The Yugoslav Example

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The term "Yugoslav wars" (often called "the Balkan conflict") describes a series of wars in the region of former Yugoslavia, which were associated with the break up of the state. The wars in Yugoslavia resulted in an unimaginable number of dead, injured and displaced people. They also had a devastating impact on the economy and on the environment. This publication analyses the wars and their effects and takes stock of possible lessons and future perspectives for peace on an individual state and European level as well as the level of civil society.
The term “Yugoslav Wars” (or, often, “the Balkan conflict”) refers to a series of wars in the region of former Yugoslavia, which were associated with the break-up of that state. The Yugoslav Wars resulted in an unimaginable number of dead, injured and displaced people. They also had a devastating impact on the economy and on the environment. Most notably, in some of the states which emerged from the conflict, people still to this day cannot peacefully coexist with one another. Beyond the affected region itself, the military conflict also had significant implications for Europe and its member states. It destroyed the illusion that Europe had overcome war. Perhaps these recent wars have given Europe an impetus to draw lessons from them, to find out what really needs to be done to build a peaceful Europe. A particular characteristic of this publication is that it does not settle for a single precise analysis of the reasons for war and for post-war conflicts. Rather, peace efforts and peace treaties are analyzed by focusing on their function of preventing conflicts or reducing their extent. Emphasis is placed on the efforts of national actors as well as on those of actors in civil society to promote peace policies in the international sphere. This collection of articles might, for the first time, clearly display the political challenges of peace in the context of the collapse of Yugoslavia and its subsequent wars. It certainly seeks to illustrate what has been learned and what still needs to be learned for the future.

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Bettina Gruber
Bettina Gruber is a contemporary historian and Deputy Chief Scientific Officer at the Center for Peace Research and Peace Education at Alps-Adriatic University in Klagenfurt, Austria. Her research focuses on peace studies, peacebuilding in Southeastern Europe, and the teaching of peace. In 2011, she organized a conference entitled “20 Years After – War(s) in Yugoslavia: Challenges for a European Culture of Peace”. Dr.in Bettina Gruber, Zeithistorikerin und Friedenspädagogin, Leiterin des Zentrums für Friedensforschung und Friedensbildung des Instituts für Erziehungswissenschaft und Bildungsforschung der Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. Schwerpunkte: Migration und Frieden, Alpen-Adria-Region, Friedensbildung.

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Former Yugoslavia Bosnia-Herzegovina Post-War Region Southeastern Europe Culture of Remembrance, Conflict, Transformation, Education Kosovo Serbia Croatia NATO Syria the Balkans Peacebuilding Reconciliation Teaching Materials Politische Soziologie

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