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Author-Name: Adrian Lucian Kanovici
Author-Name-First: Adrian Lucian
Author-Name-Last: Kanovici
Author-Email: adrian.kanovici@rei.ase.ro
Author-Workplace-Name: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Author-Name: Viorel Mionel
Author-Name-First: Viorel
Author-Name-Last: Mionel
Author-Email: viorel.mionel@rei.ase.ro
Author-Workplace-Name: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Author-Name: Oana Mionel
Author-Name-First: Oana
Author-Name-Last: Mionel
Author-Email: oana.mionel@upb.ro
Author-Workplace-Name: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Title: Belgrade and Sarajevo. Analysis of dark tourism spectrum and supply in post-conflict societies of the Western Balkans
Journal: CACTUS - The Tourism Journal for Research, Education, Culture and Soul
Abstract: In the early 1990s, the Balkans faced some of the most violent military confrontations since the end of the Second World War. As a result of the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the borders have been redesigned on the map of Europe and new states have emerged. Some of these countries have succeeded in becoming members of Euro-Atlantic structures. While Montenegro and North Macedonia became NATO members, and Slovenia and Croatia have integrated into both NATO and the European Union, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to be affected by frozen conflicts and interethnic tensions. The research aims to analyze the evolution of tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, focusing on the tourist potential of the capitals of these states, Sarajevo and Belgrade, respectively. The novelty of the research is to identify and analyze the potential of dark tourism in Sarajevo and Belgrade. The methodology used implied field research in both countries, in order to identify the tourism potential- with emphasis on dark tourism heritage on both countries. Also, the touristic offer in the two cities was analyzed, focusing on the dark tourism spectrum proposed by Philip R. Stone in 2006.
Keywords: Dark tourism spectrum, Touristic supply, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Post-conflict societies, Western Balkans
Classification-JEL: D74, L8, Z30, Z32
Creation-Date: 2023
Year: 2023
Volume: 28
Issue: 1
File-URL: https://cactus-journal-of-tourism.ase.ro/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/vol5_no2_2023_art6_II-4.-Kanovici_2023_5_2.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:bum:cactus:cactus-2023-13