Religiosity and attitudes towards joining international organizations (EU and NATO) in Serbia

Todosijević, Bojan (2015) Religiosity and attitudes towards joining international organizations (EU and NATO) in Serbia. In: Социология религии в обществе Позднего Модерна : сборник статей по материалам пятoй юбилейнoй международной научной конференции, 25-26 сентября 2015. г. ИД "Белгород", Белгород, pp. 230-242. ISBN 978-5-9571-2051-3

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Abstract

Serbian citizens are known for their meager enthusiasm, compared to those from neighboring countries, for joining international organizations such as EU and NATO. Various explanations of this tendency have been offered in literature. In this paper, we examine the religious basis for the opposition to joining the EU and NATO among Serbian citizens. The study is based on a public opinion survey of a national representative sample, conducted after the 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections. The survey included two indicators of religious orientation: the frequency of attending religious services and self-reported degree of religiosity. Attitude towards the EU and NATO were examined by questions asking about the respondent’s vote in case of a referendum about joining each of these two organizations. The results provide evidence that religiosity is associated with lower support for joining the EU and NATO, although the relationships is of modest magnitude.

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