Diskurs o NATO u parlamentima Srbije (2000–2008)
Discourse on NATO in Parlaments of Serbia (2000–2008)

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this research is the discourses on NATO in the Serbian parliament from 2000 to 2008. The discourses were constructed upon the empirical debate materials in the parliaments, speeches of Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica and the statements of politicians given for media. Two discourses were present in this period. The first had promoted cooperation with NATO and was dominant by the end of 2007. The second discourse was against cooperation with NATO and became dominant after the adoption of the Resolution of Protection of Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity, and Constitutional Order of the Republic by which Serbia proclaimed military neutrality. The actors of the discourse that promoted cooperation with NATO were the Democratic Party, Civic Alliance of Serbia, G17 Plus, Serbian Renewal Movement, Liberal Democratic Party, and Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians. The actors of the discourse that was against cooperation with NATO since 2007 were representatives of the opposition, this including the political parties such as the Serbian Radical Party, Socialist Party of Serbia and Democratic Party of Serbia. The discourse on NATO is highly politicized, i.e. politically open, and that is indicated by the change in dominance of the two discourses. In the following period, it is expected that the struggle in the political arena will continue on understanding of the values that are important for welfare in Serbia. This struggle will certainly reflect through defining of priorities in the foreign policy and the development of Serbia’s security

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