POLICING FOOTBALL VIOLENCE AND ETHNIC HATRED IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
POLICING FOOTBALL VIOLENCE AND ETHNIC HATRED IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Author(s): Michael J. Palmiotto, Duško Vejnović, Velibor LalićSubject(s): Security and defense, Studies in violence and power, Nationalism Studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Sports Studies, Penal Policy
Published by: Evropski defendologija centar za naučna, politička, ekonomska, socijalna, bezbjednosna, sociološka i kriminološka istraživanja
Keywords: football; violence; hatred; Bosnia and Herzegovina; policing;
Summary/Abstract: This paper explores the link of the ethnic hatred and violence during football games in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina went though destructive war (1992-1995) which involved armed conflict between three ethnic groups’ i. e. Bosniaks, dominantly Muslims, Serbs, dominantly Orthodox and Croats, dominantly Catholics. The war left behind around 100.000 casualties, and large number of displaced person. Behind the human casualties and destruction of property and infrastructure, hatred between ethnic groups can be considered as one destructive of the consequences of the war. Sports events in such a social environment are the trigger, the reason of the ethnically motivated violence. Policing football violence in ethnically complex environment is a great challenge for police force in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Journal: DEFENDOLOGIJA
- Issue Year: 15/2012
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 20-33
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
