"The conflict began in Sarajevo and here it also ended": the historical context of the so-called re-integration of the capital city in 1996 after the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Abstract
The study aims to analyze controversial and so far, not enough explored circumstances which preceded the reintegration of Sarajevo after the end of the Bosnian conflict in the beginning of 1996 and its specific consequences (especially the flight of Bosnian Serbs from Sarajevo). The facts on the ground that caused the majority of Serbs to leave their homes have still not been thoroughly analyzed and in many cases remain unclear.
Empirical evidence has been gathered from extensive field research based upon the qualitative interviewing project (in 2016 and 2017) and written texts of the fragmented media scene in BiH. The main focus of the paper is to analyze internal and external causes that initiated and influenced the flight of Serbs from Sarajevo.