The structural origins of social cohesion

The dynamics of micro-solidarity in 1991-1995 Wars of Yugoslav Succession

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ID5724655
AuthorsSiniša Malešević (0000-0002-1864-6382, School of Sociology, University College, Dublin, Ireland, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume29
Issue4
Pages735-753
Publication date2018-07-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSmall Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09592318.2018.1488410
OpenAlexW2886061424
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

This article explores the dynamics of social cohesion on the frontline. It attempts to show how micro-level solidarities largely depend on macro level organisational processes. I argue that frontline social cohesion is often the product of social development linked with the organisational structure. This general argument is applied to the case studies of two armed forces involved in the 1991–1995 Wars of Yugoslav Succession – the Croatian Army (HV) and the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS). Drawing on in-depth interviews with the former combatants I show how HV social cohesion played an important role in winning the war and how these networks of micro-level solidarity were shaped by long term organisational development

Bosnian · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Social solidarity · Sociology · Solidarity · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance

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