1974 წლის კონსტიტუციით დადგენილი კოსოვოსა და ვოევოდინას პოლიტიკური სტატუსი: იუგოსლავიის დეზინტეგრაციის დასაწყისი

The purpose of the thesis is to make the connection between the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution and
the collapse of Yugoslavian unity. The main research object is the expanding of political rights of
the Serbian Autonomous Provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina that became almost similar to
republics.
The topicality of the question is defined by various reasons. The breakup of SFR Yugoslavia was
one of the most significant geopolitical change in the second half of the 20th century. It’s obvious
that the issue has become enthralling for many researchers and academic literature has been
enriched by a lot of interesting books and articles. In this context, the 1974 Constitution is too
topical among researchers. The constitution that led to important institutional changes in
Yugoslavia, had a big influence on future development of the country. The 1974 Constitution in
important during considering of Yugoslav Wars in 1990s and Kosovo problems in 2000s. It’s also
important to analyze how can constitutional and institutional changes have an influence on the
society.
The purpose of the research is to study effects of the changes in the status of Kosovo and
Vojvodina to the weakening of the ‘Yugoslav Unity’ that followed by the dissolution of SFR
Yugoslavia and long armed conflicts. The thesis pays much attention to the rise of Serbian
Nationalism in 1980s. Here is a detailed review of the political situation in Kosovo and also is
analyzed the role of Serbian political elites, intellectuals and society in the political processes.
The research has proved the suggestion that the political rights of the Kosovo and Vojvodina
which were granted by the 1974 Constitution, had a negative impact on the existence of united
Yugoslavia. On this way Serbian Nationalism played an important role. Once the issue is topical,
the paper and the result of the research are expected to be interesting for the readers.