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Dissecting the territorial disintegration experienced in Yugoslavia, Nikolina Bobic demonstrates the ways that the militaristic and financial strategies of global capitalism at times intersect with architecture, infrastructure, and urban ideologies. Contemporary balkanization is presented as part of the process of de-and reconstruction of subjectivity attuned with the spectacle of global media, at the expense of manifold layers of historical memories of a place. A timely excursion into the conceptual terrains of balkanization which has achieved a new currency under the rubric of Brexit and the nationalism permeating current Anglo-Saxon geopolitics. - Gevork Hartoonian, Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture, University of Canberra, Australia Balkanization and Global Politics is a powerful inquiry into the way global politics are enacted spatially through architecture and urban design. It is also a detailed investigation of the fate of the states in years of bloodshed that followed the break-up of the former Yugoslavia and the high price in loss of freedom they paid in the name of stability. Far from a localized history, this book argues that what happened in the Balkans - which we know today by the word Balkanization - could happen anywhere. - Ian Buchanan, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Wollongong, Australia A timely, well-researched and well-crafted book that not only analyses the concepts of 'Balkanism' and 'Balkanisation' but provides a detailed overview of the disintegration of the Yugoslav state from an architectural and urban perspective. Emphasising that urbanism and architecture cannot be dislocated from social history and politics, Nikolina Bobic draws upon extensive research and relevant case studies in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina to underpin a powerful and compelling narrative. The book will be vital reading for scholar

""Dissecting the territorial disintegration experienced in Yugoslavia, Nikolina Bobic demonstrates the ways that the militaristic and financial strategies of global capitalism at times intersect with architecture, infrastructure, and urban ideologies. Contemporary balkanization is presented as part of the process of de-and reconstruction of subjectivity attuned with the spectacle of global media, at the expense of manifold layers of historical memories of a place. A timely excursion into the conceptual terrains of balkanization which has achieved a new currency under the rubric of Brexit and the nationalism permeating current Anglo-Saxon geopolitics."" — Gevork Hartoonian, Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture, University of Canberra, Australia ""Balkanization and Global Politics is a powerful inquiry into the way global politics are enacted spatially through architecture and urban design. It is also a detailed investigation of the fate of the states in years of bloodshed that followed the break-up of the former Yugoslavia and the high price in loss of freedom they paid in the name of stability. Far from a localized history, this book argues that what happened in the Balkans – which we know today by the word Balkanization – could happen anywhere."" — Ian Buchanan, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Wollongong, Australia ""A timely, well-researched and well-crafted book that not only analyses the concepts of 'Balkanism' and 'Balkanisation' but provides a detailed overview of the disintegration of the Yugoslav state from an architectural and urban perspective. Emphasising that urbanism and architecture cannot be dislocated from social history and politics, Nikolina Bobic draws upon extensive research and relevant case studies in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina to underpin a powerful and compelling narrative. The book will be vital reading for scholar

Dissecting the territorial disintegration experienced in Yugoslavia, Nikolina Bobic demonstrates the ways that the militaristic and financial strategies of global capitalism at times intersect with architecture, infrastructure, and urban ideologies. Contemporary balkanization is presented as part of the process of de-and reconstruction of subjectivity attuned with the spectacle of global media, at the expense of manifold layers of historical memories of a place. A timely excursion into the conceptual terrains of balkanization which has achieved a new currency under the rubric of Brexit and the nationalism permeating current Anglo-Saxon geopolitics. -- Gevork Hartoonian, Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture, University of Canberra, Australia Balkanization and Global Politics is a powerful inquiry into the way global politics are enacted spatially through architecture and urban design. It is also a detailed investigation of the fate of the states in years of bloodshed that followed the break-up of the former Yugoslavia and the high price in loss of freedom they paid in the name of stability. Far from a localized history, this book argues that what happened in the Balkans - which we know today by the word Balkanization - could happen anywhere. -- Ian Buchanan, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Wollongong, Australia A timely, well-researched and well-crafted book that not only analyses the concepts of 'Balkanism' and 'Balkanisation' but provides a detailed overview of the disintegration of the Yugoslav state from an architectural and urban perspective. Emphasising that urbanism and architecture cannot be dislocated from social history and politics, Nikolina Bobic draws upon extensive research and relevant case studies in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina to underpin a powerful and compelling narrative. The book will be vital reading for scholars and students of modern Southeast European history, urbanism and architecture, spatial violence and spatial remaking. It is, moreover, equally vital for those seeking to understand the contemporary rise of nationalism, populism and broader historical and evolving geopolitical trends. -- Kenneth Morrison, Professor of Modern Southeast European History, De Montfort University, United Kingdom A fascinating and original discussion which encompasses both architecture and urbanism in the Balkans, alongside an important interrogation of geopolitical processes of balkanization. -- Anna Minton, Reader in Architecture, UEL, author of Big Capital: Who is London for?, United Kingdom Over the last three decades, the Serbian Left has had to develop a complex position and narrative that counters dominant Serb as well as Croat, Bosniac and Kosovar nationalism, opposes NATO's 1999 bombing of Belgrade, and reflects its own historic critique of Titoism. Balkanization and Global Politics reflects this testing context. It is an ambitious journey through the politics of Yugoslavia and its posthumous republics and their spatial, urban and architectural consequences. Its provocative, poignant critique of the West challenges our understandings of the conflict and its spatial repercussions, forcing readers to rethink and reconsider their own positions. -- Tahl Kaminer, Reader, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Dissecting the territorial disintegration experienced in Yugoslavia, Nikolina Bobic demonstrates the ways that the militaristic and financial strategies of global capitalism at times intersect with architecture, infrastructure, and urban ideologies. Contemporary balkanization is presented as part of the process of de-and reconstruction of subjectivity attuned with the spectacle of global media, at the expense of manifold layers of historical memories of a place. A timely excursion into the conceptual terrains of balkanization which has achieved a new currency under the rubric of Brexit and the nationalism permeating current Anglo-Saxon geopolitics. - Gevork Hartoonian, Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture, University of Canberra, Australia Balkanization and Global Politics is a powerful inquiry into the way global politics are enacted spatially through architecture and urban design. It is also a detailed investigation of the fate of the states in years of bloodshed that followed the break-up of the former Yugoslavia and the high price in loss of freedom they paid in the name of stability. Far from a localized history, this book argues that what happened in the Balkans - which we know today by the word Balkanization - could happen anywhere. - Ian Buchanan, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Wollongong, Australia A timely, well-researched and well-crafted book that not only analyses the concepts of 'Balkanism' and 'Balkanisation' but provides a detailed overview of the disintegration of the Yugoslav state from an architectural and urban perspective. Emphasising that urbanism and architecture cannot be dislocated from social history and politics, Nikolina Bobic draws upon extensive research and relevant case studies in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina to underpin a powerful and compelling narrative. The book will be vital reading for scholars and students of modern Southeast European history, urbanism and architecture, spatial violence and spatial remaking. It is, moreover, equally vital for those seeking to understand the contemporary rise of nationalism, populism and broader historical and evolving geopolitical trends. - Kenneth Morrison, Professor of Modern Southeast European History, De Montfort University, United Kingdom A fascinating and original discussion which encompasses both architecture and urbanism in the Balkans, alongside an important interrogation of geopolitical processes of balkanization. - Anna Minton, Reader in Architecture, UEL, author of Big Capital: Who is London for?, United Kingdom Over the last three decades, the Serbian Left has had to develop a complex position and narrative that counters dominant Serb as well as Croat, Bosniac and Kosovar nationalism, opposes NATO's 1999 bombing of Belgrade, and reflects its own historic critique of Titoism. Balkanization and Global Politics reflects this testing context. It is an ambitious journey through the politics of Yugoslavia and its posthumous republics and their spatial, urban and architectural consequences. Its provocative, poignant critique of the West challenges our understandings of the conflict and its spatial repercussions, forcing readers to rethink and reconsider their own positions. - Tahl Kaminer, Reader, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

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Nikolina Bobic is an international scholar, and an architect. Nikolina's research delves into the historical dimensions and theoretical concepts to do with spatial violence, balkanization, borders and territories, and conflict/post-conflict - how these notions manifest at the complex intersection of architecture, urbanism, military, media, economics, technology, literature and film.

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