BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 1992-1995:A CIVIL WAR, AN EXTERNAL AGGRESSION OR BOTH? Cover Image

Bosna i Hercegovina 1992-1995:građanski rat, izvanjska agresija ili oboje?
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 1992-1995:A CIVIL WAR, AN EXTERNAL AGGRESSION OR BOTH?

Author(s): Mirjana Kasapović
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Civil War; Ethnic Conflict; External Intervention

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to provide an explanation for appropriate categorization of the violent conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995. Author defines the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a civil war based on the scientific definition and categorization. Later on, the author points to the differences in perception of the war origins based on ethnicity, as Serbs perceive war as a civil war, Bosniaks as an external aggression of both Serbia and Croatia, while Croats perceive it as an external aggression of Serbia. Finally, the author suggests that the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be perceived as an intercommunal ethnic conflict and internationalized civil war.

  • Issue Year: LII/2015
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 37-51
  • Page Count: 25