Constructing 'ideal victim' stories of Bosnian war survivors
| Autor: | Basic, Goran |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Sociology & anthropology
Political science Politikwissenschaft Soziologie Anthropologie Peace and Conflict Research International Conflicts Security Policy General Sociology Basic Research General Concepts and History of Sociology Sociological Theories Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Sicherheitspolitik Allgemeine Soziologie Makrosoziologie spezielle Theorien und Schulen Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie soziale Integration Kriegsopfer Krieg Erzählung politische Kriminalität Bosnien-Herzegowina Täter Messung Nachkriegszeit social integration measurement narrative post-war period war Bosnia and Herzegovina political criminality war victim offender 10500 10200 |
| Zdroj: | Social Inclusion, 3, 4, 25-37, Regular issue / indicators and measurement of social inclusion |
| Druh dokumentu: | journal article<br />Zeitschriftenartikel |
| ISSN: | 2183-2803 |
| DOI: | 10.17645/si.v3i4.249 |
| Popis: | Previous research on victimhood during and after the Bosnian war has emphasized the importance of narratives but has not focused on narratives about victimhood or analyzed post-war interviews as a competition for victimhood. This article tries to fill this gap using stories told by survivors of the Bosnian war during the 1990s. In this analysis of the retold experiences of 27 survivors of the war in northwestern Bosnia, the aim is to describe the informants' portrayal of "victimhood" as a social phenomenon as well as analyzing the discursive patterns that contribute to constructing the category "victim". When, after the war, different categories claim a "victim" status, it sparks a competition for victimhood. All informants are eager to present themselves as victims while at the same time the other categories' victim status are downplayed. In this reproduction of competition for the victim role, all demarcations that were played out so successfully during the war live on. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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