Konkurrensen om offerrollen i överlevandes berättelser efter kriget i Bosnien
(2014) In Tidsskrift for Samfunnsforskning 55(2). p.203-228- Abstract
- The aim of this article is to analyse verbally portrayed experiences of 27 survivors of the 1990’s war in northwestern Bosnia. My focus is on describing how the interviewees portray the social phenomenon of «victimhood» and on analysing the discursive patterns that contribute to construction of the category «victim». When, after the war, different actors claim this «victim» status, it sparks a competition for victimhood. The competition between categories seems to
take place on a symbolic level. By reproducing this competition for the victim role, all demarcations, which were played out so skilfully during the war, are kept alive. - Abstract (Swedish)
- I denna artikel analyseras muntligt gestaltade erfarenheter hos 27 överlevande efter kriget i nordvästra Bosnien under 1990-talet. Syftet är att dels beskriva hur de intervjuade framställer det sociala fenomenet «offerskap», dels analysera diskursiva mönster som medverkar i konstruktionen av kategorin «offer». Aktörernas anspråk på statusen «offer» skapar en konkurrens om offerrollen efter kriget. Konkurrensen mellan kategorierna tycks utspela sig på en symbolisk nivå. Reproducerandet av konkurrens om offerrollen tycks upprätthålla de gränsdragningar som spelades ut så tydligt under kriget.
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- author
- Basic, Goran LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Competition for victimhood in stories of survivors from the Bosnian war
- publishing date
- 2014
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- victim, crime, war, victimhood, Bosnien, krig, offerskap, brott, förövare, offer, perpetrator, Bosnia, sociology, sociologi
- in
- Tidsskrift for Samfunnsforskning
- volume
- 55
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 203 - 228
- publisher
- Universitetsforlaget
- external identifiers
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- wos:000336869000003
- scopus:84901461525
- ISSN
- 0040-716X
- language
- Swedish
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 3dbf6aab-b14e-4b4b-bb19-0fbb5064b59a (old id 4254255)
- alternative location
- http://www.idunn.no/ts/tfs/2014/02/konkurrensen_om_offerrollen_i_verlevandes_berttelser_efte
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 10:30:59
- date last changed
- 2022-01-25 23:59:53
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