Disaggregating Public Opinion on the Ethnic Conflict in Macedonia

Bibliographic Data

ID9952151
AuthorsKristen Ringdal (a Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, corresponding author), Albert Simkus (a Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim), Ola Listhaug (a Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim)
Year2007
Volume37
Issue3
Pages75-95
Publication date2007-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7659 • E-ISSN: 1557-9336
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2753/ijs0020-7659370304
OpenAlexW2033879409
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

This article presents a multilevel analysis of the variation in Macedonian public opinion on two key issues: (1) perceptions of the causes of the conflict during 2001; and (2) support for the rapid implementation of the Ohrid agreement, which was a vital part of the end of hostilities. This analysis disaggregates the differences among Macedonians on these issues on the basis of a three-level model where the municipalities constitute the highest level; the intermediate level, neighborhoods, is represented by the sampling clusters; and the lowest level is represented by the individual respondents. We assess the relative importance of geographical unit versus individual differences for these beliefs and attitudes, and seek to explain these with geographical contextual variables and individual attributes. These analyses are based on data on approximately 2,500 adult respondents to national Macedonian surveys conducted during November-December 2003. We find a significant degree of ethnic Macedonian-ethnic Albanian polarization, which makes other individuallevel determinants insignificant or trivial in effect. However, we do find considerable significant variation across municipalities and clusters, after taking into account respondent's ethnicity. The significance of such contextual variables as violent events in the area and the proportion of Albanians differs depending on the issue and the geographical units involved

Ethnic conflict · Ethnic group · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Anthropology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Turkey's Politics and Society

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