STAYAGRAHA – THE POWER OF TRUTH – STRATEGY FOR RESOLVING THE CROAT ISSUE IN BIH Cover Image

SATYAGRAHA – MOĆ ISTINE – STRATEGIJA ZA RJEŠENJE HRVATSKOG PITANJA U BIH
STAYAGRAHA – THE POWER OF TRUTH – STRATEGY FOR RESOLVING THE CROAT ISSUE IN BIH

Author(s): Frano Ljubić, Ivan Jurilj
Subject(s): Governance, Politics and society, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Geopolitics
Published by: Sveučilište u Mostaru i Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Keywords: equality; EU accession process; European values; satyagraha – the power of truth; measures of non-cooperation and civil disobedience;

Summary/Abstract: Croats are in an unequal position because they could not or did not know how to resist the domination of others. They have the opportunity to achieve equality in the process of EU accession, if they coordinate their stance among themselves, and with the Serbs and Bosniaks, about the new arrangement of mutual relations in which all three peoples will have equal rights and opportunities and if they apply the principles and approaches of the “satyagraha strategy - power of truth.” In talks about the future, the discussions of the past should be avoided; not insisting on solving the Croat issue, but on the arrangement of inter-ethnic relations; not insisting on the third entity, but on the new structure; it should be emphasized that it is not about the abolition of the entities, but their transformation and extension of jurisdiction to the entire territory of BiH. Principles and approaches to “satyagraha” apply also to the alignment of views among Croatians on ways to achieve equality and measures of non-cooperation and civil disobedience that could be applied if representatives of the Serb and Bosniak peoples could not reach an agreement. Principles and approaches of “satyagraha” should also be applied on the alignment of views among Croats on means of achieving equality and measures of non-cooperation and civil disobedience that could be applied if an agreement could not be reached with the representatives of Serbs and Bosniaks.

  • Issue Year: 22/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 275-288
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Croatian
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