At the time of the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the beginning of the war in Croatia in 1991, ... more At the time of the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the beginning of the war in Croatia in 1991, the Balkans were not in the focus of Western politics, which was preoccupied with the collapse of the USSR and the Gulf War. The dominant position of Western policy was the preservation of Yugoslavia and the maintenance of geopolitical stability. In the second half of 1991, under the influence of the war in Croatia, Western policy slowly turned towards the possibility of the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the recognition of the independence of Slovenia and Croatia. The article analyzes the American and British newspaper narratives about the war in Croatia during the five-month peak of the conflict, from September 1991 to January 1992. The analysis was conducted on four daily newspapers, two American (The New York Times, Los Angeles Times) and two British (The Independent, The Guardian). A total of 920 texts were analyzed through coding based on the adoption of a pro-Croatian, pro-Serbian, or neutral position. The research shows that more texts about the war in Croatia were published in the analyzed British newspapers. Secondly, the narrative is significantly marked by a neutral stance, which coincides with the unclear and undefined policy of the West towards the Yugoslav crisis. Thirdly, there were significantly more pro-Croatian than pro-Serbian texts in the analyzed period.
Reflections of Globalization in Political Parties’ Programmes in Croatia
The starting point of the paper is the thesis that globalization causes a number of changes in al... more The starting point of the paper is the thesis that globalization causes a number of changes in all aspects of social life, which can not be properly explained in the framework of the Westphalian paradigm anymore. The old paradigm of nation-state system has been changed dramatically, in particular the issue of sovereignty that was the basis of state system. New paradigm imply redefining of sovereignty and the transformation of the role of the state in world politics. However, political parties remain functioning as the main political actors of the nation state. The paper aims to explore how political parties perceive globalization and global issues and intends to answer the following questions: How parties reflect on globalization issues and themes? How they perceive their role in globalized society?
U ovom radu autor je pokusao prikazati osnovne elemente argumentacijskih strategija hrvatskog i s... more U ovom radu autor je pokusao prikazati osnovne elemente argumentacijskih strategija hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa kroz kontekst predizborne kampanje u Hrvatskoj. Iako je sama kampanja trajala kratko, događaji koji su joj prethodili uvelike su utjecali na oblikovanje hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa. U kontekstu krize federacije i narusenih međunacionalnih odnosa predizborna kampanja poslužila je za dodatno poticanje diskursa mržnje. Hrvatske novine koristene u analizi su Vjesnik, Vecernji list, Danas i Start, a od srpskih koristene su Politika, Duga, NIN i Intervju. Prvi dio rada bavi se liberalizacijom i otvaranjem tranzicijskog procesa kroz prihvacanje stranackog pluralizma i zatim osnivanja politickih stranaka. Nakon toga prikazana su opca obilježja predizborne kampanje kao i osnovne sastavnice hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa u odnosu na kampanju i izbore. U nastavku su napravljene dvije analize slucaja: Skup na Petrovoj gori 4. ožujka 1990. kojeg je hrvatsk...
Framing the Nation: An Introduction to Commemorative Culture in Croatia
This chapter explains the background behind the FRAMNAT project, which was initiated as an academ... more This chapter explains the background behind the FRAMNAT project, which was initiated as an academic effort to critically and systematically analyze the deep divisions in Croatian society related to the traumas of the twentieth century. These divisions affect not only ethnic identities and national politics within Croatia, but impact relations with nearly all of the country’s neighbors. The aim was to use commemorations, and specifically political speeches given at commemorative events, as a lens through which to observe how political, religious, and intellectual elites, along with a variety of other mnemonic actors, frame the past in order to buttress their contemporary vision of Croatian society or delegitimize the vision of their political opponents. The contributors to this volume used an interdisciplinary approach, including cognitive linguistics, history, political science, media studies, cultural studies, and ethnography in order to thoroughly examine how the top-down process ...
This article provides an overview on some of the key issues related to the Bleiburg commemoration... more This article provides an overview on some of the key issues related to the Bleiburg commemoration and more broadly the cultural memory of Partisan crimes at the end of the Second World War. Drawing upon four years of fieldwork, media analysis, and recent historiographical debates, the authors take a transnational approach in examining why Bleiburg remains one of the most controversial commemorations not just in Croatia but in the region. The article focuses on historical narratives in the commemorative speeches, the role of space in shaping memory politics, symbols and monuments present at Bleiburg Field, and the broader context of how Austrian politics affects the commemoration and its public perception.
Welfare State in Transition: Political Transformations. The Case of Croatia
This paper intends to provide an analysis of political transformations that influenced and accomp... more This paper intends to provide an analysis of political transformations that influenced and accompanied the restructuring of the welfare state in Croatia. The analysis will be divided in two main periods, significant for the understanding of different political influences: first, from the gaining of independence until 2000 and the political regime shift and second, from 2000 until present.
Framing the narrative about communist crimes in Croatia
This chapter examines the discourse about communist crimes through case studies of the most impor... more This chapter examines the discourse about communist crimes through case studies of the most important and most visible commemorations of Bleiburg and Jazovka. Both sites of memory represent a symbol of Partisan crimes at the end of the war. The commemorations are highly politicized and often used for discrediting political opponents. After a post-communist regime was established in Croatia in 1990, a strong anti-communist discourse emerged. As part of this new discourse, the official communist history was challenged and revised. By analyzing commemorative speeches and contested media narratives around these commemorations, this chapter presents the main arguments about the communist legacy in Croatia. The debate about the communist legacy, including the two commemorations presented in this chapter, clearly shows how different frames are used not only to deal with the past and compete in the dynamic process of nation and identity building but also to discredit political and ideologic...
Autor prikazuje osnovne elemente strategije hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa u predizbornoj... more Autor prikazuje osnovne elemente strategije hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa u predizbornoj kampanji u Hrvatskoj. Kriza federacije i narušeni međunacionalni odnosi utjecali su na širenje mržnje u predizbornoj kampanji. Od hrvatskih novina u analizi su korišteni Vjesnik, Večernji list, Danas i Start, a od srpskih Politika, Duga, NIN i Intervju. U radu se prikazuje liberalizacija i otvaranje tranzicijskog procesa prihvaćanjem stranačkog pluralizma i osnivanjem političkih stranaka. Analizirana su i dva slučaja. Prvi je skup na Petrovoj gori 4. ožujka 1990., koji je hrvatsko novinstvo povezalo sa širenjem „antibirokratske revolucije“, a srpsko ga je prikazalo kao odgovor na jačanje hrvatskog nacionalizma. Drugi slučaj je „atentat“ na predsjednika HDZ-a F. Tuđmana 18. ožujka 1990., koji je u hrvatskom novinstvu interpretiran kao napad na demokratski proces, a u srpskom kao očekivani odgovor isprovociranoga srpskog stanovništva. Ključne riječi: predizborna kampanja, izbori u Hrvatsk...
Hrvatsko-srpski odnosi u 20. veku (Novi Sad: Maxima graf), 2021
After the war in the nineties and the dissolution of Yugoslavia political relations between Croat... more After the war in the nineties and the dissolution of Yugoslavia political relations between Croatia and Serbia are dominantly marked by historic legacy and inability to deal with the 20th-century traumas. Relations between the two countries are annually at the lowest level during remembering Croatian Operation Storm at the beginning of August. In opposition (and relation) to the victimization narrative on the fall of Vukovar, Operation Storm in Croatia became the keystone of the winner narrative of the Homeland War. For this reason, as opposed to being commemorated in Vukovar, in Knin, the end of the war and victory is celebrated in the state-organized event of the operation’s anniversary on 5 August. Main frames in Croatia are the legitimacy of operation Storm, victory, unity, end of the war, sacrifice, and heroism of Croatian defenders. On the other side, since 2015, the leaders of Serbia and Republika Srpska have organized an official parallel commemoration in Serbia dedicated to the Serb victims of the operation after years of unofficial commemorations by Croatian Serb refugees. Official commemoration in Serbia is an important part of the discourse of victimization of Serbs and revisiting the history of the wars in the nineties, which is connected with the rise of Aleksandar Vučić. Main frames in Serbia are the victimization of Serbs, ethnic cleansing, continuity of anti-Serbian policy, future and reconciliation, how Croatia can celebrate Storm and never again Storm.
This article provides an overview on some of the key issues related to the Bleiburg commemoration... more This article provides an overview on some of the key issues related to the Bleiburg commemoration and more broadly the cultural memory of Partisan crimes at the end of the Second World War. Drawing upon four years of fieldwork, media analysis, and recent historiographical debates, the authors take a transnational approach in examining why Bleiburg remains one of the most controversial commemorations not just in Croatia but in the region. The article focuses on historical narratives in the commemorative speeches, the role of space in shaping memory politics, symbols and monuments present at Bleiburg Field, and the broader context of how Austrian politics affects the commemoration and its public perception.
The Challenges of Democratization and Reconciliation in the Post-Yugoslav Space, 2020
This book explores the challenges of democratization and reconciliation in the context of Europea... more This book explores the challenges of democratization and reconciliation in the context of European integration in the post-Yugoslav region. Despite its academic and policy relevance, students and academics studying the region do not have a single source of reading material where they can learn about the challenges facing the region. This book aims to serve an array of college students and become a go-to source in studying the region. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the book provides readers with a comprehensive account of the various challenges inhibiting democratization and reconciliation. The chapters are written by authors from different disciplines, thus allowing readers to analyze the region from different perspectives.
The Short and Brutish Life of Republika Srpska Krajina: Failure of a De Facto State
Ethnopolitics, 2013
ABSTRACT It is extremely difficult for a state to survive without international recognition; even... more ABSTRACT It is extremely difficult for a state to survive without international recognition; even so, some de facto states have been established and continue to exist. Others do not, and have been wiped off the face of the earth again. This article looks at one failed de facto state, the breakaway Serb Republic of Krajina (RSK) that existed for five years (1991–1995), before it was overrun by Croatian armed forces in Operation Storm. What did RSK do wrong that the surviving de facto states do right? Research has shown that in order to survive de facto states must have a patron that will protect them and supply them with financial and other resources; in addition, they must engage in state-building (the establishment of functioning state institutions) and in nation-building (fostering patriotism and a common national identity). RSK failed on all three scores. The Krajina leaders did initially enjoy the backing of the Milos˘ević regime, but fell out with it and lost that support. Rather than build strong state institutions they pilfered the state and allowed the society to slide into anarchy. Finally, they never made any attempt to create a sense of separate RSK identity linked to the state. RSK was presented only as the westernmost outpost of Serbdom, and as a temporary structure pending the unification of all Serbs in one state. This is not the stuff successful de facto states are made of.
At the time of the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the beginning of the war in Croatia in 1991, ... more At the time of the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the beginning of the war in Croatia in 1991, the Balkans were not in the focus of Western politics, which was preoccupied with the collapse of the USSR and the Gulf War. The dominant position of Western policy was the preservation of Yugoslavia and the maintenance of geopolitical stability. In the second half of 1991, under the influence of the war in Croatia, Western policy slowly turned towards the possibility of the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the recognition of the independence of Slovenia and Croatia. The article analyzes the American and British newspaper narratives about the war in Croatia during the five-month peak of the conflict, from September 1991 to January 1992. The analysis was conducted on four daily newspapers, two American (The New York Times, Los Angeles Times) and two British (The Independent, The Guardian). A total of 920 texts were analyzed through coding based on the adoption of a pro-Croatian, pro-Serbian, or neutral position. The research shows that more texts about the war in Croatia were published in the analyzed British newspapers. Secondly, the narrative is significantly marked by a neutral stance, which coincides with the unclear and undefined policy of the West towards the Yugoslav crisis. Thirdly, there were significantly more pro-Croatian than pro-Serbian texts in the analyzed period.
Reflections of Globalization in Political Parties’ Programmes in Croatia
The starting point of the paper is the thesis that globalization causes a number of changes in al... more The starting point of the paper is the thesis that globalization causes a number of changes in all aspects of social life, which can not be properly explained in the framework of the Westphalian paradigm anymore. The old paradigm of nation-state system has been changed dramatically, in particular the issue of sovereignty that was the basis of state system. New paradigm imply redefining of sovereignty and the transformation of the role of the state in world politics. However, political parties remain functioning as the main political actors of the nation state. The paper aims to explore how political parties perceive globalization and global issues and intends to answer the following questions: How parties reflect on globalization issues and themes? How they perceive their role in globalized society?
U ovom radu autor je pokusao prikazati osnovne elemente argumentacijskih strategija hrvatskog i s... more U ovom radu autor je pokusao prikazati osnovne elemente argumentacijskih strategija hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa kroz kontekst predizborne kampanje u Hrvatskoj. Iako je sama kampanja trajala kratko, događaji koji su joj prethodili uvelike su utjecali na oblikovanje hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa. U kontekstu krize federacije i narusenih međunacionalnih odnosa predizborna kampanja poslužila je za dodatno poticanje diskursa mržnje. Hrvatske novine koristene u analizi su Vjesnik, Vecernji list, Danas i Start, a od srpskih koristene su Politika, Duga, NIN i Intervju. Prvi dio rada bavi se liberalizacijom i otvaranjem tranzicijskog procesa kroz prihvacanje stranackog pluralizma i zatim osnivanja politickih stranaka. Nakon toga prikazana su opca obilježja predizborne kampanje kao i osnovne sastavnice hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa u odnosu na kampanju i izbore. U nastavku su napravljene dvije analize slucaja: Skup na Petrovoj gori 4. ožujka 1990. kojeg je hrvatsk...
Framing the Nation: An Introduction to Commemorative Culture in Croatia
This chapter explains the background behind the FRAMNAT project, which was initiated as an academ... more This chapter explains the background behind the FRAMNAT project, which was initiated as an academic effort to critically and systematically analyze the deep divisions in Croatian society related to the traumas of the twentieth century. These divisions affect not only ethnic identities and national politics within Croatia, but impact relations with nearly all of the country’s neighbors. The aim was to use commemorations, and specifically political speeches given at commemorative events, as a lens through which to observe how political, religious, and intellectual elites, along with a variety of other mnemonic actors, frame the past in order to buttress their contemporary vision of Croatian society or delegitimize the vision of their political opponents. The contributors to this volume used an interdisciplinary approach, including cognitive linguistics, history, political science, media studies, cultural studies, and ethnography in order to thoroughly examine how the top-down process ...
This article provides an overview on some of the key issues related to the Bleiburg commemoration... more This article provides an overview on some of the key issues related to the Bleiburg commemoration and more broadly the cultural memory of Partisan crimes at the end of the Second World War. Drawing upon four years of fieldwork, media analysis, and recent historiographical debates, the authors take a transnational approach in examining why Bleiburg remains one of the most controversial commemorations not just in Croatia but in the region. The article focuses on historical narratives in the commemorative speeches, the role of space in shaping memory politics, symbols and monuments present at Bleiburg Field, and the broader context of how Austrian politics affects the commemoration and its public perception.
Welfare State in Transition: Political Transformations. The Case of Croatia
This paper intends to provide an analysis of political transformations that influenced and accomp... more This paper intends to provide an analysis of political transformations that influenced and accompanied the restructuring of the welfare state in Croatia. The analysis will be divided in two main periods, significant for the understanding of different political influences: first, from the gaining of independence until 2000 and the political regime shift and second, from 2000 until present.
Framing the narrative about communist crimes in Croatia
This chapter examines the discourse about communist crimes through case studies of the most impor... more This chapter examines the discourse about communist crimes through case studies of the most important and most visible commemorations of Bleiburg and Jazovka. Both sites of memory represent a symbol of Partisan crimes at the end of the war. The commemorations are highly politicized and often used for discrediting political opponents. After a post-communist regime was established in Croatia in 1990, a strong anti-communist discourse emerged. As part of this new discourse, the official communist history was challenged and revised. By analyzing commemorative speeches and contested media narratives around these commemorations, this chapter presents the main arguments about the communist legacy in Croatia. The debate about the communist legacy, including the two commemorations presented in this chapter, clearly shows how different frames are used not only to deal with the past and compete in the dynamic process of nation and identity building but also to discredit political and ideologic...
Autor prikazuje osnovne elemente strategije hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa u predizbornoj... more Autor prikazuje osnovne elemente strategije hrvatskog i srpskog novinskog diskursa u predizbornoj kampanji u Hrvatskoj. Kriza federacije i narušeni međunacionalni odnosi utjecali su na širenje mržnje u predizbornoj kampanji. Od hrvatskih novina u analizi su korišteni Vjesnik, Večernji list, Danas i Start, a od srpskih Politika, Duga, NIN i Intervju. U radu se prikazuje liberalizacija i otvaranje tranzicijskog procesa prihvaćanjem stranačkog pluralizma i osnivanjem političkih stranaka. Analizirana su i dva slučaja. Prvi je skup na Petrovoj gori 4. ožujka 1990., koji je hrvatsko novinstvo povezalo sa širenjem „antibirokratske revolucije“, a srpsko ga je prikazalo kao odgovor na jačanje hrvatskog nacionalizma. Drugi slučaj je „atentat“ na predsjednika HDZ-a F. Tuđmana 18. ožujka 1990., koji je u hrvatskom novinstvu interpretiran kao napad na demokratski proces, a u srpskom kao očekivani odgovor isprovociranoga srpskog stanovništva. Ključne riječi: predizborna kampanja, izbori u Hrvatsk...
Hrvatsko-srpski odnosi u 20. veku (Novi Sad: Maxima graf), 2021
After the war in the nineties and the dissolution of Yugoslavia political relations between Croat... more After the war in the nineties and the dissolution of Yugoslavia political relations between Croatia and Serbia are dominantly marked by historic legacy and inability to deal with the 20th-century traumas. Relations between the two countries are annually at the lowest level during remembering Croatian Operation Storm at the beginning of August. In opposition (and relation) to the victimization narrative on the fall of Vukovar, Operation Storm in Croatia became the keystone of the winner narrative of the Homeland War. For this reason, as opposed to being commemorated in Vukovar, in Knin, the end of the war and victory is celebrated in the state-organized event of the operation’s anniversary on 5 August. Main frames in Croatia are the legitimacy of operation Storm, victory, unity, end of the war, sacrifice, and heroism of Croatian defenders. On the other side, since 2015, the leaders of Serbia and Republika Srpska have organized an official parallel commemoration in Serbia dedicated to the Serb victims of the operation after years of unofficial commemorations by Croatian Serb refugees. Official commemoration in Serbia is an important part of the discourse of victimization of Serbs and revisiting the history of the wars in the nineties, which is connected with the rise of Aleksandar Vučić. Main frames in Serbia are the victimization of Serbs, ethnic cleansing, continuity of anti-Serbian policy, future and reconciliation, how Croatia can celebrate Storm and never again Storm.
This article provides an overview on some of the key issues related to the Bleiburg commemoration... more This article provides an overview on some of the key issues related to the Bleiburg commemoration and more broadly the cultural memory of Partisan crimes at the end of the Second World War. Drawing upon four years of fieldwork, media analysis, and recent historiographical debates, the authors take a transnational approach in examining why Bleiburg remains one of the most controversial commemorations not just in Croatia but in the region. The article focuses on historical narratives in the commemorative speeches, the role of space in shaping memory politics, symbols and monuments present at Bleiburg Field, and the broader context of how Austrian politics affects the commemoration and its public perception.
The Challenges of Democratization and Reconciliation in the Post-Yugoslav Space, 2020
This book explores the challenges of democratization and reconciliation in the context of Europea... more This book explores the challenges of democratization and reconciliation in the context of European integration in the post-Yugoslav region. Despite its academic and policy relevance, students and academics studying the region do not have a single source of reading material where they can learn about the challenges facing the region. This book aims to serve an array of college students and become a go-to source in studying the region. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the book provides readers with a comprehensive account of the various challenges inhibiting democratization and reconciliation. The chapters are written by authors from different disciplines, thus allowing readers to analyze the region from different perspectives.
The Short and Brutish Life of Republika Srpska Krajina: Failure of a De Facto State
Ethnopolitics, 2013
ABSTRACT It is extremely difficult for a state to survive without international recognition; even... more ABSTRACT It is extremely difficult for a state to survive without international recognition; even so, some de facto states have been established and continue to exist. Others do not, and have been wiped off the face of the earth again. This article looks at one failed de facto state, the breakaway Serb Republic of Krajina (RSK) that existed for five years (1991–1995), before it was overrun by Croatian armed forces in Operation Storm. What did RSK do wrong that the surviving de facto states do right? Research has shown that in order to survive de facto states must have a patron that will protect them and supply them with financial and other resources; in addition, they must engage in state-building (the establishment of functioning state institutions) and in nation-building (fostering patriotism and a common national identity). RSK failed on all three scores. The Krajina leaders did initially enjoy the backing of the Milos˘ević regime, but fell out with it and lost that support. Rather than build strong state institutions they pilfered the state and allowed the society to slide into anarchy. Finally, they never made any attempt to create a sense of separate RSK identity linked to the state. RSK was presented only as the westernmost outpost of Serbdom, and as a temporary structure pending the unification of all Serbs in one state. This is not the stuff successful de facto states are made of.
U knjizi je prikazan i analiziran proces političke tranzicije u Hrvatskoj od početka liberalizaci... more U knjizi je prikazan i analiziran proces političke tranzicije u Hrvatskoj od početka liberalizacije u osamdesetima do uspostave demokratskog poretka, odnosno donošenja ustava u prosincu 1990. godine. u fokusu ovog rada prije svega su pitanja iz užeg procesa političke tranzicije: liberalizacija i rastakanje komunističkog poretka, otvaranje rasprave o demokratizaciji, formiranje opozicijskih inicijativa i udruženja – kasnije političkih stranaka, prihvaćanje višestranačkih izbora, predizborna kampanja, izbori i uspostava novog poretka.Knjiga također obrađuje razne teme vezane za raspad Jugoslavije, pitanja državnosti, pripremu rata, kao i problematiku Srba u Hrvatskoj u kontekstu nacionalnih homogenizacija. Između ostalog ova knjiga treba doprinijeti razumijevanju zeitgeista, odnosno duha vremena u kojem je provedena politička tranzicija. U svrhu toga detaljno su prikazane teme i rasprave koje su dominirale javnim prostorom tijekom 1989. i 1990. godine, a time i brze i često nepredvidive promjene koje su karakteristične za tranzicijsko razdoblje.
This edited volume is based on the conference proceedings presented and discussed at the internat... more This edited volume is based on the conference proceedings presented and discussed at the international conference Confronting the Past, held on 23 April 2009 at the European House in Zagreb. This academic conference, organized jointly by the Political Science Research Centre and the Scientific Forum, gathered researchers from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Portugal, Latvia, Belarus, Macedonia, Austria, and Italy. The conference focused on the various experiences and practices of European states and societies in dealing with troubled pasts and often authoritarian legacies in the course of the 20th century.
The story of 'globalization of politics' touches the problem of possibility of 'global democracy'... more The story of 'globalization of politics' touches the problem of possibility of 'global democracy' in relation to the national-state or territorial democracies, when, as a frequent example of that relation, the European Union is mentioned. What is the possibility of global democracy, empirically, remains an open question. At least for now, it is an open theoretical possibility, which in the European Union clashes with the national-state premises of democracy. It is about the clash between national-state and the projective concept of cosmopolitan, global democracy.
Zbornik donosi radove izložene na istoimenom znanstvenom skupu održanom u Zagrebu 19. travnja 200... more Zbornik donosi radove izložene na istoimenom znanstvenom skupu održanom u Zagrebu 19. travnja 2006. Pojam (proces) globalizacije u posljednjih dvadesetak godina predstavlja jednu od središnjih tema unutar društvenih znanosti. Razumijevanje višedimenzionalne prirode globalizacije i složenosti dinamike kojom globalizacijski procesi počinju prožimati sve segmente suvremenog društva zahtjeva široku interdisciplinarnu znanstvenu raspravu. Autori poglavlja iz raznih znanstvenih disciplina pristupaju promišljanju globalizacije u neoliberalnom kontekstu, ukazujući pritom na specifične aspekte promjena u suvremenom društvu. Poglavlja u knjizi analiziraju različite teme: povijest neoliberalizma; politološku dimenziju procesa globalizacije; različite ekonomske imlikacije globalizacije; kritiku neoliberalnog modela; pitanja globalizacije i regulacije; utjecaj globalizacije na socijalnu državu; utjecaj globalizacije na ekologiju.
U knjizi je dokumentarnom i kronološkom metodom prikazan nastanak i razvoj de facto države na ter... more U knjizi je dokumentarnom i kronološkom metodom prikazan nastanak i razvoj de facto države na teritoriju Republike Hrvatske. To je napravljeno na tri razine: dokumenti Republike Hrvatske, dokumenti samoproglašenih srpskih autonomnih oblasti i Republike Srpske Krajine, te međunarodni dokumenti. Hrvatske dokumente predstavlja Izvješće Ustavnog suda Republike Hrvatske iz 2002. godine u kojem je obuhvaćen pravni odnos Republike Hrvatske prema srpskim tvorevinama. Druga razina predstavlja temeljni i glavni dio knjige u kojem su prikazani dokumenti koje su donosili organi samoproglašenih srpskih autonomnih oblasti i Republike Srpske Krajine. Iz tih dokumenata vidljiva su politička opredjeljenja pobunjenih Srba, odnos prema Hrvatskoj, Srbiji, Jugoslaviji, Srbima u Bosni i Hercegovini i međunarodnoj zajednici. Također, dokumenti detaljno oslikavaju unutarnju organizaciju, funkcioniranje i odnose unutar Republike Srpske Krajine. Treću razinu čine međunarodni dokumenti relevantni za srpsku pobunu u Hrvatskoj: mišljenja Badinterove komisije, Vanceov plan, rezolucije Ujedinjenih naroda i Plan Z4.
Framing the Nation and Collective Identities, 2019
This book analyzes top-down and bottom-up strategies of framing the nation and collective identit... more This book analyzes top-down and bottom-up strategies of framing the nation and collective identities through commemorative practices relating to events from the Second World War and the 1990s "Homeland War" in Croatia. With attention to media representations of commemorative events and opinion poll data, it draws on interviews and participant observation at commemorative events to focus on the speeches of political elites, together with the speeches of opposition politicians and other social actors (such as the Catholic Church, anti-fascist organizations and war veterans' and victims' organizations) who challenge official narratives. Offering innovative approaches to researching and analyzing commemorative practices in post-conflict societies, this examination of a nation's transition from a Yugoslav republic to an independent state-and now the newest member of the European Union-constitutes a unique case study for scholars of cultural memory and identity politics interested in the production and representation of national identities in official narratives.
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