Nationalismens betydelse i kriget i f.d. Jugoslavien
? med fokus på Serbien, Kroatien och Bosnien och Hercegovina
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the role of nationalism in the former Yugoslavia conflicts, with focus on the most involved parts: Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The conflict was characterized by extensive ethnic cleansing between all ethnic groups (Muslims, Croats and Serbs). This study looks at three different nationalism theories formulated by Ernest Gellner, Benedict Anderson and Thomas Hylland Eriksen through a case study of former Yugoslavia. When the president of former Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito died and the communism in Europe was brought to an end Yugoslavia went towards its disintegration. This is when nationalism and ethnic separatism begins. When the nationalism powers won in the elections of 1990, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence. Both republics had a Serbian minority which was in interest for the dream of creating a Great Serbia. Serbian nationalists declared their independence in these minorities and the conflicts lead to war, first between Croatia and Serbia and later in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The conflict in former Yugoslavia has its roots in various political, cultural, ethnical and religious problems. Ethnic cleansing on the civil people from all ethnic groups started and the ethnic nationalism in the conflicts led to war between three nationalities.Keywords: Nationalism, etnicitet, Serbien, Kroatien, Bosnien och Hercegovina