Original scientific paper

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 1992-1995: A CIVIL WAR, AN EXTERNAL AGGRESSION OR BOTH?

Mirjana Kasapović orcid.org/0000-0001-5974-3499 ; Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This article aims to provide an explanation for appropriate ategorization of the violent conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995. Author defines the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a civil war based on the scientific definition and categorization. Later on, the author points to the differences in perception of the war origins based on ethnicity, as Serbs perceive war as a civil war, Bosniaks as an external aggression of both Serbia and Croatia, while Croats perceive it as an external aggression of Serbia. Finally, the author suggests that the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be perceived as an intercommunal ethnic conflict and internationalized civil war.

Keywords

Bosnia and Herzegovina; civil war; ethnic conflict; external intervention

Hrčak ID:

148035

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/148035

Publication date:

6.11.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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