‘The rifle has the devil inside’, Gun Culture in South Eastern Europe
‘The rifle has the devil inside’, Gun Culture in South Eastern Europe

Author(s): Philip Gounev, Marko Hajdinjak, Antonina Zhelyazkova, Antonija Petričušic, Viorel Cibotaru, Elton Skendaj, Toni Petkovic, Zhidas Daskalovski
Contributor(s): Philip Gounev (Composer), Marko Hajdinjak (Composer)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Psychology, Customs / Folklore, Sociology, Comparative history, Military history, Social history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Social psychology and group interaction, Applied Sociology, Evaluation research, Social development, Studies in violence and power, Nationalism Studies, Sociology of Culture, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Център за изследване на демокрацията
Summary/Abstract: This report examines how cultural beliefs and practices influence gun ownership and use in SEE, and how these might affect SALW control interventions. It was initially researched by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Bulgaria during Autumn 2005 and Spring 2006. It was compiled and drafted by Mr. Philip Gounev, Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Democracy and Mr. Marko Hajdinjak, Researcher, International Centre for Minority Studies and Intercultural Relations, Bulgaria. // An anthropological approach was taken to better understand the reasons for civilian gun ownership and use, and the ways in which society represents these behaviours, in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro (including the UN Administered Territory of Kosovo). A wide variety of research tools were used including household surveys (HHS) conducted by SEESAC and UNDP, focus group transcripts, secondary literature searches, statistical data, anthropological field studies, the Internet, print and electronic media.

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