CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Heffernan, Kathryn L. |
|---|---|
| Title | Reinventing Mostar: The Role of Local and International Organizations in Instituting Multicultural Identity |
| Summary | Mostar, a city of about 100,000 located on the Neretva River in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, emerged from three year long Bosnia war with a geographically and ethnically divided population. Fighting in the Central Zone of the city, formerly the bustling crossroads of the urban landscape, transformed the area into a border of separation, with Croats residing along the western side of the central boulevard while Muslims occupied the eastern part of the city. Until 2004 the two populations had parallel political-administrative structures and institutions that oversaw the political and infrastructural needs of their respective sides and populations. Mostar provides an interesting case for studying the reconstruction of divided cities, because there are many forces at work. This thesis examines two of those, that of the continued trends toward division, as exemplified through monumental construction, and the efforts of the international community and local civil society in attempting to engender reconciliation. As I will demonstrate, much of this reconciliation is completed via an agenda of multiculturalism. While this agenda has many facets, I will primarily concentrate on promoting multiculturalism through spatial policies and cultural heritage preservation. |
| Supervisor | Bodnár, Judit |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/heffernan_kathryn.pdf |
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