In this pioneering study of Kostunica"s political formation and general worldview, Norman Cigar explores what he really represents for Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He believes that Kostunica"s policies are essentially an attempt to preserve a "Greater Serbian" paradigm in opposition to more democratic and reform-minded political and civil forces. Cigar argues that such policies deter democratization at home and reconciliation with neighboring states, thus promising renewed conflict rather than stability.