Religious and secular epistemologies and phenomenologies of peace in Bosnia and HerzegovinaĐonlagić Đapić, Halida (Avtor) Črnič, Aleš (Mentor) BiHpeaceepistemology of peacephenomenology of peacesecularreligiousIn the doctoral dissertation, the religious and secular epistemologies and phenomenologies of peace are examined in the case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Due to the severe lack of scrutinised examination of peace, this theoretical-empirical research uses an interdisciplinary approach to address the need for a comprehensive understanding of epistemologies and phenomenologies of peace. The first part of the dissertation introduces the conceptualtheoretical analysis of the epistemology of peace from a secular and religious perspective. A four-dimensional conceptual framework is elaborated, which includes the domains of peace (political, social, legal, ethical, and economic), ontological (static, or peace as a state, and dynamic, or peace as a process), values (justice, harmony, inclusivity), level (top-down, bottom-up), which are all constitutive elements of peace. The theories of peace from a secular perspective: realistic, Marxist, liberal/idealistic, and hybrid, their historical development, paradigms, main protagonists, influence, application, differences, similarities, advantages and disadvantages are further elaborated, including their critique. Further, the religious approach to peace from the Early Christian perspective and later Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Islamic, Jewish, and Hindu-Vaishnava perspectives are examined. This analysis encompasses historical, ethical, cultural and doctrinal aspects of peace and depicts differences and similarities of the peace approach in each religion. It discusses religious approaches to peace and nonviolence in the first place and its dialectic with conflict and violence. The empirical part combines qualitative research methods to capture the complexity of phenomenological topics related to religious-secular comparative perspective and interaction in BiH during pre-war, war, and postwar periods. The findings reveal significant epistemological variation in the secular and religious conceptualisation of peace and how typical and atypical phenomena of peace are created under certain circumstances of internal dispositions and external conditions in the process of peacekeeping, peace-making, and peacebuilding. The interdisciplinary analysis underlines the need for comprehensive, holistic and multi-layered religious and secular peace research, recognising the interdependence of epistemological approach and phenomenological experiences for deepening an understanding of peace.H. Đonlagić Đapić20252025-03-12 08:30:07Doktorsko delo/naloga167784sl