“Homeland War” as a Marker of Memory in Bilateral Relations Between Serbia and Croatia in the light of the ontological security
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Studia Środkowoeuropejskie i Bałkanistyczne, 2025, Tom XXXIV, s. 423-440
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“Homeland War” as a Marker of Memory in Bilateral Relations Between Serbia and Croatia in the light of the ontological security
The article aims to analyze the impact of historical memory on foreign and security policy using the example of Serbia and Croatia and their bilateral relations. The basis for considerations is the concept of ontological security, which indicates the construction of the state’s identity, and is implemented through political decisions and social practices (e.g. remembering important historical events). The memory is treated as a social construct. The article focuses on memory, which leads to the formation of state identity in bilateral and regional or international relations.
Historical memory as an element of memory politics in bilateral relations generates many research questions about actors-leaders and institutions who use certain mechanisms, and instruments of its creation. Leaders and institutions use historical memory to create separate identities, commemorate chosen and appropriate national heroes, celebrate important dates, historical places, and events, and lead selective narratives. The most significant elements in the analysis of historical memory of Serbia and Croatia relations are: 1. the National Security Strategy of Croatia and leaders narrative; 2. the 1990s conflict named the Homeland War and its perception by both sides 3. commemoration of official Days of Remembrance related to, among others, Vukovar, Škabrnja, or Operation “Storm”.
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