This publication is one of the outputs of the regional project “Western Balkans Security Barometer” (WBSB), implemented by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS).

The research team of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and the Centre for Social Dialogue and Regional Initiatives (CSDRI) analysed more than 30 relevant public opinion polls in Serbia between 2013 and 2020.

In the latest report you can find comparative results of the public opinion surveys conducted during September and October 2020 in Serbia and Kosovo. This report focuses on citizens perception on Kosovo - Serbia Dialogue and Identity Issues.

This overview is one of the outputs of the regional project “Western Balkans Security Barometer” (WBSB), led by the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS) in partnership with the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) in Serbia. This edition of the WBSB presents the findings of this survey conducted simultaneously in Kosovo and Serbia in September - October 2020.

The public opinion poll conducted by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) in October 2020 shows that the society is divided, both when it comes to measures taken in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and regarding the reaction of the competent institutions to the health crisis.

The citizens of Serbia and Kosovo support the dialogue, but it is not clear to them what exactly Belgrade and Pristina are negotiating about. The dialogue has not improved mutual relations, nor do citizens feel personal benefit from it. At the interpersonal level, the ethnic distance between Serbs and Albanians is great and most would not accept the other as a family member or superior at work. This could change if politicians and the media close to them change their current narratives, it was pointed out during event co-organized by the Belgrade Centrr for Security Policy (BCSP), Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the Kosovo Center for Security Studies (KCSS) on December 7th.

The findings of public opinion poll on Kosovo issue were analysed by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy researchers Maja Bjeloš and Bojan Elek.

The findings of public opinion poll were analysed by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy researchers Marija Ignjatijević, Bojan Elek and Marija Pavlović.

How much the citizens of Serbia trust the security and justice institutions? How often they are in contact with them? What are the attitudes of citizens about corruption? You can find the answers to these questions in the analysis of the attitudes of the citizens obtained through the public opinion poll.