Disidenti/”divergenti”, ljudska prava i osamostaljivanje Hrvatske
Dissidents/”Divergents,” Human Rights and the Independence of Croatia

Author(s): Albert Bing
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Political history, Government/Political systems, Political behavior, Comparative politics, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: dissidents; Josip Broz Tito; national communism; Croatian political elite; Franjo Tudjman; the independence of Croatia;
Summary/Abstract: With the affirmation of political pluralism at the beginning of the 1990s in Croatia and Yugoslavia a new political (administrative) elite was created in which various types of political (communist) dissidents had a central role. Their life and political experiences, value systems and intellectual capabilities directly affected the dynamism and quality of their management of the turbulent circumstances of war and the implementation of radical social changes as well as the question of national emancipation. In this framework some of the most important social changes are analyzed and especially the issue of Croatian independence. This article highlights the attitude of the new (ex-dissident) political elite toward political and other freedoms, that is, the complex of the-mes associated with various aspects of human rights, as one of the most important components of the democratization of Croatian society. These matters were not only closely related to the internal development of Croatian society, but also of exceptional importance to the positioning of the Croatian state in the international community. Since the issue of dissidents generally represents one of the most important components of 20th century communism, this work encompasses a summary analysis of the typologies and historical pretexts of the peculiarities of Yugoslavian and Croatian dissident movements (it is in this context that the notion of “divergent” makes an appearance).

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