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The Yugoslav Example - Violence, War and Difficult Ways Towards Peace
von: Bettina Gruber
Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2014
ISBN: 9783830978442 , 181 Seiten
Format: PDF, OL
Kopierschutz: frei
Preis: 30,99 EUR
book cover
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Content
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Between the Past and the Future. Culture of Remembrance, Conflict Transformation, Education
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History and Perspectives
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Background of the Publication and its Contributions
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Conclusion
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On Trust and Mistrust. The History and Presence of Democracy in Southeastern Europe
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Historical Promises of Democracy led to Disappointment and the Erosion of Trust
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In the Labyrinth of the Democratic Transition Era
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EU Democracy as a Shaky Role Model
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Authoritarian Dangers in the Balkans
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Instead of a Conclusion, a Miniature
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Yugoslavia: A Short Tale of Competition and Cooperation
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Rise and Fall of the Nationalist Mistake
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From the Failure of Nationalist Politics to the European Option
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Common Features as Impulses for Cooperation
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The Time has not yet Come for All – Short and Long Ways to Reconciliation and Cooperation
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Déjà-vu?
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War over Kosovo 24 March 1999 –10 June 1999. Behind and Beyond the Scenes: Why NATO Attacked Yugoslavia
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Overview
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Kosovo as a Way for NATO to Raise its Profile
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US Interests and their Role in the Kosovo Question
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Germany’s Interests and its Role in the Kosovo Question
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The EU’s Interests and their Role in the Kosovo Question
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Neoliberal Economic Interests, Geostrategic and Geopolitical Considerations
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Tangles of Interests
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Neoliberal Global Economy as an Engine for War
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Privatization as a Goal of War
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Geostrategic and Geopolitical Considerations of the Military
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Conclusion
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A European Anti-War Movement. The Response of European Civil Society to the Conflicts in the Former Yugoslavia
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Introduction
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The Work at Home: Protest, Advocacy and Direct Aid
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The Work on the Ground
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Conclusions
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Limits to Humanitarian Intervention. Syria and the Lessons from Bosnia and Kosovo
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Syria and the Balkans – “Wicked Problems”
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Lessons from Yugoslavia
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The Dire Consequences of State Collapse
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Can Intervention Work?
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Regional Integration in the Age of Globalisation
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Six Lessons – A Primer for Peace
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Lesson 1: Negotiate Early and Robustly
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Lesson 2: Include all Regional Powers – In Particular Iran
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Lesson 3: No Preconditions about Core Issues
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Lesson 4: No War Crimes Trials – At Least not Right Away
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Lesson 5: Be Creative (Ibid.)
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Lesson 6: Freeze out the Extremists
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Peace and Security in the Balkans: A Challenge for Europe
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Educational Factors in the Balkans
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A Closer Look at the Theme of Religious Diversity
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Making Peace through Culture
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E pur si muove!
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1. Marketplace and Temple
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2. Polyphony and Counterpoint
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3. Memory and History
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Dealing with the Past as a Common Challenge for State Institutions and Civil Society in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia
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Legal Institutions for War Crimes Prosecution – Key Actors in “Dealing with the Past”
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Governments and State Institutions
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Civil Society Actors: Grassroots Engagement at a Local and Regional Level
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The Campaign for Regional Truth Commission (REKOM)
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Achievements and Challenges
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Fostering Institutions’ Capacities for Accountability and the Rule of Law
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The Need for Restorative Approaches
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Strengthening Civil Society Approaches for Dealing with the Past
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Building Trust and Relationships in Divided Communities
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Reconciliation through Recognition
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Personal Identity Formation – From Hegel to Honneth
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A New Normative Framework – Reconciliation through Practical “Relations-to-Self”
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Overcoming Relativization by Countering Abstraction
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Overcoming Violence: Responding to Contemporary and Past Violence
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Introductory Remarks
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I Overcoming Violence
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Transformative Democracy as the Fundament for Sustainable Peace
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II Response to Contemporary Violence – How to Find Other Ways?
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Wartime
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III Post-War Period – Transitional Justice Measures / Dealing with the Past
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Dealing with the Past – Transitional (Transformative) Justice
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Experience from Croatia: Transitional Justice Processes in Croatia (and the Region of Former Yugoslavia)
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Ongoing Measures and Advances
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Shortcomings, Gaps and Controversies
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Go on – But how?
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IV How to Move Forward?
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Can the Citizens of Croatia Agree to Reach an Agreement on Croatian-Serbian Friendship?
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A Few “Easy” Steps towards Reconciliation
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Concord and Conflict
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The Development of Teaching Materials to Further Peace
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Background
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Early Years
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Evolution
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Bottom-up Approach
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JHP Workbooks
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Ways and Means
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Funding and Completion of Workbooks
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Recognition
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Human Rights Award 2013
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Impressions from the Field
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Montenegro
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Cyprus
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Kosovo
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Albanian an Serbian Minorities – A Crash Test for the JHP
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The Present and the Future
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Editor and Contributors
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