Riječni tokovi kao prostori za suradnju ili konflikt : komparativna analiza Dunava i Dnjepra

master's thesis

• Title (english): River basins between cooperation and conflict : comparative case study of Danube and Dnieper
• Author: Filip Flauder
• Mentor: Mirko Bilandžić (mentor)
• Mentor: Tijana Trako Poljak (komentor)
• Committee member: Mirko Bilandžić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tijana Trako Poljak (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Danijela Lucić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Sociology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-30, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology

Abstract

Rad istražuje rijeke Dunav i Dnjepar kao prostore potencijalne suradnje i sukoba između zemalja koje ih dijele. Zbog protočnog i internacionalnog svojstva rijeka, one su dobar pokazatelj širih geopolitičkih odnosa i procesa. Obje rijeke su bitne kao izvor vode, za poljoprivredu i industriju, energetiku te kao transportne rute. Njihova važnost za društvene funkcije u kombinaciji sa sve većim pritiscima na rijeke poput klimatskih promjena, onečišćenja i industrijskog otiska, čine suradnju među akterima prijeko potrebnom. Zbog toga im pristupamo kroz prizmu ekološke sigurnosti. Osim geografskog prostora, rijeke su simbolički "obojen" te društveno "konstruiran" prostor.

Analiziramo državne interakcije na ove dvije rijeke u 20. i 21. stoljeću. Kroz komparativnu analizu događaja na Dunavu i Dnjepru, rad prikazuje primjere konflikata, od onih blažih kao što su diplomatski sporovi, pa do vojnog djelovanja. Same rijeke i njihova infrastruktura se mogu instrumentalizirati u vojnom sukobu. Osim toga, rijeke i kvaliteta vode mogu biti kolateralne "žrtve" sukoba. Infrastruktura na Dnjepru se koristi i uništava u aktualnom ratu između Rusije i Ukrajine, dok je Dunav odigrao ulogu u Domovinskom ratu na području Hrvatske. No, rad prikazuje i uspoređuje ohrabrujuće primjere suradnje, naročito na primjeru Dunava, kao što su zajedničke inicijative za očuvanje ekosustava, uspostave međunarodnih komisija fokusiranih na rijeku te suradnju u okviru širih saveza i Europske unije.

Abstract (english)

The paper explores the Danube and Dnieper rivers as spaces of potential cooperation and conflict among the countries that share them. Due to their flowing and international nature, rivers serve as reliable indicators of broader geopolitical relations and processes. Both rivers are vital for water resources, agriculture, industry, energy, and as transportation routes. Their importance to societal functions, combined with increasing pressures like climate change, pollution, and industrial impacts, makes cooperation among stakeholders essential. Therefore, the analysis approaches these rivers through the lens of ecological security. Besides being geographical spaces, rivers are also symbolically “colored” and socially “constructed” spaces.

The paper examines state interactions along these two rivers in the 20th and 21st centuries. Through a comparative analysis of events on the Danube and Dnieper, it presents examples of conflict, ranging from milder diplomatic disputes to military actions. The rivers and their infrastructure can be instrumentalized in military conflicts, and river water quality can become a collateral “victim” of conflict. For instance, Dnieper’s infrastructure has been used and destroyed in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, while the Danube played a role in the Croatian War of Independence. However, the paper also highlights and compares encouraging examples of cooperation, particularly in the case of the Danube, such as joint ecosystem preservation initiatives, the establishment of international river commissions, and collaboration within broader alliances and the European Union.

• Keywords: Dunav; Dnjepar; suradnja; konflikt; rat u Ukrajini; brana Kakhovka; Domovinski rat; klimatske promjene
• Keywords (english): Danube; Dnieper; Dnipro; cooperation; conflict; war in Ukraine; Kakhovka dam; climate change; Croatian War of Independence
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:243523
• Study programme: Title: Sociology (single major); specializations in: Research; Course: Research; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra sociologije (magistar/magistra sociologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Access restricted to students and staff of home institution
• Created on: 2024-11-07 23:56:31