Europe and the collapse of Yugoslavia : the role of non-state actors and European diplomacy / Branislav Radeljić.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-246) and index.

1. Writing the collapse of Yugoslavia : existing and potential arguments. Internal factors -- Economics : factor of connectivity -- External factors -- What is yet to be examined? -- Conclusion -- part 1. European Community relations with Yugoslavia. 2. The European Community and Yugoslavia from unofficial to official relations. Getting to know each other -- Communication -- The 1960s : closer or looser ties? -- 1968 : the establishment of official relations -- New dynamics -- Conclusion -- 3. The European Community and Yugoslavia from integration to disintegration. Introducing new debates and greater concerns -- The 1980s : new agreement and new challenges -- 'A slight cooling in EEC-Yugoslavia relations' -- The end of the 1980s -- Yugoslavs in the European Community -- Conclusion -- part 2. The role of non-state actors. 4. Calling diaspora and diaspora calling : impact of diasporas on European Community policy. Slovenian activism -- Croatian activism -- Diaspora strategies within the European Community -- Diasporas and individual European states -- Conclusion -- 5. Media power : media influence on European Community policy. Yugoslav media and the public -- Awakening of the Western media -- European Community reactions -- Media relevance for European decision-making -- Conclusion -- 6. With the blessing of the Vatican : the Catholic Church and European Community policy. Between the Yugoslav leadership and the Vatican -- Religious aspects of the Yugoslav crisis -- From churches to the Brussels officials -- Conclusion.