JSB068 War in Former Yugoslavia 1991–1995: Causes, History, Consequences

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 D51
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce students with causes, course and consequences of the most destroying war conflict in Europe after the end of the Second World War, that took place in the are of Croatia and Bosnia and Hercegovina in the years 1991 - 1995. What were the causes of dissolution of Yugoslavia and subsequent bloodshed? Who were the actors and what was their motivation? How did the situation in the war field develop? What was the role of diplomatic and backstage deals in the outbreak, course and end of the conflict? Who were the victims of the war in former Yugoslavia and why were they the object of brutal violence? What are the prevailing consequences of bloodshed that still need to be coped with by the Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian and Montenegrin society? These are some of the crucial questions we will seek answer for.
Learning outcomes
Absolvent will be able to explain causes of war in the former Yugoslavia in 1991 - 1995 characterize its actors and victims, describe its course and name its prevailing consequences.
Syllabus
  • 1) Myth and trauma: The Second World War in Yugoslavia
  • 2) Brotherhood and unity? The life and death of Tito´s Yugoslavia
  • 3) "No one should beat you": Idealistic bases, politics and aims of the belligerents
  • 4) First shots: Ten-Day War in Slovenia
  • 5) Travel without a return: War in Croatia in 1991
  • 6) Ethnic cleansing and massacres of civilians: War in Bosnia 1992
  • 7) Everybody against everybody: War in Bosnia 1993
  • 8) From diplomacy to genocide: War in Bosnia 1994 - 1995
  • 9) Storm above the Krajina: War in Croatia 1995
  • 10) Peace without victory: End of violence as a triumph of American diplomacy
  • 11) Question of guilt: War criminals and their victims
  • 12) See you in the next war? Post-Yugoslav society and confrontation with the past
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠESTÁK, Miroslav. Dějiny jihoslovanských zemí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998, 756 s. ISBN 80-7106-266-9. info
  • HLADKÝ, Ladislav. Bosenská otázka v 19. a 20. století. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2005, 388 s. ISBN 8021036745. info
  • PELIKÁN, Jan, Tomáš CHROBÁK, Jan RYCHLÍK, Stanislav TUMIS, Ondřej VOJTĚCHOVSKÝ and Ondřej ŽÍLA. Státy západního Balkánu v uplynulém čtvrtstoletí a perspektivy jejich vývoje. Vydání první. Praha: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, 2016, 464 stran. ISBN 9788073086480. info
    recommended literature
  • JOVIĆ, Dejan. Yugoslavia : a state that withered away. West Lafayette, Ind.: Purdue University Press, 2009, xii, 419. ISBN 9781557534958. URL info
  • State collapse in South-eastern Europe : new perspectives on Yugoslavia's disintegration. Edited by Lenard J. Cohen - Jasna Dragović-Soso. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press, 2008, 413 stran. ISBN 9781557534606. info
  • RAMET, Sabrina P. Balkan babel : the disintegration of Yugoslavia from the death of Tito to the fall of Milošević. 4th ed. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 2002, xix, 426. ISBN 0813339871. URL info
  • RAMET, Sabrina P. Thinking about Yugoslavia : scholarly debates about the Yugoslav breakup and the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xvii, 328. ISBN 9780521851510. info
  • LITTLE, Allan. The death of Yugoslavia. Edited by Laura Silber. Rev., with new mat. London: BBC Books, 1996, 400 s. ISBN 0140261680. info
  • MAGAŠ, Branka - ŽANIĆ, Ivo (eds.): The War in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina 1991-1995. London - New York 2001.
  • BURG, Steven L. and Paul S. SHOUP. The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina : ethnic conflict and international intervention. Pbk. ed. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 2000, xviii, 499. ISBN 1563243091. info
  • POPOV, Nebojša (ed.): Srpska strana rata, I-II. Beograd 2002.
  • LOVRENOVIĆ, Ivan. Bosna i Hercegovina : budućnost nezavršenog rata. Edited by Miljenko Jergović. Zagreb: Novi Liber, 2010, 253 s. ISBN 9789536045075. info
  • BANAC, Ivo: Raspad Jugoslavije. Eseji o nacionalizmu i nacionalnim sukobima. Zagreb 2001.
  • TESAŘ, Filip. Etnické konflikty. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2007, 251 s. ISBN 9788073670979. URL info
  • JASPERS, Karl. Otázka viny : příspěvek k německé otázce. Edited by Ladislav Hejdánek, Translated by Jiří Navrátil. Vyd. 2., V nakl. Academia 1. Praha: Academia, 2006, 143 s. ISBN 9788020014559. info
  • BROWNING, Christopher R. Obyčejní muži : 101. záložní policejní prapor a "konečné řešení" v Polsku. Translated by Jiří Kasl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2002, 222 s. ISBN 8072034162. info
  • ZIMBARDO, Philip G. Luciferův efekt : jak se z dobrých lidí stávají lidé zlí. Translated by Radek Kašpar - Marika Králíková. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 2014, 625 stran. ISBN 9788020023469. info
  • Killing culture / Killture guide. Edited by Viktor Ivančić - Nemanja Stjepanović, Translated by Tomislav Brlek,. Beograd: Forum ZFD, 2019, 151 stran. ISBN 9788690068210. info
  • DRAGOJEVIĆ, Mila. Amoral communities : collective crimes in time of war. First published. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2019, xv, 197. ISBN 9781501739828. info
  • NIELSEN, Christian Axboe. Nismo mogli vjerovati... : raspad Jugoslavije 1991-1999. Translated by Dorotea Smešnjak. Zagreb: Srednja Europa, 2021, 293 stran. ISBN 9789538281457. info
    not specified
  • BENNETT, Christopher. Yugoslavia's bloody collapse : causes, course and consequences. London: Hurst & Company, 1995, xv, 272. ISBN 1850652287. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, screening of documentaries, home reading, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Prerequisites for granting the credit: regular attendance and thorough home preparation on weekly basis (home reading, watching documentaries), participation in class discussion. Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
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