Peace Psychology in the Balkans by Olivera Simić Zala Volčič & Catherine R. Philpot

Author:Olivera Simić, Zala Volčič & Catherine R. Philpot
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer US, Boston, MA

Conclusion

In a post-conflict society existing ethnic symbols pose a difficult problem as they often embody and perpetuate the recent conflict. By widening the definition of conflict, and allowing for a multidisciplinary approach to the measurement and amelioration of post-war inter-ethnic conflict, peace psychology enables us to address the developments taking place in the symbolic realm of post-conflict societies. In a society where all local and historical symbols have been (mis)appropriated for nationalist purposes, and have been used to perpetuate conflict through other means, a symbolic vocabulary which transcends ethnic divisions is desperately needed. The battleground for post-Yugoslav states in general, and Bosnia–Herzegovina in particular, is whether these values continue to be based on supreme and exclusive rights of a particular ethnic group, or transform towards a more inclusive and pluralistic conception of the Bosnian political community. The changing nature of monuments and symbols in post-Yugoslav states will certainly be a salient litmus test.

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