Naslov
“Mixing the Dough for the Bread of Reconciliation”: Croat-Serb Relations and Croatia’s Commemorative Culture

Autori
Pavlaković, Vjeran

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Cultures and Politics of Remembrance: Southeast European and Balkan Perspectives

Urednik/ci
Trajanovski, Naum ; Todorov, Petar ; Volchevska, Biljana ; Risteski, Ljupcho S.

Izdavač
Forum

Grad
Skopje

Godina
2021

Raspon stranica
53-63

ISBN
978-608-4956-04-4

Ključne riječi
memory politics, Croatia, former Yugoslavia, Homeland War, reconciliation

Sažetak
For years, the anniversary of Operation Storm (August 1995) was the trigger that would torpedo any efforts at improving relations between Croatia and Serbia, even after progress had been made in the months prior to the commemoration/celebration. Inevitably, however, the weeks leading up to 5 August would be filled with media speculation and political manoeuvring that always boiled over on the unbearably hot streets of Knin. Due to these diametrically opposed official commemorations there seemed to be little hope for a reconciliatory breakthrough in memory politics. However, the Croatian government, which included members of the largest Croatian Serb political party in its ruling coalition, initiated the most reconciliatory commemorative policies in the summer of 2020 since the war ended twenty-five years ago. This contribution analyses the role of the Operation Storm commemoration in Croatia’s collective remembrance and its potential for long- term symbolic reparations, both within Croatia and regarding bilateral relations with neighbouring countries.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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