Son of a Yugoslav diplomat, Bogdan Denis Denitch is an American sociologist who's an emeritus professor at the City University of New York. He's an authority on the political sociology of the Balkans. Active in democratic left politics, he's an honorary chairman of the Democratic Socialists of America, & has served as its representative to the Socialist Internat'l. From '83 thru '04 he organized the annual Socialist Scholars Conference in NY. Since the '90s he's been an advocate for human rights & an opponent of nationalism in the former Yugoslavia.