Anthropological contribution to understanding the position of the families of missing Serbs in Kosovo and Metohia

This paper approaches the topic of missing Serbs in Kosovo and Metohia by application anthropological theoretical framework on waiting, which treats this waiting process as socially politically constructed. Furthermore, it considers role families persons memory praxis related to humanitarian problem. By outlining relevance understanding position persons, was shown that their personal stories contribute formation a collective narrative, is important wider community displaced from Metohia. Additionally, concluded ability problem conflict resolution, depends not only investigation people, but also recognition victims protection family members organizations formed them, carry duties establishing interethnic cooperation. The misuse problem, outlined families, serious impediment mending relations. tries give closer look at voices silences showing how for information regarding disappearances structured, same time charged with promise social change.