Tamara Brankovic and Srdan Hercigonja, members of the
Leadership Development Programme (
6th edition) joined the panel discussion
“From Yugoslavia to the European Union: 20 Years after 1991 – The Tale of Two Generations”.
The discussion followed the presentation of the
survey, commissioned by the
European Fund for the Balkans. The survey was conducted in the entire Western Balkans region and examined perceptions of 1971 and 1991 generations about various topics:
- Does the region exist as common political, economic and cultural space?
- Is the younger generation a natural driver of EU integration?
- What comes to your mind when you think of Yugoslavia?
- Do you think that your parents had better life than you today?
- Have you traveled to other countries of the region?
- What would be situation today if Yugoslavia survived?
- Where would you like to live?
- Is the future of the region in the EU?
The results of the survey were presented by
Predrag Kurcubic, Public Affairs and Media Director, IPSOS-Strategic Marketing, and analyzed by
Vladimir Todoric, director New Policy Centre and further discussion included representatives of younger generation,
Srdan Hercigonja i
Tamara Brankovic, Fellows of the Leadership Development Programme of the European Fund for the Balkans.
About the
Survey
The year 2011 marked the twentieth anniversary of the dissolution of the Yugoslav federation – two decades of wars and conflicts that left a deep scar on the Balkans and its people. The many analyses of events, leadership, or transformation processes have often overlooked the human dimension of regional disintegration.
The last Yugoslav generation of 1971 was in its formative years when the conflicts started, the first twenty years of its adult life cut short by wars. Those born in 1991 are too young to remember conflicts, war and the fall of the old system. Isolated from each other, they are now coming of age to shape the future of their countries.
A recent
survey commissioned by the
European Fund for the Balkans examined the perceptions of these two generations. Survey results are available at
balkanfund.org/spd/.
Based on the results the opinion paper
“20 years after 1991: The Tale OF Two Generations” was written by Simonida Kacarska in cooperation with: Nina Brankovic, Jelena Džankic, Ervin Mete, Engjellushe Morina, Vladimir Pavicevic, Antonija Petricušic, Vladimir Todoric, Miroslav Živanovic.
You can download the opinion paper
here.
