Sabrina Petra Ramet
Background and activities
Sabrina P. Ramet was born in London, England, to an Austrian mother and a Spanish father, and moved to the USA at age 10. She earned her undergraduate degree in Philosophy at Stanford University, her MA in International Relations at the University of Arkansas in 1974, and her Ph.D. in Political Science at UCLA in 1981. She has lived much of her life in Europe, above all in England, Austria, Germany, Croatia, Serbia, and, since 2001, Norway. She is the author of 15 scholarly books and editor or co-editor of 39 scholarly books. In addition to her native English, her books have also appeared in Croatian, French, German, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, and Serbian translations. Her journal articles and book chapters have been translated also into other languages. She has been a frequent visitor to Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia and, in recent years, also Poland. Her main areas of research are East European history and politics, and religion and politics. Her most recent monographs are: Alternatives to Democracy in Twentieth-Century Europe: Collectivist Visions of Modernity (Central European University Press, 2019) and Nonconformity, Dissent, Opposition, and Resistance in Germany, 1933-1990: The Freedom to Conform (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). .
Scientific, academic and artistic work
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Journal publications
- (2019) Jean Bodin and religious toleration. Politikologija Religije. vol. 13 (1).
- (2019) The three phases of rock music in the Czech lands. Communist and Post-Communist Studies. vol. 52 (1).
- (2019) The Proposed Territorial Exchange between Serbia and Kosovo. Insight Turkey. vol. 21 (2).
- (2018) Muzyka rockowa a polityka w Polsce: poetyka protestu i oporu w tekstach utworow rockowych. CIVITAS HOMINIBUS. vol. 13 (1).
- (2015) Media and Politics in Southeastern Europe. Southeastern Europe. vol. 39 (1).
- (2013) Memory and identity in the Yugoslav successor states. Nationalities Papers. vol. 41 (6).
- (2013) Trajectories of Post-Communist Transformation: Myths and Rival Theories about Change in Central and Southeastern Europe. Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs. vol. 18 (2).
- (2013) The Know Nothing Party: Three theories about its rise and demise. Politics and Religion. vol. 6 (3).
- (2013) Autonomism and Decentralization in Serbia’s Regions: An Introduction. Südosteuropa. vol. 61 (3).
- (2012) The ICTY – Controversies, Successes,Failures, Lessons. Southeastern Europe. vol. 36 (1).
- (2012) The Relationship between Martin Heidegger's Nazism and his Interest in the Pre-Socratics. Religion Compass. vol. 6 (9).
- (2012) Ownership and Political Influence in the Post-socialist mediascape: The case of Slovenia. Südosteuropa.
- (2011) Croatia and Serbia since 1991: An Assessment of Their Similarities and Differences. Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics. vol. 27 (2).
- (2011) Vladko Macek i Hrvatska seljacka zastita u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji. Časopis za suvremenu povijest.
- (2010) Democratic Values and Ethnic Polarization in the Western balkans: An Introduction. Südosteuropa. vol. 58 (1).
- (2010) Serbia since July 2008: at the Doorstep of the EU. Südosteuropa.
- (2009) Albania- Then and Now. European History Quarterly. vol. 39 (1).
- (2008) Priznati ili ne priznati -- Politika Sjedinjenih Americkih Drzava prema Hrvatskoj 1990-1991. Časopis za suvremenu povijest. vol. 40 (1).
- (2008) Redefining the Boundaries of Human Rights: The Case of Eastern Europe. Human Rights Review. vol. 9 (1).
- (2007) Srpska i hrvatska povijesna naracija. Anali Hrvatskog politološkog društva. vol. 3.
- (2007) The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: Competing Narratives of Resentment and Blame. Südosteuropa. vol. 55 (1).
- (2007) The denial syndrome and its consequences: Serbian political culture since 2000. Communist and Post-Communist Studies. vol. 40 (1).
- (2007) Vladko Maček and Croatian History: An introduction. Contemporary European History. vol. 16 (2).
- (2007) Vladko Maček and the Croatian Peasant Defence in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Contemporary European History. vol. 16 (2).
- (2006) Stalin Revisited – II. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions. vol. 7 (4).
- (2006) The NDH – An Introduction. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions. vol. 7 (4).
Books
- (2019) ALTERNATIVES to DEMOCRACY in Twentieth-Century EUROPE, Collectivist Visions of Modernity. Central European University Press. 2019. ISBN 978-963-386-309-1.
- (2019) Orthodox Churches and Politics in Southeastern Europe, Nationalism, Conservativism, and intolerance. Palgrave Macmillan. 2019. ISBN 978-3-030-24138-4.
- (2019) Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989, second edition. Cambridge University Press. 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-49991-0.
- (2019) Civic and Uncivic Values in Poland. Central European University Press. 2019. ISBN 978-963-386-220-9.
- (2017) The Catholic Church in Polish History From 966 to the Present. Palgrave Macmillan. 2017. ISBN 978-1-137-42622-2.
- (2017) Religion, Politics and Values in Poland, Continuity and Change Since 1989. Palgrave Macmillan. 2017. ISBN 9781137448330.
- (2017) Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor States, Accomplishments, Setbacks, Challenges since 1990. Cambridge University Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-107-18074-1.
- (2016) Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe. Cambridge University Press. 2016. ISBN 978-1-107-15912-9.
- (2016) Small States, Big Challenges: Norway and Slovenia in Comparative Perspective. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 2016. ISBN 978-3848724208.
- (2015) Gender (In)equality and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe: A Question of Justice (Gender and Politics). Palgrave Macmillan. 2015. ISBN 978-1137462381.
- (2015) CIVIC AND UNCIVIC VALUES IN KOSOVO History, Politics, and Value Transformation. Central European University Press. 2015. ISBN 978-963-386-073-1.
- (2014) Religion and Politics in Post-Socialist Central and Southeastern Europe. Challenges since 1989. Palgrave Macmillan. 2014. ISBN 978-1-137-33071-0.
- (2013) Bosnia-Herzegovina since Dayton: Civic and uncivic values. Angelo Longo Editore. 2013. ISBN 978-88-8063-739-4.
- (2013) Civic and Uncivic Values in Macedonia. Palgrave Macmillan. 2013. ISBN 978-1-137-03333-8.
- (2011) Civic and uncivic values - Serbia in the Post-Milosevic era. Central European University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-963-9776-98-2.
- (2011) Serbia and the Serbs in World War two. Palgrave Macmillan. 2011. ISBN 978-0-230-27830-1.
- (2010) Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989. Cambridge University Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-71616-1.
- (2008) Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia at Peace and at War. selected writings, 1983-2007. LIT Verlag. 2008. ISBN 978-3-8258-1267-6.
- (2007) The Independent State of Croatia 1941-45. Routledge. 2007. ISBN 978-0-415-44055-4.
- (2007) The Liberal Project & the Transformation of democracy: The Case of Eastern Europe. Texas A&M University Press. 2007. ISBN 978-1-58544-575-2.
- (2007) Democratic Transition in Croatia: Value-transformation, Education, and Media. Texas A&M University Press. 2007. ISBN 978-1585445875.
- (2006) Religija i politika u vremenu promene:. Katolicka i pravoslavne crkve u centralnoj i jugoistocnoj Evropi. 2006. ISBN 86-86513-01-8.
- (2006) Demokratska tranzicija u Hrvatskoj: Transformacija vrijednosti, obrazovanje, mediji. 2006. ISBN 953-180-133-9.
- (2006) The Three Yugoslavias: State-Building and Legitimation, 1918—2005. Indiana University Press. 2006. ISBN 0-253-34656-8.
- (2006) Democratic Transition in Slovenia: Value transformation, education, and the media. Texas A&M University Press. 2006. ISBN 1-58544-525-8.
- (2005) Balkanski Babilon: Raspad Jugoslavije od Titove smrti do Milosevica pada. 2005. ISBN 953-180-127-4.
- (2005) Thinking about Yugoslavia: Scholarly Debates about the Yugoslav Breakup and the Wars in Bosnia and Kosovo. Cambridge University Press. 2005. ISBN 0521851513.
- (2005) Serbia since 1989: Politics and Society under Milošević and After. University of Washington Press. 2005. ISBN 0-295-98538-0.
- (2003) Kazaaam! Splat! Ploof! The American Impact on European Popular Culture since 1945. Routledge. 2003. ISBN 0-7425-0000-4.
- (2002) Balkan Babel. The Disintegration of Yugoslavia from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milosevic. 2002. ISBN 0-8133-3905-7.
- (2002) Nations and Nationalisms in Eastern Europe, 1806-1948: A Festschrift for Peter F. Sugar. 2002.
- (2002) Coming in for the Cold War: U.S.-European Interactions since 1980. Routledge. 2002.
Part of book/report
- (2019) Civic and Uncivic Values: An Introduction. Civic and Uncivic Values in Poland.
- (2019) Past and Present in the Struggle for Polish Democracy: A Postscript. Civic and Uncivic Values in Poland.
- (2019) Rock Music and politics in Poland: Lyrics of Protest and Resistance. Civic and Uncivic Values in Poland.
- (2019) Serbia and Montenegro since 1989. Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989, second edition.
- (2019) The Orthodox Churches of Southeastern Europe: An Introduction. Orthodox Churches and Politics in Southeastern Europe, Nationalism, Conservativism, and intolerance.
- (2019) Politics in Croatia since 1990. Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989, second edition.
- (2019) The Challenge of Transformation since 1989: An Introduction. Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989, second edition.
- (2019) Post-socialist Models of Rule in Central and Southeastern Europe. Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989, second edition.
- (2017) Liberal Democracy i Slovenia: From Seventh Heaven to the Lobby of Hell in Only Two Decades?. Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor States, Accomplishments, Setbacks, Challenges since 1990.
- (2017) Controversies in the Social and Political Engagement of the Catholic Church in Poland Since 1988. Religion, Politics and Values in Poland, Continuity and Change Since 1989.
- (2017) Macedonia's Post-Yugoslav Reality: Corruption, Wiretapping, and Stolen Elections. Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor States, Accomplishments, Setbacks, Challenges since 1990.
- (2017) Sources of the Strength of the Church in Poland: An Introduction. Religion, Politics and Values in Poland, Continuity and Change Since 1989.
- (2017) The Challenge of Democratization: An Introduction. Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor States, Accomplishments, Setbacks, Challenges since 1990.
- (2016) The Norwegian Church: From the Reformation to Partial Disestablishment. Small States, Big Challenges: Norway and Slovenia in Comparative Perspective.
- (2016) Realpolitik or Foreign Policy Surrealism: A Reconsideration of the Peace Treaties of Berlin (1878), London (1913), Versailles (1919), and Trianon (1920)". WAR IN THE BALKANS.
- (2015) Androgyny. The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality.
- (2015) Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo: An Introduction. CIVIC AND UNCIVIC VALUES IN KOSOVO History, Politics, and Value Transformation.
- (2015) Conclusion. Gender (In)equality and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe: A Question of Justice (Gender and Politics).
- (2015) The Roots of Instability and the Prerequisites of Stability in Kosovo: A Conclusion. CIVIC AND UNCIVIC VALUES IN KOSOVO History, Politics, and Value Transformation.
- (2014) Disputes about the Dissolution of Yugoslavia and its Wake. Debating the end of Yugoslavia.
- (2014) Religious Organizations in Post-Communist Central and Southeastern Europe: An Introduction. Religion and Politics in Post-Socialist Central and Southeastern Europe. Challenges since 1989.
- (2014) The Catholic Church in Post-Communist Poland: Polarization, Privatization, and Decline in Influence. Religion and Politics in Post-Socialist Central and Southeastern Europe. Challenges since 1989.