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https://doi.org/10.52328/t.8.2.1
War and interethnic relations in Mostar
Bogdan Dražeta
orcid.org/0000-0002-8772-1841
; Odeljenje za etnologiju i antropologiju Institut za etnologiju i antropologiju Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu
Sažetak
The war events in the period from 1992 to 1994 in the area of Mostar had a decisive importance in the shaping of interethnic relations at the end of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first century. Today, Croats, Bosniaks and Serbs treat each other differently in that city, depending on the domain in which they achieve inter-ethnic communication and interaction – economic practices, political action, social life, cultural cooperation. The existence of a symbolic border within the urban area (former war frontline), which divides Mostar into two political-ideological and ethnic areas, Croat and Bosniak, caused the reshaping of interethnic, i.e. interpersonal relations at the family, neighborhood and personal level. The paper will analyze an insight into the current situation on all these issues, which was reached on the basis of long-term fieldwork research that has been actively and periodically conducted in the area of the City of Mostar and its surroundings in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2017. Perceptions, behaviors and attitudes of Mostarians regarding interethnic relations were shaped thanks to the vivid memory of the war events during the nineties of the last century, which means that the narratives produced and shaped during military conflicts are transmitted to the next generations. On the other hand, interethnic cooperation is realized in other fields, which is why it cannot be claimed that in Mostar there are no relations between the majority nations (Croats and Bosniaks), as well as the minority (Serb), but that they happen on one set of levels, while this is not the case on others.
Ključne riječi
interethnic relations; Croats; Bosniaks; Serbs; Mostar
Hrčak ID:
337541
URI
Datum izdavanja:
6.11.2025.
Posjeta: 967 *