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Dr Kosta Nikolić

Institute for Contemporary History

Belgrade, Serbia

 

Marina Ilić

Université de Lille II

Lille, France

 

CAUSES OF THE ARMED CONFLICT IN CROATIA 1991. RESOLVING CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL INCONSISTENCIES

Vol. XXXIV, 2/2016, pp. 179–206
https://doi.org/10.29362/ist20veka.2016.2.nik.179-206

 

ABSTRACT/RESUME: This text is intended to identify, clarify and resolve the most frequent examples of methodological inconsistencies found in the current literature by Serbian and foreign researchers, and to point to their conceptual, methodological and factual inconsistencies. This work follows the basic line of conceptual delimitation concerning the phenomenon of the breakup of Yugoslavia, on one hand, and of the violent conflicts in certain Yugoslav republics, on the other. It is based on the interdisciplinary analysis of the findings in the field of international relations and historical analysis, while relying primarily on the fundamental sources of historical material. Henceforth, this paper will address the issues of correct determining of the main and secondary actors, temporal determination and elements for making a clear and unambiguous definition of the armed conflict in Croatia.

 

KEYWORDS: Croatia, Yugoslavia, war, International Community, ideology, war studies, concepts

 

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