Abstract
In Part I of this article the author details the claims to independent statehood of Croatia and Krajina based upon the right of peoples to self-determination in the context of the emergence of nationalism as a powerful political force in Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. He also details the response of the international community to the crisis which these irreconcilable claims gave rise to. In Part II the author explores the reasons why the secession of Croatia succeeded and the secession of Krajina failed. Finally, the ramifications of Croatia's and Krajina's competing claims to statehood for the right of peoples to self-determination are discussed in the Conclusion.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 9-34 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Istorija 20. veka = The History of 20. century : journal of the Institute of Contemporary History |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- Republika Srpska Krajina
- the break-up of Yugoslavia
- war in Croatia 1991-1995
- international law
- self-determination
- secession
- inter-ethnic relations
- national minorities
- Serbs in Croatia
- nationalism