The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in Transnational Communities provides an extensive exploration of a major post-conflict European Diaspora, presenting the latest trans-national comparative studies drawn from the US, Australia and countries across Europe, to explore post-crisis interactions among Bosnians and the impact of post-conflict related migration. Examining the common features of the Diaspora this volume addresses the influence of global anti-Muslim rhetoric on the Bosnian Diaspora's self-identification and refugees' relationships to their home country.
Contents: Preface; Bosnian migrants: an introduction, Marko Valenta and Sabrina P. Ramet; How to study ethnicity in immigrant societies: herder's heritage and the boundary-making approach, Andreas Wimmer. Part I Integration Outcomes and Transnational Engagements: (Per)forming 'trans-local' homes: Bosnian diaspora in Australia, Hariz Halilovich; Bosnians in Norway: how do they adjust compared with other refugee groups?, Marko Valenta and Zan Strabac; Transnationalism in the Bosnian diaspora in America, Reed Coughlan; Refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Serbia: socio-demographic characteristics, status and prospects, Nada Raduški; The Bosnian community in Austria: linking integration to transnationalism - some comparative observations, Barbara Franz. Part II Transnationalism from Above and Below: Transnational ties and transnational exchange, Marko Valenta and Zan Strabac; Bosnia and the remittances-institutions-development nexus, Jo Jakobsen; The Bosnian diaspora in Slovenia, Špela Kalcic and Jure Gombac; Of home(s) and (be)longing: Bosnians in the United States, Maja Miškovic; Connecting three homelands: transnational practices of Bosnian Croats living in Sweden, Maja Povrzanovic Frykman. Part III Identities, Day-to-Day Realities and Multiplex Belongings: Conflicts and inter-ethnic solidarity: Bosnian refugees in Malmö, Zoran Slavnic; Bosnian Croats in Croatia: 'ethnically privileged migrants', 'culturally distant co-ethnics' or 'Croats as any other Croats'?, Marko Valenta, Milan Mesic and Zan Strabac; Religion or culture? The public relations and self-presentation strategies of Bosnian Muslims in Switzerland compared with other Muslims, Samuel M. Behloul; Changing places, changing identities: a conclusion, Sabrina P. Ramet and Marko Valenta; Index.
Marko Valenta is Senior Researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Sabrina P. Ramet is Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, Norway