"Croatian-Serbian relations – issues of national minorities, political myths, dominant narratives and the culture of memory"
At the Fourteenth International Scientific Meeting “Croatian-Serbian Relations – Issues of National Minorities, Political Myths, Dominant Narratives and Culture of Memory”, in Golubić near Obrovac in Croatia, which was held from 23 until the 26th August 2021 it was concluded that political relations between the heads of state of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Serbia do not exist.
The region lacks a consistent policy of regional stability and reconciliation . Since 2012 , there are no breakthroughs in Croatian-Serbian relations , and the EU is showing less and less interest in solving these issues.
It was pointed out that Croats in Serbia are excluded from the decision-making process. Both Serbs in Croatia and Croats in Serbia still have a negative status in the public eye, which is a consequence of political myths, dominant narratives and uncritical cultures of memory.
However, there are also positive developments in the relations between the two nations. They refer to the improved position of Croats in Vojvodina when it comes to cultural and educational institutions, and for Serb returnees in Dalmatia, it was pointed out that the situation improved not only through the participation of Serb representatives in decision-making processes, but also through the participation of the Serbian population in the tourism development of Croatia through special dynamic participation in all types of rural tourism.
Scientific papers from the conference in PDF format:
- Darko Gavrilović: Possible solutions and problems in the process of establishing sustainable peace - peace education and conflict culture
- Davor Pauković: Croatian-Serbian relations in the shadow of the trauma of the 20th century: memories of the operation "Storm"
- Filip Škiljan: How peace was preserved in the last war between Croats and Serbs in Podravina, Kalnički Prigorje and Gorski Kotar
- Ivana Blešić, Snežana Besermenji: Potentials for the development of adventure tourism in Northern Dalmatia
- Janko Veselinović, Milica Veselinović: Development of rural tourism in the area of Northern Dalmatia as a chance for return and reconciliation after war conflicts
- Katarina Damčević: Myths, radical right meaning - making, and the question of the future
- Miloš Petrović: Isolationist narratives in Serbia as a legacy of the Yugoslav crisis
- Snežana Besermenji, Ivana Blešić: The possibility of developing equestrian tourism in Northern Dalmatia
- Tamara Božović, Tatjana Pivac: Slow tourism as an opportunity for the revitalization of abandoned rural areas in Northern Dalmatia
- Željko Vaško: Agrotourism on returnee family farms as a basis for the development of rural tourism in Northern Dalmatia
- Tatjana Pivac, Tamara Božović: Status and opportunities for the development of excursion tourism in the area of Dalmatinska Bukovica and Ravni Kotar based on cultural motives
