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The ideas of Greater Croatia and Greater Serbia in the approaches of Franjo Tudjman and Slobodan Milošević
Hirsch, Jan ; Kocián, Jiří (advisor) ; Žíla, Ondřej (referee)
The presented diploma thesis deals with the ideas of Greater Serbia and Greater Croatia in the approaches of two significant discourse actors who had a major influence on the course of events during the disintegration of Yugoslavia, namely Slobodan Milošević and Franjo Tudjman. The aim of the thesis is to examine the elements of these "greater" ideas present in their speeches and how they managed to adapt these historical narratives to the environment of socialist Yugoslavia, or how they managed to transfer them into the public discourse at the time. This is achieved through historical discourse analysis, which made it possible to explore their influential speeches as well as the origin of the narratives and ideas related to the irredentist ideologies. The main period under examination is the years 1986-1991 when these narratives played a significant role in mobilising society around the "national question" and the political agenda of both actors. The thesis also includes a comparison of the conceptualization of ideas by Milošević and Tudjman, which helps to reveal the similarities in ideological principles on which these "greater" concepts were built. The thesis concludes that the strategies employed by both actors to popularize their ideas were relatively similar. To transfer these ideas into the...
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The role of three key players in unleashing of civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its beginnings
Zavadilová, Tereza ; Tejchman, Miroslav (advisor) ; Šístek, František (referee)
This thesis analyzes the share of the three former presidents of the republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia, who had in the case of civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which took place from 1992 to 1995. The Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. Work is focused on the territory of the former Yugoslavia. Processed period corresponds to the years of 1989-1992, i.e. the time the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the establishment of new republics. In view of the fact that attention is paid to the life of presidents, i.e. Slobodan Milosevic, Franjo Tudjman and Alija Izetbegovic, the work is focused on the period of 50./60. years too. Emphasis is put on their political life and the gradual acquisition of power. It is necessary at the outset to remind disintegration of Yugoslavia, in order to focus on further development. In conclusion, attention is paid to the agreements relating to any division of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was completed by the effort of Bosnian Serbs and Croats to join the greatest part of the country to the Serbia and Croatia. Finally, it is captured in the course of the war during 1992. Keywords Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, civil war, Slobodan Milosevic, Franjo Tudjman, Alija Izetbegovic
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