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The Struggle for Redress, Victim Capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The Struggle for Redress

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Memory Politics and Transitional Justice Ser

Victim Capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Varieties of Post-Conflict Recognition and Redress in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 1.2 Victims, Recognition and Redress -- 1.3 Assessing Status as the Outcome -- 1.4 Victim Capital: Towards an Understanding of Victims' Power -- 1.5 What Do We Know About Paths to Post-War Redress? -- 1.6 Bosnian Victims and Survivors -- 1.7 Researching Bosnian Victims -- 1.8 Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 Victim Capital for Recognition and Redress -- 2.1 Understanding Recognition and Redress -- 2.2 Post-conflict Divided Societies -- 2.3 Who Decides on Recognition and Redress? -- 2.4 Victim Capital for Recognition and Redress -- 2.4.1 International Salience -- 2.4.2 Domestic Moral Authority -- 2.4.3 Mobilization Resources -- 2.5 Scenarios of Success and Incentives -- 2.6 Timing, Institutions and Democracy -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Bosnian Conflict, Its Aftermath and Victims' Demands -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Bosnian War and Peace -- 3.2.1 The War as a 'Problem from Hell' -- 3.2.2 The Dayton Peace Agreement of 1995 -- 3.3 Post-War Politics: Between Guardianship and Polarization -- 3.3.1 Emergency Post-War Stabilization (1995-1999) -- 3.3.2 Centralization and External State-Building (2000-2005) -- 3.3.3 Flawed Europeanization and Re-nationalization of Politics (2007-Present) -- 3.4 Victims' Justice and the Status -- 3.4.1 Victimization and the Limits of Legal Justice -- 3.4.2 Non-legal Forms of Justice: Truth and Recognition -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 'Why Is My Leg Worth Less?' Disability and the Loss of Life of Military and Civilian War Victims -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Characterizing Civilian and Military War Victims -- 4.3 Goals and Outcomes: Status and Reforms4.4 Explaining Redress for Civilian and Military War Victims -- 4.4.1 International Salience: The Spectacle of War and the Economy -- 4.4.1.1 Humanitarianism and Legal Justice -- 4.4.1.2 From Security to Economic Concerns -- 4.4.2 Moral Authority: Cults of Victims and Fighters -- 4.4.2.1 From Symbols of the Scale of Suffering to Oblivion -- 4.4.2.2 Protectors of 'Ethno-Nations' -- 4.4.3 Mobilization Resources: Protests and Networks -- 4.4.3.1 Civilian Victims' Uphill Struggle -- 4.4.3.2 Between Politics and Flexing Muscles -- 4.5 Context and Combinations for Success and Failure -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Graves and Redress: Families of the Missing Persons and the 'Srebrenica Effect' -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Characterizing Families of Missing Persons in Post-War Bosnia -- 5.3 Goals and Outcomes: Bones, Return and Recognition -- 5.4 Optimal Victim Capital of the Missing -- 5.4.1 International Salience: Srebrenica and Its Aftermath -- 5.4.1.1 The Shame of Srebrenica and Legal Justice -- 5.4.1.2 Benchmarking Victimization -- 5.4.2 Moral Authority: The Epitomes of Suffering -- 5.4.2.1 'Do Not Forget Srebrenica!' -- 5.4.2.2 Between Denial and Forced Acceptance -- 5.4.3 Mobilization Resources: Remembrance and Allies -- 5.4.3.1 Protests and Allies of Srebrenica's Women -- 5.4.3.2 Unionization of the Rest of Family Associations -- 5.4.4 Context for the Optimal Route Scenario -- 5.5 Access After the Adoption of the 2004 Law -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Between Recognition and Oblivion: Victims of Sexual Violence and Torture -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Victims of Sexual Violence and Torture and Their Associations -- 6.3 On the Path to Redress: Justice and Care -- 6.4 Explaining Recognition of Victims of Sexual Violence and Torture -- 6.4.1 International Salience: Fighting Violence Against Women6.4.1.1 The Rising International Concern for Victims of Sexual Violence -- 6.4.1.2 Limited Foreign Attention to Victims of Torture -- 6.4.2 Moral Authority: Womanhood and Politicization -- 6.4.2.1 Between Silent Suffering and Voice -- 6.4.2.2 Witnesses of Horrors or Political Actors? -- 6.4.3 Mobilization Resources: Partisanship, Litigation and Campaigns -- 6.4.3.1 Activism and Mobilization for a Life with Dignity -- 6.4.3.2 Partisan Networking and Co-Optation of Logoraši -- 6.4.4 Understanding the Context: Between Cooperation and Polarization -- 6.5 Struggles for Access and Distribution -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Victimhood, Recognition and Redress from a Comparative Perspective -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Revisiting Redress: 'Status' and the Varieties of Success -- 7.3 Bosnian Victims' Salience, Authority and Resources -- 7.3.1 Salience: Shame and External Priorities -- 7.3.2 Authority: 'Deservingness' and Identities -- 7.3.3 Resources: Unity, Networks, and Leadership -- 7.3.4 Combinations for a Formal Change -- 7.4 Assessing Alternative Explanations -- 7.5 Wider Applications Outside of Bosnia -- 7.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Correction to: The Struggle for Redress -- Correction to: J. Barton-Hronešová, The Struggle for Redress, Memory Politics and Transitional Justice, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51622-2 -- Annex: List of Key Legislation