Naslov
Croatia, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and General Gotovina as a Political Symbol

Autori
Pavlaković, Vjeran

Izvornik
Europe-Asia studies (0966-8136) 62 (2010), 10; 1707-1740

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Gotovina; war crimes; ICTY; political symbols; Croatia

Sažetak
This contribution examines the process of the construction of Gotovina as a political symbol from 2001 to its culmination in 2005 ; the historical and ethnonational images and meanings associated with it ; the places, moments and contexts when it was used ; and the reasons why Gotovina was deemed to be the appropriate symbol by the groups utilising him for their own political agendas. Since 2006, the dynamic of the Gotovina symbol has changed significantly, largely because his arrest removed him from the realm of everyday politics. While Gotovina remains a potent symbol for many Croats in how they understand the Homeland War, the pro-EU consensus in the Croatian parliament has meant that the ICTY, and even important trials such as Gotovina’s, are simply ignored by the political establishment, except in cases when Croatia’s cooperation with the tribunal is brought into question.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Povijest, Etnologija i antropologija

Napomena
Special Issue: Croatia after Tuđman: Encounters with the Consequences of Conflict and Authoritarianism.

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