This research intends to present a new methodological approach within the field of Conflict Studies. The design of a new research item called “constrictive memory” offers a new way to analyse the impact of war memories and experiences in post-conflict societies. The union of two already-existing theoretical concepts, such as memorialisation and proximity to traumatic events, creates a new conceptualization: thanks to an operationalisation process, it is possible to effectively measure the influence of war memories in the socio-political instability levels of an area. In order to support the new theoretical framework, the thesis will present also four case studies located in the Western Balkan region: Prijedor, Stolac for Bosnia and Herzegovina; Vukovar for Croatia and Apatin for Serbia. All of them offer valuable theoretical and empirical reflections in relation to the hypothesis advanced in this research. Through the analysis of a number of variables concerning local constrictive memory and socio-political issues persisting in the area, it is possible to establish the impact of war-related memories on their respective current contexts. The methodological approach of this research has been carried out by a combination of literature review and the elaboration of empirical data acquired through fieldwork activity.
Questa ricerca presenta un nuovo approccio metodologico da collocare all’interno degli Studi sui Conflitti. Lo sviluppo di un nuovo elemento teorico chiamato “memoria costrittiva” offre un nuovo metodo di analisi dell’impatto delle memorie ed esperienze di guerra nelle società post-belliche. L’unione di due concetti già esistenti quali la memorializzazione e la prossimità ad eventi traumatici, mira a creare un nuovo concetto: attraverso l’utilizzo di processi di operazionalizzazione, diventa possibile misurare in maniera efficace l’influenza delle memorie di guerra sull’instabilità socio-politica di determinate aree. Con l’intento di supportare tale struttura teorica, la tesi presenta quattro casi studio situati nella regione dei Balcani Occidentali: Prijedor e Stolac per la Bosnia e Erzegovina; Vukovar per la Croazia e Apatin per la Serbia. Attraverso l’analisi di un numero di variabili relative alla memoria costrittiva e questioni di carattere socio-politico, è possibile quindi stabilire l’impatto delle memorie di guerra nei relativi contesti in cui si sono sviluppate. L’approccio metodologico della ricerca è stato portato avanti attraverso l’analisi della letteratura corrente e l’elaborazione dei dati raccolti direttamente sul campo.
VASCOTTO, ANGELICA, WAR EXPERIENCES, POST-CONFLICT MEMORIES AND SOCIO-POLITICAL INSTABILITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, CROATIA AND SERBIA, KAPIDZIC, DAMIR, LOCATELLI, ANDREA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano:Ciclo XXXV [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/285345]
WAR EXPERIENCES, POST-CONFLICT MEMORIES AND SOCIO-POLITICAL INSTABILITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, CROATIA AND SERBIA
Vascotto, Angelica
2023
Abstract
This research intends to present a new methodological approach within the field of Conflict Studies. The design of a new research item called “constrictive memory” offers a new way to analyse the impact of war memories and experiences in post-conflict societies. The union of two already-existing theoretical concepts, such as memorialisation and proximity to traumatic events, creates a new conceptualization: thanks to an operationalisation process, it is possible to effectively measure the influence of war memories in the socio-political instability levels of an area. In order to support the new theoretical framework, the thesis will present also four case studies located in the Western Balkan region: Prijedor, Stolac for Bosnia and Herzegovina; Vukovar for Croatia and Apatin for Serbia. All of them offer valuable theoretical and empirical reflections in relation to the hypothesis advanced in this research. Through the analysis of a number of variables concerning local constrictive memory and socio-political issues persisting in the area, it is possible to establish the impact of war-related memories on their respective current contexts. The methodological approach of this research has been carried out by a combination of literature review and the elaboration of empirical data acquired through fieldwork activity.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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