ABSTRACT
Yugosphere is more oriented towards the present to encompass the ongoing (political, cultural, economic) connections between post-Yugoslav societies. It reflects their common historical and cultural background as well as the re-emergence of cooperation. This chapter explores the state of the debate on the dissolution of Yugoslavia, focusing the main controversies, to the perspectives of disciplines and the blind spots of the literature to date. It discusses new directions of research. Some contributors present their own recent research and reflect on new sources that have become available. The chapter also discusses new methodological directions research can take. The goal of the chapter is thus not to close the debate or settle the disputes that are also reflected by different perspectives of the authors in this volume, but to highlight the importance of the debate and the need for a sober scholarly assessment of a subject that remains fraught with emotional and biased interpretations.
