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9 - Attitudes toward justice and social reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2010

By
Miklos Biro ,
Dean Ajdukovic ,
Dinka Corkalo ,
Dino Djipa ,
Petar Milin  and
Harvey M. Weinstein
Edited by
Eric Stover  and
Harvey M. Weinstein
Miklos Biro
Affiliation:
Professor of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
Dean Ajdukovic
Affiliation:
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Postgraduate Psychology Program, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dinka Corkalo
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dino Djipa
Affiliation:
Research Director of Prism Research, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Petar Milin
Affiliation:
Assistant in the Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; Research Fellow, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Harvey M. Weinstein
Affiliation:
Associate Director of the Human Rights Center and Clinical Professor of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Eric Stover
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Harvey M. Weinstein
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
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Summary

In this chapter, we examine the factors that may contribute to or prevent the rebuilding of war-torn societies based on two surveys of attitudes and beliefs of the inhabitants of three cities – Vukovar, Mostar, and Prijedor – in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in 2000 and 2001. Prior to the war, these three cities were integrated societies where different nationalities had intermarried and lived together in relative harmony for centuries. Since the end of hostilities in 1995, the cities have remained fairly peaceful, although conflicts between national and civic identity still continue among the three principal national groups. While the war experience of these cities may have been unique in its ferocity, it also is true that the manifestations of enmity that persist can be found in similar towns and villages throughout BiH and Croatia.

The principal goals of our survey were: to investigate some of the underlying attitudes and beliefs of the population of Mostar, Prijedor, and Vukovar toward the (re)building of community; to investigate attitudes toward reconciliation and members of other national groups; and finally, to investigate attitudes toward war crimes, war crimes trials and, specifically, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Background

Psychological and social origins

The 1991–1995 wars in the former Yugoslavia will be remembered for their cruelty, including widespread war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.

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My Neighbor, My Enemy
Justice and Community in the Aftermath of Mass Atrocity
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2004

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  • Attitudes toward justice and social reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia
    • By Miklos Biro, Professor of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro, Dean Ajdukovic, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Postgraduate Psychology Program, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Dinka Corkalo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Dino Djipa, Research Director of Prism Research, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Petar Milin, Assistant in the Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; Research Fellow, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, Harvey M. Weinstein, Associate Director of the Human Rights Center and Clinical Professor of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA
  • Edited by Eric Stover, University of California, Berkeley, Harvey M. Weinstein, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book: My Neighbor, My Enemy
  • Online publication: 05 May 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511720352.013
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  • Attitudes toward justice and social reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia
    • By Miklos Biro, Professor of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro, Dean Ajdukovic, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Postgraduate Psychology Program, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Dinka Corkalo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Dino Djipa, Research Director of Prism Research, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Petar Milin, Assistant in the Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; Research Fellow, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, Harvey M. Weinstein, Associate Director of the Human Rights Center and Clinical Professor of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA
  • Edited by Eric Stover, University of California, Berkeley, Harvey M. Weinstein, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book: My Neighbor, My Enemy
  • Online publication: 05 May 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511720352.013
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  • Attitudes toward justice and social reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia
    • By Miklos Biro, Professor of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro, Dean Ajdukovic, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Postgraduate Psychology Program, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Dinka Corkalo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Dino Djipa, Research Director of Prism Research, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Petar Milin, Assistant in the Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; Research Fellow, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, Harvey M. Weinstein, Associate Director of the Human Rights Center and Clinical Professor of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA
  • Edited by Eric Stover, University of California, Berkeley, Harvey M. Weinstein, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book: My Neighbor, My Enemy
  • Online publication: 05 May 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511720352.013
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