Errando Discimus: Has Post-Yugoslav Political and Social Science Neglected Religion?

Abstract

This article explores the issue of neglecting religion in the post-Yugoslav political and social science literature (1990-2018). Therefore, it offers a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the leading political and social science journals from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. The research question that this article will tackle is: Has post-Yugoslav political and social science neglected religion? The hypothesis of this article is that, although there was an obvious need for in-depth studies of the relationship between religion and politics in the post-Yugoslav region, leading political and social science journals published from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina have neglected religion. In order to test our hypothesis, we employ content analysis by examining the archives of the leading journals published in the above stated states and basic statistics in order to highlight the percentage and extent of published articles dealing with religion compared to the total volume of articles published.