“The conflict began in Sarajevo and here it also ended”: the historical context of the so-called re-integration of the capital city in 1996 after the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina Cover Image

„Konflikt začal v Sarajevu a zde i skončí“ historický kontext tzv. reintegrace hlavního města po válce v Bosně a Hercegovině v roce 1996
“The conflict began in Sarajevo and here it also ended”: the historical context of the so-called re-integration of the capital city in 1996 after the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Author(s): Ondřej Žíla
Subject(s): Civil Society, Political history, Social history, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Migration Studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Politics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: Sarajevo; Dayton peace agreement; Re-integration; Serbs; (In)voluntary migration;

Summary/Abstract: The study aims to analyse the controversial and so far, not sufficiently explored circumstances which preceded the re-integration of Sarajevo after the end of the Bosnian conflict at the beginning of 1996 and its specific consequences (especially the flight of Bosnian Serbs from Sarajevo). The facts on the ground that caused the majority of Serbs to leave their homes have still not been thoroughly analysed and in many cases remain unclear. Empirical evidence has been gathered from extensive field research based upon the qualitative interviewing project (in 2016 and 2017) and written texts of the fragmented media scene in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main focus of the paper is to analyse the internal and external causes that initiated and influenced the flight of Serbs from Sarajevo.

  • Issue Year: 66/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 493-522
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Czech