Dealing with the Past in the Western Balkans Initiatives for Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia Martina Fischer and Ljubinka Petrović-Ziemer (eds.) Berghof Report No. 18, 2013 Imprint This publication presents results of the research project “Dealing with the Past and Peacebuilding in the Western Balkans. Studying the interplay of international and local initiatives for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia”. The project was funded by the German Foundation Peace Research / Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung in the period March 2010–April 2012. Translations : Hana Dvornik (chapters 7.1 and 7.3) and Marija Stojanović (chapter 7.2.) Language editing: Hillary Crowe Desktop publishing: Astrid Fischer © 2013 Berghof Foundation Operations GmbH. All rights reserved. To cite this publication: Martina Fischer and Ljubinka Petrović-Ziemer (eds.) 2013. Dealing with the Past in the Western Balkans. Initiatives for Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia. Berghof Report No. 18. Berlin: Berghof Foundation. ISBN: 978-3-941514-14-0 Order at: Berghof Foundation Altensteinstraße 48a 14195 Berlin, Germany Via Internet: www.berghof-foundation.org
[email protected] Content Preface and Acknowledgement Abstract 1 Dealing with the Legacies of the Past in the Balkans: A Local, Regional and International Challenge (Introduction by Martina Fischer) 1 2 Political Context and Relevant Actors (by Martina Fischer) 5 2.1 Political