The Subjective Potential for Reconciliation in the Balkans

This paper will focus on the readiness, willingness or subjective potential of a society and its members to accept ideas and actions that promote and lead towards reconciliation, and to refuse opposite information and actions that fuel a confl ictive world view. This subjective potential is an important factor that can inspire authors to pay attention to the more psychological or subjective aspects of reconciliation. It is not so rare in international politics and history that strong and positive structural, political, economic and security prerogatives do not help in resolving confl icts. Take, for example, the Oslo agreement of ’93, which unfortunately did not bring peace to the Middle East. Similar problems can occur in interpersonal relations as well. What is necessary is usually good will. As the old proverb says: ‘Where there’s a will there’s a way!’