Prevazilaženje nacionalnih konflikata u demokratskim društvima / Overcoming National Conflicts in Democratic Societies

Abstract

Overcoming and harmonizing conflicts is a complex social process, especially in transitional and multinational countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. If we also take into account the war that took place at the end of the nineties and its consequences, then that process is more complex and multi-layered. This process takes place in different social spheres, from political, legal, economic and social to the change of the value paradigm and the general social system that is established within the framework of the new democratic society. There are several prerequisites for overcoming conflicts and the causes of war in BiH. In our analysis, we will try to point out only some important factors that influence the process of reconciliation, but also the change in social relations and the viewpoints of numerous social actors. Here, above all, we mean the contribution of the Hague verdicts for war crimes and other crimes committed during the war and aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period 1992-1995. In addition tothat, we will also deal with other social aspects aimed at reconciling and changing the paradigm of war and collectivist consciousness in relation to the needs and interests of people and citizens in democratic societies.