1. Voices of the Balkans: between hope and disenchantment
Robert Manchin
Gallup Europe

2. What is the Gallup Balkan Monitor?
A multi-year comparative project in 7 countries
A stratified random sample of 1000 in each country
Fieldwork September-October 2008
Oversampling regions
Face to face methodology
Comparative questions
Dedicated web-page
Data dashboard / interactive HR
BIH
SRB ME KS MK AL

4. Emotional energy in new countries vs. BiH and Croatia

5. Strong feelings: Identification with “own country” (% very & extremely strongly)65 33 51 58 10 52 76 65 79 42 61

6. % of people who can not identify at all or only a little with “Balkans”60 41 47 34 32 10 21 23

7. Less emotional strength in identification with “Europe” (% very & extremely strongly)26 15 22 25 67 35 49

8. Staying home or moving elsewhere?
Ideally, would you like to move (permanently or temporarily) to another country, or would you prefer to continue living in [COUNTRY/ENTITY]?

9. Subjective momentum – getting better or worse

10. Corruption – getting around, finding solutions

11. Organized crime – popular pressure is particularly high in Croatia

12. On the road to the European Union

13. The majority feels welcomed by the EU
Do you think that the European Commission wants [COUNTRY] to join the European Union?

14. No perceived difficulties in the form of popular support of further enlargement…
Do you think that people in the European Union wants [COUNTRY] to join the European Union?

15. As Croats get closer to the date see more balanced costs and benefits
Generally speaking, do you think that [COUNTRY]’s membership of the European Union WOULD BE a good thing, a bad thing, or neither good or bad?

16. Croats convinced that personally they would not benefit from the accession

17. The view of international community

18. Role of the international community over last 15-20 years
Thinking of the last years taking everything into account overall how would you describe the International community’s role in [COUNTRY]?

19. Relative (dis)TRUST IN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
NATO > EU
Albania,
Kosovo
Macedonia
EU > NATO
Serbia
Croatia
Montenegro
BiH

20. Deep divisions within Macedonia

21. The reputation of the ICTY in the region
In your views what best describes the proceedings of the ICTY?

22. Satisfaction with government performance

23. Majority sees a need for a new Constitution in Bosnia

24. But they mean different outcomes:

25. Thank you and happy browsing: