize, adapt, or discard facets of their ethnic identities. I demonstrate the extent to which y…
Religion and politics in post-socialist Central and Southeastern Europe: Challenges since 1989
From Class to Identity: The Politics of Education Reforms in Former Yugoslavia, written by Jana Bacevic
A Personality Cult Transformed: The Evolution of T ito's Image in Serbian and C roatian Textbooks, 1974–2010
Mass media have traditionally played a significant role in creating and maintaining romanticized images of political leaders. J osip B roz T ito was particularly successful in maintaining his public image and using it as an anchor for a ‘united’ Y ugoslavia, despite many controversies and inconsistencies. After the collapse of communism and almost thirty years after his death, his personality cult still persists in countries of the former Y ugosl…
Ruptures and continuities in nationhood narratives: Reconstructing the nation through history textbooks in Serbia and Croatia
While the (mis) use of history to fuel particular constructions of the nation is well‐documented in the literature, the ways in which nationhood narratives and national ideologies evolve and transform over time are rarely explored. When ruptures – such as state failure or civil war – occur, interpretations of history and nationhood narratives cannot be completely rewritten. Rather, they need to follow up upon previous, established versions, relyi…
Renationalizing Memory in the Post-Yugoslav Region
The post-Yugoslav region is frequently taken as a textbook example of how states can harness the past as a tool for the needs of the present. Extensive research has documented the usage of history in mobilizing ethnic conflicts in the region, and particularly how the memory of World War II (WWII) was harnessed to rally ethnic animosities during the 1990s wars. 1 Up until Yugoslavia's breakup in 1990, the member states had shared an official histo…
Remembering the good: Constructing the nation through joyful memories in school textbooks in the former Yugoslavia
Studies examining the reification of nationhood narratives in history textbooks have typically focused on memories rooted in trauma (stories of loss of territory, victimhood, and perpetual enmity with neighbours), although glorification of the nation, ideas of who belongs to the nation, and what constitutes the nation, are also found in joyful memories. In this article, I examine how memories of joy are accounted for in a classical nation-buildin…
A Personality Cult Transformed: The Evolution of T ito's Image in Serbian and C roatian Textbooks, 1974–2010
Mass media have traditionally played a significant role in creating and maintaining romanticized images of political leaders. J osip B roz T ito was particularly successful in maintaining his public image and using it as an anchor for a ‘united’ Y ugoslavia, despite many controversies and inconsistencies. After the collapse of communism and almost thirty years after his death, his personality cult still persists in countries of the former Y ugosl…
Social Class and Ethnocentric Worldviews
The link between socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnocentric worldviews is well established in the literature, with countless studies showing the effect of SES on a variety of attitudes, preferences, lifestyles, and behaviors. This literature has been revisited in recent studies on the resurgence of the Far Right, with claims of the rise of “working-class populism,” according to which the working class is more likely to identify with right-wing a…
History textbooks in war-time: The use of Second World War narratives in 1990s war propaganda in the former Yugoslavia
While most studies of war propaganda assume a consistent nationalist ideology, 1990s war propaganda in the former Yugoslavia was produced against a backdrop of a yet-undismantled socialist ideological system. This article examines the strategies employed in transforming and manipulating Second World War (SWW) narratives in order to spread propaganda in three of the former Yugoslav republics (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia) during the 199…
A Personality Cult Transformed: The Evolution of T ito's Image in Serbian and C roatian Textbooks, 1974–2010
Mass media have traditionally played a significant role in creating and maintaining romanticized images of political leaders. J osip B roz T ito was particularly successful in maintaining his public image and using it as an anchor for a ‘united’ Y ugoslavia, despite many controversies and inconsistencies. After the collapse of communism and almost thirty years after his death, his personality cult still persists in countries of the former Y ugosl…
Religion and politics in post-socialist Central and Southeastern Europe: Challenges since 1989
From Class to Identity: The Politics of Education Reforms in Former Yugoslavia, written by Jana Bacevic
Divided we stand: Discourses on identity in ‘First’ and ‘Other’ Serbia. Social construction of the Self and the Other
The period post-1990s and subsequent history revisionism and identity reconstruction in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, and Serbia particularly, has received much scholarly attention. Studi
Gender (In)equality and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe. A Question of Justice
"Gender (In)equality and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe. A Question of Justice." Europe-Asia Studies, 69(7), pp. 1136–1137
Beyond ethnic identity
This chapter analyses the multiple meanings assigned to ethnic identity among youth in Serbia and Croatia. Relying on two years of ethnographic research, including 160 in-depth interviews in Belgrade and Zagreb, 1200 surveys, focus groups, and participant observation in Serbia and Croatia, I examine the ways in which contemporary youth understand, prioritize, adapt, or discard facets of their ethnic identities. I demonstrate the extent to which y…
Nation‐State and Nationalism
This entry defines the concepts of “nation‐state” and “nationalism,” reviewing their key features and classifications, including the differences between premodern societies, empires, and nation‐states, and civic and ethnic models of nationalism. The main paradigms in theories of nationalism are explained, including primordialism/perennialism, modernism, ethnosymbolism, and contemporary approaches (i.e., banal nationalism, everyday nationhood, nat…
Ruptures and continuities in nationhood narratives: Reconstructing the nation through history textbooks in Serbia and Croatia
While the (mis) use of history to fuel particular constructions of the nation is well‐documented in the literature, the ways in which nationhood narratives and national ideologies evolve and transform over time are rarely explored. When ruptures – such as state failure or civil war – occur, interpretations of history and nationhood narratives cannot be completely rewritten. Rather, they need to follow up upon previous, established versions, relyi…
Europeanization of the Western Balkans: Environmental governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia
Despite the “domestic turn” in the Europeanization literature – which has urged for focusing on domestic-level variables that can hinder or foster the effects of EU policies – relatively few studie
Remembering the good: Constructing the nation through joyful memories in school textbooks in the former Yugoslavia
Studies examining the reification of nationhood narratives in history textbooks have typically focused on memories rooted in trauma (stories of loss of territory, victimhood, and perpetual enmity with neighbours), although glorification of the nation, ideas of who belongs to the nation, and what constitutes the nation, are also found in joyful memories. In this article, I examine how memories of joy are accounted for in a classical nation-buildin…
History textbooks in war-time: The use of Second World War narratives in 1990s war propaganda in the former Yugoslavia
While most studies of war propaganda assume a consistent nationalist ideology, 1990s war propaganda in the former Yugoslavia was produced against a backdrop of a yet-undismantled socialist ideological system. This article examines the strategies employed in transforming and manipulating Second World War (SWW) narratives in order to spread propaganda in three of the former Yugoslav republics (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia) during the 199…
Europeanisation and Memory Politics in the Western Balkans
Renationalizing Memory in the Post-Yugoslav Region
The post-Yugoslav region is frequently taken as a textbook example of how states can harness the past as a tool for the needs of the present. Extensive research has documented the usage of history in mobilizing ethnic conflicts in the region, and particularly how the memory of World War II (WWII) was harnessed to rally ethnic animosities during the 1990s wars. 1 Up until Yugoslavia's breakup in 1990, the member states had shared an official histo…
Social Class and Ethnocentric Worldviews
The link between socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnocentric worldviews is well established in the literature, with countless studies showing the effect of SES on a variety of attitudes, preferences, lifestyles, and behaviors. This literature has been revisited in recent studies on the resurgence of the Far Right, with claims of the rise of “working-class populism,” according to which the working class is more likely to identify with right-wing a…
Ambivalent Europeanization in the Western Balkans
The drawn-out process of applying for European Union membership has encouraged cynicism in Serbia and other Western Balkan states about the value of becoming part of the bloc. Local elites have instrumentalized the accession process, making a show of superficial compliance with EU conditions while eroding democratic institutions and stoking popular backlashes against EU-mandated protections for minorities. Perceptions that Brussels has turned a b…
Appropriating Memory in the Name of the State
Jelena Subotić’s Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism has already received such broad recognition and numerous awards that its invaluable contribution to memory studies likely does not need repeating. It is not only a study of Holocaust remembrance in particular, but contributes broadly to our understanding of memory appropriation by the state, through a careful and vivid analysis of its transformation over time in several…
Memory
Research on memory—from the cognitive and neurobiological aspects of remembering and forgetting to inquiries in the social sciences and humanities about how societies remember—is inherently interdisciplinary. The study of memory in the social sciences has gone through several waves. First, there was the foundational work on collective memory in the 1920s, led by figures such as Maurice Halbwachs and Aby Warburg, which opened the study of memory i…
Stereotypical Colours in European Gender Statistics Visualisations
Gender statistics play an important role in highlighting gender inequalities, but they are often presented in a conventional way by depicting males in blue and females in pink. Using stereotypical colours saves users from having to learn which colour is used for which gender. However, colours can also convey unintended messages of strength vs. weakness, status, and power, confirming the very stereotypes they are intended to address. National stat…
Exchange: What Can We Learn from Two Decades of Everyday Nationalism?
In their landmark article on nationalism in the everyday, Jon E. Fox and Cynthia Miller-Idriss (2008a, 537) set out an ambitious research agenda which endeavored to observe “the actual practices through which ordinary people engage and enact (and ignore and deflect) nationhood and nationalism in the varied contexts of their everyday lives.” The authors’ focus on decentering elite perspectives and questions about the origins of nations in the stud…
Sociology (15 works) · Political science (14 works) · Law (12 works) · Politics (12 works) · Balkans: History, Politics, Society (8 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Aesthetics (6 works) · Art (6 works) · History (6 works)