Constructing "Ideal Victim" Stories of Bosnian War Survivors

Previous research on victimhood during and after the Bosnian war has emphasized the importance of narratives but has not focused on narratives about victimhood or analyzed post-war interviews as a competition for victimhood. This article tries to fill this gap using stories told by survivors of the...

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Main Author: Basic, Goran 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2015
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2015, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 25-37
Further subjects:B Bosnia
B Narrative
B Victimhood
B Crime
B War
B Perpetrator
B Victim
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