Reconciliation as a Condition for the Lasting Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

The aim of this study is to understand the process of reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its importance for the peace and stability in the country. Within this framework five components of reconciliation; forgiveness, acknowledgement, apology, truth and justice are examined in order to show the level of their achievement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. To be able to understand the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the case studies of Rwanda and South Africa are used to portray how different countries dealt with their troubled past. The most important source of the thesis is the questionnaire done among young Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats on reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.