| ID | 129471 |
| Title Proper | War by other means |
| Other Title Information | cultural policy and the politics of corporate consociation in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fontana, Giuditta |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Civil war obliterates memories of past coexistence. Yet, memories can also be erased through peacetime denial of legitimacy and funding to institutions preserving artifacts and remains testifying to a past of cultural hybridity. This article examines the interplay between cultural policy and constitutional framework in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to explain the recent closure of Sarajevo's museums. It argues that the institutions' demise reflects a new state-building project founded on the separate development of mutually exclusive cultural and ethnic communities. Amnesia about past coexistence is instrumental to the political stability of BiH's corporate consociation but may hamper long-term conflict resolution. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol.19, No.4; October-December 201: p.447-466 |
| Journal Source | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol.19, No.4; October-December 201: p.447-466 |
| Key Words | Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Yugoslavia ; Europe ; Eastern Europe ; Civil War ; Cultural Hybridity ; Ethnic Hybridity ; Conflict Resolution ; Cultural Policy ; Cultural Politics ; Corporate Consociation ; Political Stability ; Political Legitimacy |