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Stigma, Fear and Foreign Policy: Serbia’s Destigmatization Dilemma in the Western Balkans book cover

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Stigma, Fear and Foreign Policy Serbia’s Destigmatization Dilemma in the Western Balkans

By Milan Krstić Copyright 2026
348 Pages
by Central European University Press

This book tells a story about the stigmatization of Serbia and how the country has managed its stigma since 2001. It contributes to the theoretical understanding of the foreign policy of stigmatized states by examining how they select stigma-management strategies in relations with former adversaries. It also offers a stigma-centered lens for analyzing the political dynamics in the Western... Read more

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. “Every Scar Tells a Story”: Stigma in International Relations

3. “Should I Cool It or Should I Blow?”: The Model of Destigmatization Dilemma

4. “Balkan’s Coming Home”: Stigmatization of Serbia during the 1990s

5. “Make Serbia World Again”: Serbian Stigma Management After the Fall of Milošević.

6. You labeled me, I’ll label you”: Serbian Stigma Management in Foreign Policy towards Croatia (2001–2020)

7. “Do Not Use the G-Word”: Serbian Stigma Management in Foreign Policy towards BiH (2001–2020)

8. Conclusion

List of Interviews

Index

 

Biography

Milan Krsti. is an Associate Professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Political Science. He holds degrees from the University of Belgrade and the LSE. His research focuses on stigmatization in international society, Balkan relations, and U.S. foreign policy.

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