No Room for Truth?

April 29th, 2015

How do truth, peace and justice interact in the transitional justice mechanisms established for the former Yugoslavia?

Dayton ICTY International Community Josip Broz Tito

Taylor McConnell

Taylor McConnell completed an MSc in International Development at the University of Edinburgh in 2015. Originally from Central Pennsylvania, Taylor traveled through the Balkans and developed a keen interest in the post-war history of Bosnia, particularly in reconciling national identity, memory and development policy, leading him to move to Sarajevo in May 2015.

The Scars of Transition: Remnants of Humanity in a Heart-Shaped Land

As poet Mak Dizdar describes in “Blue River” there exists a country: “Beyond dread, beyond doubt, beyond nine, beyond ten, deeper and stronger, beyond silence, beyond darkness.” It is here that a good country exists. A country shaped like a heart. That country’s name is Bosnia-Herzegovina and a strange people live in this heart-shaped land.

April 16th, 2015

Elma Karahodžić

The Scars of Transition: A City Forgotten, a Generation Lost

From dawn till dusk in the case of Bosnia-Herzegovina, transition always entails a dose of risk. Most of the time, it is simply fear of loss and failure. Our environment was unfortunately struck by both. Everything that once was is lost, and the fear of what will come tomorrow continues.

February 6th, 2015

Sara Velaga