War Narratives in Post-Conflict Societies - Keeping the Past Alive in the Former Yugoslavia

This book studies war narratives and their role in the political arenas of post-conflict societies, with a focus on the former Yugoslavia.

List of contents

Introduction Part I: Setting the scene 1. War and history in the service of politics 2. Communication, content, and discourse of war 3. Political discourse meets natural language processing Part II: Talking war 4. Endless war: Conflicting war legacies in Bosnia-Herzegovina 5. Glorified legacies: The myth of the Homeland War in Croatia 6. War past to be heard: Politics of denial in Serbia Part II Conclusion Part III: Drivers of war discourse 7. Playing the war card 8. War and sentiment Part III Conclusion Conclusion

About the author

Michal Mochtak is an excellence fellow at Radboud University and has a PhD in political science from Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He is the author of Electoral Violence in the Western Balkans: From Voting to Fighting and Back (Routledge, 2018).

Product details

• Authors: Michal Mochtak, Michal (Radboud University Mochtak
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032282831
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228283-1
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Contemporary Security Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Social research & statistics, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Social research and statistics