Skip to main content

LUP Student Papers

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

I bid you farewell - Cultural life of young Bosnians and "the state of things"

Tendzeric Knezevic, Benjamin LU (2024) SANM05 20241
Social Anthropology
Abstract
This thesis aims to investigate how individuals structure their life within a post-conflict precarious country. Bosnia consists of three autonomous regions called Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska and Brčko Distrikt BiH. Since the early nineties, Bosnia has experienced ongoing emigration, encompassing both diaspora and migration communities as evidenced by the 1991 and 2013 censuses. In the last couple of years, news outlets have reported that at least two million people of Bosnian origin are now living abroad. The goal of my research is to investigate how everyday life and social cohesion within the country is affected by high
levels of migration. By relocating to Sarajevo for approximately two and a half months I have... (More)
This thesis aims to investigate how individuals structure their life within a post-conflict precarious country. Bosnia consists of three autonomous regions called Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska and Brčko Distrikt BiH. Since the early nineties, Bosnia has experienced ongoing emigration, encompassing both diaspora and migration communities as evidenced by the 1991 and 2013 censuses. In the last couple of years, news outlets have reported that at least two million people of Bosnian origin are now living abroad. The goal of my research is to investigate how everyday life and social cohesion within the country is affected by high
levels of migration. By relocating to Sarajevo for approximately two and a half months I have participated in daily life and documented the stories of the locals in Sarajevo and in rural areas outside of Gradiška. Partaking in Bosnian society allows for the possibility to see how routines and practices are performed by the local populace, with the goal to give a micro-perspective into the lives and
mobility of people within precarious societies like Bosnia. The documentation of experiences and stories of interlocutors having either chosen to remain or leave, returned or already left the country behind, providing an idea of what building a life in Bosnia means and the future prospects the country offers its young population. The findings in these thesis indicate that economical challenges are not the main culprit for impeding the lives of young Bosnians, rather there is an intricate web of cultural restrictions, dwindling social circles and social instability; resulting in restricted and unpredictable futures of young adults. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
Tendzeric Knezevic, Benjamin LU
supervisor
organization
course
SANM05 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Bosnia, Balkan, anthropology, future, migration, distrust
language
English
id
9157882
date added to LUP
2024-06-04 13:04:01
date last changed
2024-06-04 13:04:01
@misc{9157882,
  abstract     = {{This thesis aims to investigate how individuals structure their life within a post-conflict precarious country. Bosnia consists of three autonomous regions called Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska and Brčko Distrikt BiH. Since the early nineties, Bosnia has experienced ongoing emigration, encompassing both diaspora and migration communities as evidenced by the 1991 and 2013 censuses. In the last couple of years, news outlets have reported that at least two million people of Bosnian origin are now living abroad. The goal of my research is to investigate how everyday life and social cohesion within the country is affected by high
 levels of migration. By relocating to Sarajevo for approximately two and a half months I have participated in daily life and documented the stories of the locals in Sarajevo and in rural areas outside of Gradiška. Partaking in Bosnian society allows for the possibility to see how routines and practices are performed by the local populace, with the goal to give a micro-perspective into the lives and
mobility of people within precarious societies like Bosnia. The documentation of experiences and stories of interlocutors having either chosen to remain or leave, returned or already left the country behind, providing an idea of what building a life in Bosnia means and the future prospects the country offers its young population. The findings in these thesis indicate that economical challenges are not the main culprit for impeding the lives of young Bosnians, rather there is an intricate web of cultural restrictions, dwindling social circles and social instability; resulting in restricted and unpredictable futures of young adults.}},
  author       = {{Tendzeric Knezevic, Benjamin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{I bid you farewell - Cultural life of young Bosnians and "the state of things"}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}