关键词: 群体情感, 塞尔维亚, 乌克兰危机, 对外政策偏好, 俄罗斯

Abstract:

With the continuous escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, many European countries have imposed sanctions on Russia, only Serbia has become the "European island" in the wave of anti-Russia. As a candidate country that has been seeking formal accession to the EU, its position of supporting Russia is worth further investigation. At the same time, there is tension between the explanation provided by the mainstream rational choice theory and the reality of the event. The group emotion theory provides a more appropriate analytical framework. Specifically, the political basic sentiment in Serbia shapes the basic direction of its preference for the Ukrainian crisis. The political immediate sentiment mobilized by the Vucic government further deepens the pro-Russian complex of its domestic people. And the contrast between Russia and the European and American emotional evaluation methods of Serbia leads to Serbia's official preference for the Ukrainian crisis supporting the EU verbally, but actually leaning more towards Russia.

Key words: intergroup emotion, Serbia, Ukrainian crisis, foreign policy preferences, Russia