8/12/2019 Ethnic Yugoslavia http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ethnic-yugoslavia 1/26 Ethnic Enclaves and Intolerance: The Case of Yugoslavia Author(s): Garth Massey, Randy Hodson and Dusko Sekulic Source: Social Forces, Vol. 78, No. 2 (Dec., 1999), pp. 669-693 Published by: Oxford University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3005571 . Accessed: 12/02/2014 09:53 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . Oxford University Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Social Forces. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 145.18.116.36 on Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:53:10 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions
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Ethnic Enclaves and Intolerance: The Case of YugoslaviaAuthor(s): Garth Massey, Randy Hodson and Dusko SekulicSource: Social Forces, Vol. 78, No. 2 (Dec., 1999), pp. 669-693Published by: Oxford University PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3005571 .
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of the article.Thisresearchwassupportednpart bygrants romtheNationalCouncilorEurasian nd EastEuropean esearch,heInternational esearchndExchanges oard,andtheMershonCenter t OhioStateUniversity.leasedirectcorrespondenceo GarthMassey,Department f Sociology,University f Wyoming, aramie,WY82071.
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receptivity o a volatile politicsof identityseem to have been greatest n ethnicenclaves(Anderson1991;Denitch 1994;Gilliland1996).It is these enclaves hat
Thestudyof ethnicrelations equires careful xamination f the distribution
of ethnicgroupmembers n multiethnic ocieties.This is especialiyruein periodsof transitionwhenpoliticalarrangementsnd the distribution f powerare n flux,
when theeconomy sfaltering, ndwhenthedependabilityf political, conomic,
andsecurity tructures s uncertain.Allthese conditionspreceded he civil war of
the early1990sinYugoslavia.
CONTACTAND DOMINANCE
GordonAilport's(1954) contacthypothesis,an analysis hat focuses ontruly
structural eatures f ethnic relations(Pettigrew1986), begins by rejecting heseemingly impletruismthatfamiliarity reedscontempt.Rather,Allportargues,
contactand interactionbetweenmembers of differently dentifiedgroupsare
critical o recognizing imilarities nd to accurateknowledgeof theother, ence
to trustand tolerance(see also Hechter& Kanazawa1997).Levelsof prejudice
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and tolerance n this model are largelya function of opportunities or contact,
which stem, in turn, from demographic circumstances (i.e., the population
composition of an areasharedbytwo or more groups).2Allport'sworksuggests
that wherepeople are isolated n enclaves here is lessopportunity o build trustand forgecrosscutting dentitiesand interests o mitigateethnic intolerance.
The natureof the contact s, of course, critical (Hewstone& Brown 1986;
superiority,sin anethnicenclave Blalock 967). t isthese arger tructuralactors
of intergroup relations and power that are missed by Allport's theory of
interpersonal ontact.And it is these factors hat becomeparticularlyalient at
timesof societalchange.
THE CONCEPTOF ETHNIC ENCLAVES
Individuals dentifiedas having specificethnic, racial,or national dentitiesareoften found in enclavesor communitieswith high concentrationsof similarly
identified individuals. In cities these may carry the suffix of town (e.g.,
Germantown ),nd in ruralareasheyare ownsorvillages, ftenwith distinctive
names reflecting he languageor dialectof the inhabitants.Such enclaves are
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distinctareas n thattheyaresurroundedby people of anotherethnicity, ace,or
nationality.
The conceptof ethnicenclaves, ntering he sociologyexiconwith RobertParks
contributions o thestudyof cities (Faris1967),was latereclipsedby the idea of aghetto containinga high concentrationof a minoritypopulation,usuallyas the
consequenceof practicesof discriminationand exclusion and fostering both
geographicand social isolation (Massey& Denton 1993).While Portesand his
colleaguesdesignateethnic enclavesas places of ethnic employment (Portes&
Jensen1987;Portes&Manning 1986;Sanders&Nee 1987),we adopt the more
generalnotion of ethnic enclaveasaplaceof residencewithahigh concentration
of similarlydentified ndividuals nd families. nAmerican ociology,residential
ethnic enclaves have been nearly synonymous with urban neighborhoods
(Abrahamson 1996), although the concept is equally applicable to areas
encompassing everal owns andsurrounding uralareasand even one or more
cities.
POPULATIONARRANGEMENTSAND INTOLERANCE
The conceptualizationdevelopedin our analysisrequiresa refinementof the
definition f who isminority ndwhoismajority.Weretainhestandardociological
notion that majority/minority tatus is determinedby the relativepowerof aparticular roup (Feagin&Feagin1993).Inthiscasewe recognizepowerasbeing
exercised n a politicallyunified areaby people with a common identity.For
socialistYugoslavia hat areawas the republic, or example,Serbia,Croatia,or
Slovenia.. hus,forexample,Serbs n Serbiaaremajoritygroupmembers.Their
majority tatus does not changeso long astheyarelivingin Serbia,evenif theyreside n anenclave hatisnumerically ominatedby Croatsor BosnianMuslims.
enclavedmajority roup s madeupof members f thedominantgroup nthelarger
geopolitical areawho live locally as a numerical minority. This situation describes,
for example, Anglos in a predominantly Hispanic community in the United States.
An enclavedminority roupis aminoritygroupwhose membersarenumerically
dominant in their enclave. They form a numerically dominant group in the
immediate locale but not in the larger surrounding geopolitical area,as in the case
of Native Americans living within the boundaries of a reservation.
In the first of these situations, where a local majority holds clear numerical
superiority and its power is commensurate with this, the dominant population is
comfortable being intolerant toward a minority population with which it has little
contact. Especially in cases where ethnic stratification resigns a minority to
economic and political positions of subordination, any minority aspirations may
be ridiculed and dismissed by the majority. Normative barriers against majority
members having contact with minorities further heightens discrimination against
minorities (Blau 1977). A numerically dominant group may thus develop confidentintoleranceowardothergroupsaspartof thelegitimizationf itsprivileged osition
and discriminatory actions (Brass 1985).
As Allport recognized, members of a local minority, our second possible
demographic situation, will have high levels of interethnic contact. This may
facilitate a realistic appraisal of the other, but for the local minority it can also
lead to a sense of caution and well-reasoned acquiescence. Local minorities may
thus mix an appraisalof their less-than-equal treatment with a realistic evaluation
of their inabilityto alter the situation. They thus can be expected to hold relatively
Enclavedmajorities, residents of enclaves who belong to the ethnic group that
dominates the larger geopolitical area in which the enclave exists but who are
themselves a numerical minority in the enclave, present a third possible situation.
We hypothesize that intolerance will be most strongly manifest in such enclaves.
Majority group members living in minority enclaves may hold exaggerated
sentiments of victimization, based on the perception of being treated as a minority,
despite their political and economic dominance. Indeed, their majority status in
the wider area can be expected to give them a feeling of rightful power, but theirdaily recognition that they area numerically inferior (and often culturally solated)
group may fuel a sense of potential victimization. It is predicted that such enclave
residents will be fearful about their local status and will evidence higher levels of
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A group's population percentagewithin each republic, however, does not
differentiate etween he situation n therepublicasa wholeandlocal situations.In the followingdiscussionwe treat he opcina(pluralopcine)as the local unit of
reported in the lower right-hand corner of Table 2 and in Figure 1. True or
secondaryminoritieshavingno republics ropcina n whichthey aredominant
serveas thereference ategory or thisanalysis.Theincrease n explained ariance
betweenmodel2 and model 3 is statisticallyignificant t the .001level, ndicatinga better fit with the data. Moreimportant, he categoricalmeasureof majority/minority tatusallowsusto examinepatterns f tolerance crossdifferent tructural
Aspredictedby hypothesis1,majoritygroups iving as majorities dominant
majorities)are intolerantof other nationalities -.260). Conversely, ssuggested
by hypothesis2, local minoritiesliving in majority-dominated reas are fairlytoleranttowardother nationalities .134). Wherea minority ives in a minority-
dominated ndave(asanenclavedminority),minority olerance f othersslowest(-.127), supportinghypothesis4. Hypothesis3,predictinghe condition nwhich
majoritygroupmemberswillbe leasttolerant, s alsosupported.Specifically,he
toleranceof majoritygroupmembers ivingasanenclavedmajorityn an opcina
dominatedby anothergroupis evenlower(-.390) than wherethe majority ives
locallyas a dominantmajority contrastsignificantat the .001level).
Hypothesis5 predicts hatrepublic-levelmajoritiesiving n mixedopcinewill
be more tolerantthan when living elsewhere.Consistentwith this hyjothesis,
majoritygroupmembersaremost tolerant n nationallymixedopcine.Pepublic-
level minoritiesliving in nationallymixed opcineare about equallyas tolerant(.129) as local minorities(.134).Average olerance evelsin both situationsare
significant at the .001 level). This pattern provides only partialsupport for
hypothesis6, whichpredicts hatminority olerancewill be greatestn ethnically
mixed areas. nstead,weobservehatminorityolerancesequally igh n ethnicallymixed areasand where minority members live in majority-dominatedareas.
Conversely,minoritytolerance s lowestin minorityenclaves.
Table 3 presents standardizedtolerance levels for the sevenstructurallydifferentiatediving arrangements valuated eparately y republic.These mean
tolerancelevelshave been standardizedby adjusting olerance evels to reflect
averagepopulationcharacteristics cross the formerYugoslaviaas specifiedin
model 1 of Table2. Theregion-specificoefficientsn Table3 reinforcehepatternsfound in model 3 of Table2. Majority tatus n a republic essenstolerance,and
this effect s amplified mean figures ortolerancearesmaller)wherethemajority
lives as a numeric minority in an opcina dominatedby another nationality.
Minority groupmembersare most tolerantwhenlivingin majority-dominated
opcineor in nationallymixedareas;whenconcentratedn localeswherethey arethe dominantgroup,theirtolerance owardothersdecreases.
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examinehe structuralasesof nationalolerance.t is a troublingxample f thechallengesacing state ystemhat riesboth o recognizeationalitysa culturalidentityandto prohibit ationalitys abasis orpolitical ction see Greenfeld1992).
Slavnationalityroupsnarodi)hafed t restraintsnengagingn a politicsof identity whileharboring rievancesn being reated quallywith nationalminoritiesnarodnosti),sspecifiedn the constitutions f socialistYugoslavia.More mportant,heyexperiencedear nd/orhatredoward thernationalitiessdetermined,t least npart,by the demographictructure f their haredivingarrangements.
Yugoslaviaost tspoliticalenter ndbeganheplungentoeconomicuin nthe lastyearsof Tito's eignandin the decade ollowing isdeath.The ossofsuperordinateoalsweakenedhepositiveffects f contact mong thnic roupsfosteredyearlieroliticalnd ocial eformsndworkerelf-managementesigns.Grievancesccumulated,ndpeoplebecamemorecognizant f othergroupmembers'eelings f resentmentndaggravation.nenclaves uch eelingswereseizeduponby eaders rging oliticalmobilizationoth o seekredressor heir
DuringandfollowingYugoslavia'sarof dissolution, reviously ispersedminoritiesave ought ecuritynenclavesnwhich heyfeelafebut nwhich he
potentialor intolerancenda divisive politicsf identity regreatest. houghpolicymakersnd hoseresponsibleor heimplementationf theDaytonPeaceAccordsmayhope hat hehundreds f thousandsfrefugees illreturno theirprevious omes,heprovisionsormakinghishappen reextremelyeak nd tsimplementationsprovingo belargelympossible. tbest, he accords roposecompensationndrestitutionor osthomes, arms,ndbusinesses. any efugeeswillnotinthe foreseeableuture ereturningo theethnically ixedopcineromwhich hey ledorweredriven.nBosnia,Croatia,ndSerbiahewarhasmade tmore ikely hatpeoplewillhenceforthiveamong o-ethnics.
In the states ndregions f theformerYugoslavia,heprevalencefdispersedminoritiesndnationallymixedregions,hetworesidentialituationseadingothe greatest ntergroupolerance, as beenconsiderablyeduced.Remaining
endaves re eekingo beincorporatedithin errymanderedationaloundariesor, rustratednthiseffort,ontinueo fester sdestabilizingntities. heresultingincreasen localresidentialomogeneitysa formulaorgreaterntolerancendmaywork o sow heseedsof future onflicts.One essonof theYugoslavragedymaywellbethat trongerntegrationistolicies revital orcreatinghe ong-termconditions fpoliticaltabilityn modern tates.
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