Péter Techet for N1 Info on the Far-Right Instrumentalization of Srebrenica

For the Bosnian news channel N1 Info, Péter Techet spoke about why far-right forces in Europe, especially in Germany, are instrumentalizing the genocide in Srebrenica for their own purposes, as if a heterogeneous society would inevitably lead to such conflicts. 

Techet emphasized that Srebrenica did not become a symbol of ethnic violence because of its heterogeneity, but as a result of the attempt to homogenize the town.  

In this context, Techet explained that Bosnia and Herzegovina can only function as a state if its constitution does not further entrench ethnic divisions. A society can indeed be composed of various ethnic groups; however, this does not mean that these differences alone should be the defining basis for the structure of the state and society. 

The interview can be listened here.