Flying Flags at Weddings in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Nationalism and the Limit of Flag Power

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Project Citation:

Doubt, Keith . Flying Flags at Weddings in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Nationalism and the Limit of Flag Power. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-09-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/E149241V1

Project Description

Summary: This study examines the practice of ethnic communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina flying national, foreign, ethnic, entity, or religious flags at wedding ceremonies in public spaces. A clustered, stratified, random sample of 2,500 subjects over the age of eighteen is drawn from the country’s population, including the two entities, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska and Brčko District. Survey questions involving face-to-face structured questions ask participants whether flags were flown at their weddings, whether they saw flags flown at others' weddings, which flags were flown, and attitudes toward the wedding custom. Variations by age, religiosity, education, ethnicity, type of flag flown, voting behavior, voting attitudes, and political party affiliation are reported.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: weddings; flags; wedding ceremonies; nationalism; flag power; ethnicity; ethnic conflict; patriotism; voting behavior; political participation; political parties

Geographic Coverage: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Time Period(s): 1945 – 2018

Universe: Married inhabitants in Bosnia and Herzegovinia over 18

Data Type(s): survey data

Collection Notes:

Survey questions about whether people flew a flag at their wedding ceremony or saw others do so and their attitudes toward the social custom were included in an omnibus survey in Bosnia-Herzegovina conducted by Mareco Index Bosnia. Following prescribed guidelines regarding ethical inquiry, transparency, and protection of human subjects, a clustered, stratified, random sample of 2,500 subjects was drawn from the country’s population, including the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina and Republika Srpska. The sampling followed the random route technique for selecting households for face-to-face interviews. The technique of nearest birthday was used to select an individual within the household for participation. The survey contained categorical questions that were answered yes or no to generate binomial variables. Independent variables included in the omnibus survey were age, ethnicity, gender, income, religion, voting behavior, political attitudes, and political party affiliation.

Methodology

Sampling: The sampling followed the random route technique for selecting households for face-to-face interviews. The technique of nearest birthday was used to select an individual within the household for participation.

Collection Mode(s): face-to-face interview

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