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The purpose of writing this project is to identify the influence globalization had in two most im... more The purpose of writing this project is to identify the influence globalization had in two most important parts of Yugoslavia: its formation as well as its fragmentation. The effects of this ongoing process range from direct intervention in the breakup of Yugoslavia to more indirect influence in its formation. This research strongly centers on previously established and well accepted theories of globalization to illustrate the consequences globalization had on Yugoslavia specifically. Throughout the research, the concept of critical globalism emerges as the prevailing method in the attempt to explain the events that took place in this region. The findings and conclusions may prove to be a useful in the interpretation of Yugoslavia's history not through a region-centric lens but through a more global understanding. Globalization, as it has been discussed, has a polarizing effect: either being the answer to world struggles or an agent of cultural erosion. This has been illustrated ...
This work looks at the way interpretations and misrepresentations of the history of World War II ... more This work looks at the way interpretations and misrepresentations of the history of World War II changed and evolved and their ultimate consequence on the Homeland War in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between the resident Serb and Croat populations. Explored are the way official narratives were constructed by the communist regime, how and why this narrative was deconstructed, and by more ethno-specific narratives prevailed that fueled the nationalist tendencies of the war. This paper is organized chronologically, beginning with the historical background that puts the rest of the paper into context. The paper also discusses the nationalist resurfacing before the war by examining the Croatian Spring, nationalist re-writings of history, and other matters that influenced the war. The majority of the paper analyzes the way WWII was remembered and dismembered during the late 1980's and early 1990's by looking at rhetoric, publications, commemorations, and the role of the Catholic and Serbian Orthodox Churches. Operation Storm, which was the climax of the Homeland War and which expelled 200,000 Serbs serves as an end-point. The paper concludes by assessing the ways in which Serbs and Croats have behaved since the war and following Operation Storm. Some efforts have been made, such as social media initiatives for reconciliation. Some other incidents, however, still harbor the ill will and ethnocentric interpretations of WWII.
The purpose of writing this project is to identify the influence globalization had in two most im... more The purpose of writing this project is to identify the influence globalization had in two most important parts of Yugoslavia: its formation as well as its fragmentation. The effects of this ongoing process range from direct intervention in the breakup of Yugoslavia to more indirect influence in its formation. This research strongly centers on previously established and well accepted theories of globalization to illustrate the consequences globalization had on Yugoslavia specifically. Throughout the research, the concept of critical globalism emerges as the prevailing method in the attempt to explain the events that took place in this region. The findings and conclusions may prove to be a useful in the interpretation of Yugoslavia's history not through a region-centric lens but through a more global understanding. Globalization, as it has been discussed, has a polarizing effect: either being the answer to world struggles or an agent of cultural erosion. This has been illustrated ...
This work looks at the way interpretations and misrepresentations of the history of World War II ... more This work looks at the way interpretations and misrepresentations of the history of World War II changed and evolved and their ultimate consequence on the Homeland War in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between the resident Serb and Croat populations. Explored are the way official narratives were constructed by the communist regime, how and why this narrative was deconstructed, and by more ethno-specific narratives prevailed that fueled the nationalist tendencies of the war. This paper is organized chronologically, beginning with the historical background that puts the rest of the paper into context. The paper also discusses the nationalist resurfacing before the war by examining the Croatian Spring, nationalist re-writings of history, and other matters that influenced the war. The majority of the paper analyzes the way WWII was remembered and dismembered during the late 1980's and early 1990's by looking at rhetoric, publications, commemorations, and the role of the Catholic and Serbian Orthodox Churches. Operation Storm, which was the climax of the Homeland War and which expelled 200,000 Serbs serves as an end-point. The paper concludes by assessing the ways in which Serbs and Croats have behaved since the war and following Operation Storm. Some efforts have been made, such as social media initiatives for reconciliation. Some other incidents, however, still harbor the ill will and ethnocentric interpretations of WWII.