CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Custovic_Zlatko |
|---|---|
| Title | Ethnically Divided Education and Its Contradictions: The Case of the Croatian Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Summary | This thesis focuses on the complications which ethnically divided education creates in post-conflict societies such as the one in Bosnia and Herzegovina. More specifically, the research deals with the issues which can arise from ethnically driven programs, such as the Croatian one in the Grammar School in Mostar which exists parallel to the Bosnian program. The contradiction which the program can create for the way the students engage in processes of identity construction and the realization of basic human existence is the main focus of this thesis. The goal is to question the proposed contradiction and investigate whether such an educational set-up is valuable for the students. The way the topic is approached is through interviews conducted with students who graduated from the Croatian program and continued their studies in BiH or Croatia, two currently enrolled students in both programs and a director of a documentary series which recently addressed issues related to the topic and caused a large media coverage. The data collected indicate that the Croatian program does indeed create a contradiction for the students who were or still are enrolled. Faced with an environment which emphasizes belonging to another country, not only can it affect the process of identity construction, but create real obstacles for students who stay in BiH. In addition, it is realized that the school itself presents a meeting point for otherwise divided young people. However, all the contact is established voluntarily by the students with little incentive provided by the schools or the surrounding political discourse. This research concentrated on students who graduated from ethnically divided schools which gives an in-depth look into the overall experience which such education provides and the complications it creates for students. |
| Supervisor | Varadi_Luca |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/custovic_zlatko.pdf |
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