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The backlash of the Inzko amendment to law – a discourse analysis of Serbian nationalistic rhetoric

Sinanovic, Naida LU (2024) SIMZ11 20241
Graduate School
Abstract (Swedish)
The fall of Yugoslavia in the 1990s led to a series of political upheavals, culminating in the 1992 referendum in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This referendum triggered the Bosnian War, which was finally ended by the Dayton Peace Agreement signed on December 14, 1995. The Dayton Peace Agreement aimed to stabilize the country by establishing a power-sharing arrangement among its three ethnic groups - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs - and fostering the development of a democratic state. Despite the agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains under the supervision of a High Representative, and nationalist parties like the SNSD, SDA, and HDZ continue to dominate the political landscape.
In July 2021, former High Representative Valentin Inzko introduced... (More)
The fall of Yugoslavia in the 1990s led to a series of political upheavals, culminating in the 1992 referendum in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This referendum triggered the Bosnian War, which was finally ended by the Dayton Peace Agreement signed on December 14, 1995. The Dayton Peace Agreement aimed to stabilize the country by establishing a power-sharing arrangement among its three ethnic groups - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs - and fostering the development of a democratic state. Despite the agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains under the supervision of a High Representative, and nationalist parties like the SNSD, SDA, and HDZ continue to dominate the political landscape.
In July 2021, former High Representative Valentin Inzko introduced amendments to criminalize genocide denial and the glorification of war criminals, prompting significant backlash from the Serb community. This legislation has intensified separatist rhetoric from Milorad Dodik and his SNSD party, who have threatened to withdraw from national institutions and challenge the Dayton Peace Agreement. The resurgence of nationalism and the glorification of war criminals, such as Ratko Mladićć, particularly in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska, has exacerbated political tensions and unrest in the country.
This study examines the separatist rhetoric of the actors from the political elite in the Republic of Srpska and the implications for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political stability. It explores the potential threats to the Dayton Peace Agreement and the normative developments within the Serb society, particularly in relation to the rise of separatist rhetoric. The findings underscore the need for further research into the impact of such rhetoric on the country’s fragile peace and the international community’s role in addressing these challenges. (Less)
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author
Sinanovic, Naida LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ11 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Amendment to Law, Critical Discourse Analysis, Dayton Peace Agreement, Nationalistic Rhetoric
language
English
id
9174345
date added to LUP
2024-09-13 14:46:58
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2024-09-13 14:46:58
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  abstract     = {{The fall of Yugoslavia in the 1990s led to a series of political upheavals, culminating in the 1992 referendum in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This referendum triggered the Bosnian War, which was finally ended by the Dayton Peace Agreement signed on December 14, 1995. The Dayton Peace Agreement aimed to stabilize the country by establishing a power-sharing arrangement among its three ethnic groups - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs - and fostering the development of a democratic state. Despite the agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains under the supervision of a High Representative, and nationalist parties like the SNSD, SDA, and HDZ continue to dominate the political landscape.
In July 2021, former High Representative Valentin Inzko introduced amendments to criminalize genocide denial and the glorification of war criminals, prompting significant backlash from the Serb community. This legislation has intensified separatist rhetoric from Milorad Dodik and his SNSD party, who have threatened to withdraw from national institutions and challenge the Dayton Peace Agreement. The resurgence of nationalism and the glorification of war criminals, such as Ratko Mladićć, particularly in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska, has exacerbated political tensions and unrest in the country.
This study examines the separatist rhetoric of the actors from the political elite in the Republic of Srpska and the implications for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political stability. It explores the potential threats to the Dayton Peace Agreement and the normative developments within the Serb society, particularly in relation to the rise of separatist rhetoric. The findings underscore the need for further research into the impact of such rhetoric on the country’s fragile peace and the international community’s role in addressing these challenges.}},
  author       = {{Sinanovic, Naida}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The backlash of the Inzko amendment to law – a discourse analysis of Serbian nationalistic rhetoric}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}