The Bosnian Diaspora

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

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.