izdavač / publisher:

Univerzitet u Sarajevu – Filozofski fakultet

University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Philosophy
Centar za historijska istraživanja (CeHIS) / Center for Historical Research (CeHIS)
za izdavača / for the publisher:
Adnan Busuladžić
glavna urednica redakcije za izdavačku djelatnost filozofskog
fakulteta univerziteta u sarajevu / editor-in-chief university of
sarajevo - faculty of philosophy:
Sabina Bakšić
glavna i odgovorna urednica / editor-in-chief:
Amra Šačić Beća
redakcija / editorial board:
Husnija Kamberović, Zijad Šehić, Salmedin Mesihović, Edin Radušić, Amila Kasumović,
Emir Filipović, Amir Duranović, Fahd Kasumović, Minela Radušić, Melisa Forić Plasto,
Almir Peco, Adnan Kaljanac, Edin Bujak, Asja Mandić, Haris Dervišević,
Jesenko Hadžihasanović
organizacioni odbor/ organising committee:
Husnija Kamberović, Zijad Šehić, Esad Kurtović, Salmedin Mesihović, Edin Radušić,
Amila Kasumović, Emir Filipović, Amir Duranović, Fahd Kasumović, Minela Radušić,
Melisa Forić Plasto, Almir Peco, Amra Šačić Beća
recenzije / reviews:
Prof. dr. Esad Kurtović / Dr Esad Kurtović, Full Professor
Prof. dr. Adnan Busuladžić / Dr Adnan Busuladžić, Full Professor
lektorica za bosanski, hrvatski i srpski / proofreading for bosnian,
croatian and serbian:
Aida Hasović
lektura i prijevod na engleski / proofreading and translation for
english: Adriana Katavić
dizajn izdanja i dtp/ book design and dtp: Amra Mekić
dizajn naslovne strane/ cover page design: Amra Mekić
štampa / print: sor “grafostil” sarajevo
tiraž / print run: 150

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2025.

23-25 April
2025

Univerzitet u Sarajevu – Filozofski fakultet

University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Philosophy
Centar za historijska istraživanja (CeHIS) – Center for Historical Research (CeHIS)

KNJIGA SAŽETAKA
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
“Bosanskohercegovačka historija kroz vizuru alumnija Odsjeka za historiju“ –
KONFERENCIJA POVODOM 75 GODINA OSNIVANJA ODSJEKA ZA HISTORIJU
UNIVERZITETA U SARAJEVU – FILOZOFSKI FAKULTET
23. – 25. aprila 2025. godine

"The history of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the eyes of alumni of the History
Department" – A CONFERENCE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
HISTORY DEPARTMENT AT THE FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
23-25 April 2025

Sarajevo, 2025.
 HISTORIJAT ODSJEKA ZA HISTORIJU

Historiografija, bez obzira na to bila ona u stihu ili prozi, ima dugu tradiciju na
prostorima Bosne i Hercegovine. Do danas najstarija poznata zabilježena imena
naših historiografa i antikvara se datiraju u osmansku epohu. Međutim, ne treba
zanemariti mogućnost da je u prethodnim dvjema historijskim epohama, i to
mediavelnoj, odnosno antičkoj, bilo epskih poeta, hroničara, historičara i antikvara
poniklih iz prostora koji danas nazivamo Bosna i Hercegovina. Drevna historio-
grafska baština naše zemlje u ranijim historijskim razdobljima bila je produkt
poduzetnosti pojedinaca, često plod interesa moćnika i kao takva većinski je bila
pisana na stranim jezicima, dominatnim u odgovarajućim imperijalnim, poli-
tičkim, kulturno-civilizacijskim i religijskim okvirima i kontekstima. Tako je bivala i
ostajala (zadugo) i nepristupačna i nerazumljiva narodu iz kojega bi poticala. Prvi
vidljiv napredak u razvitku i promoviranju istraživanja prošlosti možemo prepo-
znati u austro-ugarskom periodu. To je period koji je obilježio prelazak sa višesto-
ljetnostog individualizma na viši, javni ‒ institucionalizirani nivo. Zemaljski muzej
osnovan 1888. godine bio je prva javna naučna institucija na prostorima Bosne
i Hercegovine koja se, između ostalog, bavila i historiografskim, arheološkim i
historijsko-umjetničkim istraživanjima i publiciranjima. Posebna vrijednost rada
Zemaljskog muzeja u njegovim prvim decenijama je i objavljivanje radova i stu-
dija na jezicima naroda u Bosni i Hercegovini.
Pored svega navedenog, domaća historiografija, arheologija i historija umjet-
nosti na prostorima Bosne i Hercegovine su kroz sva navedena razdoblja patile
od jednog ključnog nedostatka. Naime, nije postojala javna institucija, inicirana
i financirana od domaće vlasti koja bi bila vođena i regulirana od domaćih ka-
drova (onih koji bi živjeli ili prihvatili Bosnu i Hercegovinu kao svoju domovinu),
koja bi stvarala buduće historičare odnosno nastavnike, istraživače, kustose, ar-
hivske radnike i naučnike. Za osnivanje jedne takve institucije, koja je po svome
poimanju humanistička, po svome poslanju prosvjetiteljska i po svome opredje-
ljenju bosansko-hercegovačka, bili su potrebni određeni uvjeti i specifični povi-
jesni kontekst. Uslovi su se stvarali tek sa kreiranjem i izgradnjom nove, moderne
državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine. Moderna Bosna i Hercegovina je trebala i svoje
institucije. Jedna od tih institucija je i univerzitet. Bilo je očekivano da, nedugo
nakon što je Narodna Republika Bosna i Hercegovina osnovala (2. 11. 1949) svoj
prvi univerzitet, započne u njegovim okvirima rad i naučno-obrazovna institucija

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 HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

Historiography, regardless of whether it is in verse or prose, has an excep-

tionally long tradition in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until today, the
oldest known recorded names of our historiographers and antiquarians date
back to the Ottoman era. However, one should not disregard the possibility that
in the two preceding historical epochs-medieval and ancient-there existed epic
poets, chroniclers, historians, and antiquarians originating from the territory that
we today call Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ancient historiographic heritage of
our country in the earlier historical periods was the result of the initiative of in-
dividuals, often fruit of the interests of powerful figures, and as such, was pre-
dominantly written in foreign languages dominant within the relevant imperial,
political, cultural-civilizational, and religious frameworks and contexts. Conse-
quently, it remained (for a long time) inaccessible and incomprehensible to the
people from whom it had originated.
The first noticeable progress in the development and promotion of historical
research can be identified during the Austro-Hungarian period. This era marked
the transition from centuries-long individualism in historiography to a higher,
public, institutionalized level. The National Museum, established in 1888, was the
first public scientific institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina that, among other
things, engaged in historiographic, archaeological, and art-historical research
and publishing. A particular value of the National Museum’s work in its early de-
cades lies in its publication of works and studies in the languages of the peoples
of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Despite all of the above, domestic historiography, archaeology, and art his-
tory in Bosnia and Herzegovina throughout all mentioned periods suffered from
one crucial shortcoming: there was no public institution initiated and financed
by domestic authorities, led and regulated by local personnel (those who lived
in or accepted Bosnia and Herzegovina as their homeland), which would edu-
cate future historians, i.e., teachers, researchers, curators, archivists, and scholars.
The establishment of such an institution—humanistic in nature, enlightening in
mission, and Bosnian-Herzegovinian in orientation—required specific conditions
and a unique historical context. These conditions were met only with the creation
and development of a new, modern Bosnian-Herzegovinian statehood. Modern
Bosnia and Herzegovina needed its own institutions. One such institution was the

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koja bi za cilj imala naučno proučavanje prošlosti. Tako je u jesen 1950. godine
upisom prve generacije studenata (za akademsku 1950/1951. god.) započela je
sa radom Katedra za istoriju na Filozofskom fakultetu, čime su udareni temelji
moderne historiografije na prostorima Bosne i Hercegovine. Sada 2025. godine
kada slavimo 75 godina od osnivanja Odsjeka, možemo reći da je ideja osnivača
Odsjeka ostvarena.
Od samih početaka izučavanja i predavanja historije, sve je bilo podijeljeno na
stari vijek, srednji vijek, osmanski period i novi vijek, uz metodologiju i metodiku.
Ta struktura uz modifikacije zadržala se i do danas. Treba naglasiti da je uvijek
najteže nešto, pa je stoga potrebno izdvojiti i prvu nastavničku četvorku studija
historije na Filozofskom fakultetu u Sarajevu, a to su bili Dimitrije Sergejevski,
Anto Babić, Branislav Đurđev i Hamdija Kapidžić. Prvi profesori na Odsjeku bili
su priznati i uvažavani naučnici sa velikim integritetom koji je nadilazio bosan-
sko-hercegovačke okvire. Anto Babić je bio i delegat i učesnik na I. zasjedanju
ZAVNOBiH-a, kada su udareni temelji moderne državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine.
Također, profesor Babić je bio vijećnik na drugom zasjedanju AVNOJ-a, kada je
donesena odluka o federativnom uređenju Jugoslavije.
Nešto kasnije je i formalno određenje Katedre zamijenjeno sa terminom Od-
sjek. U tadašnjoj terminologiji to je označavalo viši i uvaženiji status. Praćeno sa
mijenama vremena, kotačima povijesnog procesa, te zahtjevima društvene za-
jednice kojoj je pripadao, radi koje je nastao i kojoj je odgovorno služio svih ovih
75 godina, Odsjek za historiju se i prilagođavao, mijenjao, reformirao, dopunjavao,
nadograđivao, pa i širio, postajući i matica iz koje su nastajali novi studiji i nove
katedre i odsjeci.
Odsjek za historiju se mijenao u skladu s vremenom. Od mnogih promjena,
naročito treba istaći dvije. Prva krupna promjena je uvođenje skupine predmeta
iz nacionalne historije Bosne i Hercegovine krajem 70-tih godina prošloga sto-
ljeća. Druga promjena je prelazak na “bolonjski” režim studiranja (u akademskoj
2005/2006. god.). Uvođenjem bolonjskog sistema tradicionalni četverogodišnji
studij (sa diplomiranjem u zvanju profesora historije) sa dvogodišnjim magistar-
skim studijem i doktoratom zamijenjen sa modelom studija: tri godine dodi-
plomskog studija + dvije godine master studija + tri godine doktorskog studija.
Promjene su utjecale na kadrovsku politiku Odsjeka. Nastavni proces se sve
više temelji na stručnjacima koji su potekli sa Odsjeka. Prateći trendove u vi-
sokom obrazovanju, revidirani su bili nastavni planovi i programi, dodavani, sa-
žimani i inkorporirani nastavni predmeti na svim nivoima i nivoima studiranja,

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university. It was expected that not long after the People’s Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina established (on November 2, 1949) its first university, a scientific and
educational institution within it would begin work with the goal of scholarly study
of the past. Thus, in the autumn of 1950, with the enrollment of the first generation
of students (for the 1950/1951 academic year), the Chair of History at the Faculty of
Philosophy began its work, laying the foundations of modern historiography in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now, in 2025, as we celebrate 75 years since the Depart-
ment’s founding, we can say that the founders’ vision has been realized.
From the very beginning, the study and teaching of history were divided into
Ancient, Medieval, Ottoman, and Modern periods, with the addition of method-
ology and didactics. This structure, with some modifications, has remained to this
day. It should be emphasized that some things can always be difficult, so we must
highlight the first four teaching members of the history program at the Faculty
of Philosophy in Sarajevo: Dimitrije Sergejevski, Anto Babić, Branislav Đurđev, and
Hamdija Kapidžić. The first professors at the Department were recognized and
respected scholars with great integrity that extended beyond Bosnia and Her-
zegovina. Anto Babić was also a delegate and participant in the First Session of
ZAVNOBiH, when the foundations of modern Bosnian-Herzegovinian statehood
were laid. The professor also participated in the Second Session of AVNOJ, when
the decision was made regarding Yugoslavia’s federal organization.
Somewhat later, the formal designation “Chair” was formally replaced with
“Department,” which in the then terminology signified a higher and more re-
spected status. Accompanied by the changes of time, the wheels of the historical
process, and the demands of the society to which it belonged, for which it was
created, and to which it has responsibly served for these 75 years, the Depart-
ment of History has adapted, changed, reformed, supplemented, upgraded, and
even expanded, becoming the nucleus from which new programs, new chairs,
and departments have emerged.
The Department of History evolved with the times. Among the many changes,
two should especially be noted. The first major change was the introduction of
a group of courses on the national history of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the
late 1970s. The second was the transition to the Bologna model of study (in the
2005/2006 academic year). With the introduction of the Bologna system, the
traditional four-year undergraduate program (leading to the title of Professor of
History) with a two-year master’s and doctoral study was replaced by the model:
three-year undergraduate + two-year master’s + three-year doctoral program.

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 osnivane i mijenjane naučno-nastavne oblasti. Tako se i iskristalisala podjela na
stručne, opće i pomoćne predmete. Stručni predmeti su podijeljeni na one koji
se bave općom historijom, regionalnom i nacionalnom historijom. Načini pola-
ganja ispita i odbrane diplomskih radova su se kroz decenije postojanja Odsjeka
mijenjali. U prve tri decenije svoga postojanja na Odsjeku za historiju je diplomi-
ralo preko 600 studenata i odbranjeno je 29 doktorskih disertacija. To je stvorilo
dobru osnovu za konačno zaokruživanje domaće histioriografije u Bosni i Her-
cegovini. U ovom prvom periodu rada Odsjeka studenti su primarno birali teme
iz historije moderne i novog vijeka, te iz perioda osmanske vlasti. Vremenom se
budi interes studenta i za teme srednjeg i starog vijeka, pa stoga danas imamo
značajan broj stručnih naučnih radova iz tih grana historije. S ponosom možemo
reći da je danas brojka onih koji su završili neki od tri nivoa studija historije na
Odsjeku prevazišao 1200 studenata.
Kao prva bosanskohercegovačka javna naučno-obrazovna institucija koja se
bavila prošlošću, Odsjek za historiju je indirektno ili indirektno utjecao na stva-
ranje i održavanje većeg dijela institucija koje se bave izučavanjem prošlosti. Tako
su profesori i nekadašnji studenti Odsjeka za historiju doprinijeli osnivanjima, vo-
đenjima i radu Instituta za historiju (pod ranijim nazivom Institut za proučavanje
istorije radničkog pokreta), Centra za balkanološka ispitivanja Akademije nauka
i umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine, Orijentalnog instituta, Instituta za istraživanje
zločina protiv čovječnosti i međunarodnog prava, Odsjeka za historiju Filozof-
skog fakulteta Univerziteta u Tuzli, studija historije na Fakultetu humanističkih
nauka Univerziteta “Džemal Bijedić” u Mostaru, katedre za istoriju i arheologiju
Filozofskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Istočnom Sarajevu, studija istorije na Filo-
zofskom fakultetu Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci, studija povijesti na Filozofskom
fakultetu Sveučilišta u Mostaru.
Iz Odsjeka za historiju proizašli su Katedra za historiju umjetnosti (sa akadem-
skom 2001/2002. god.) i Odsjek za arheologiju (sa akademskom 2008/2009. god.).
Diplomirani studenti sa Odsjeka za historiju (profesori, magistri nauka, doktori
nauka, baccalaureate i masteri) su nastavnici koji rade na predmetu historije u
osnovnim i srednjim školama, privatnim univerzitetima, te u arhivskim i muzej-
skim institucijama u Bosni i Hercegovini. Naši nekadašnji studenti prepoznati
su kao poduzetni i vrijedni rukovodioci i radnici/e u turističkom sektoru, te zna-
čajno doprinose rastu ove privredne djelatnosti. Historičari ponikli na Odsjeku
za historiju su u velikoj mjeri prisutni i kao glavni i odgovorni urednici i novi-
nari u nizu medija. Kadrovi i alumni Odsjeka za historiju imaju važnu ulogu i u

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 These changes affected the staffing policy of the Department. Teaching has
increasingly relied on experts who were trained within the Department itself. Fol-
lowing trends in higher education, curricula have been revised; courses have been
added, condensed, and integrated at all levels; and new academic fields have been
established or redefined. This is how the division into specialized, general, and aux-
iliary courses crystallized. The specialized courses are divided into those dealing
with general history, regional history, and national history. The formats of taking
exams and defending theses have changed over the decades of the Department’s
existence. In the first three decades, more than 600 students graduated from the
Department of History, and 29 doctoral dissertations were defended. This created
a solid foundation for the eventual consolidation of the academic community in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this first period of the Department’s work, students
primarily chose topics from modern and contemporary history, as well as from the
period of Ottoman rule. Over time, students also began to show interest in topics
from the medieval and ancient periods, and today we have a significant number
of specialized scholarly works in those branches of history. We can proudly say that
the number of those who have completed one of the three levels of history studies
at the Department has now surpassed 1,200 students.
As the first Bosnian-Herzegovinian public scientific-educational institution fo-
cused on the past, the Department of History has directly or indirectly influenced
the establishment and development of many other institutions that study history.
Thus, professors and former students of the Department of History contributed
to the founding and operation of the Institute of History (formerly the Institute
for the Study of the Workers’ Movement), the Center for Balkan Research at the
Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Oriental Institute,
the Institute for the Research of Crimes Against Humanity and International Law,
the Department of History at the Faculty of Philosophy in Tuzla, the history pro-
gram at the Faculty of Humanities at the University “Džemal Bijedić” in Mostar,
the Department of History and Archaeology at the Faculty of Philosophy in East
Sarajevo, the history program at the Faculty of Philosophy in Banja Luka, and the
history program at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Mostar.
The Department of Art History (established in the 2001/2002 academic year)
and the Department of Archaeology (established in the 2008/2009 academic
year) emerged from the Department of History. Graduates of the Department of
History (teachers, Masters of Science, PhDs, Bachelors, and Masters) work as edu-
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 političkom životu zemlje. Neki od njih su zauzimali i još uvijek zauzimaju visoke
i odgovorne pozicije u političkom i upravnom životu Bosne i Hercegovine i ne-
kadašnje FNRJ/SFRJ. U pitanju su funkcije kao što su član Predsjedništva Bosne
i Hercegovine, potpredsjednik vlade socijalističke republike, ministri (sekretari)
i njihovi zamjenici i pomoćnici na nivoima bosansko-hercegovačke republike,
savremene Bosne i Hercegovine, entiteta, kantona, gradonačelnica Sarajeva,
načelnici općina, funkcioneri političkih stranaka, poslanici / zastupnici / delegati
/ vijećnici u zakonodavnim tijelima. Mnogi alumni Odsjeka za historiju su svoju
uspješno karijeru uspješno ostvarili ili još uvijek ostvaruju i u svijetu diplomatije,
kao ambasadori nekadašnje SFRJ, sadašnje Bosne i Hercegovine, ili kao ambasa-
dori – savjetnici u ministarstvima vanjskih / inozemnih poslova. Neki su se odlučili
i da karijere ostvare i u inostranstvu. Može se slobodno reći da ne postoji neka
sfera humanističkog, prosvjetnog, društvenog života u Bosni i Hercegovini, a da
se u njoj ne naiđe na alumniste Odsjeka za historiju. U okviru Odsjeka za historiju
je djelovalo i sada ugašeno Društvo istoričara Bosne i Hercegovine. Potrebno je
istaći i da su kadrovi Odsjeka za historiju bitni i u osnivanju i vođenju i strukovnih
udruženja kao što su Udruženje BATHINVS i Udruženje za modernu historiju
(UMHIS).
Veliki doprinos radu Odsjeka za historiju su davali i njegovi bibliotekari. Nesraz-
mjerno svojoj brojnosti, Odsjek za historiju je dao i veliki broj članova Akademije
nauka i umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine (za sada njih 11), a neki su bili članovi i
drugih javnih akademija nauka i umjetnosti. Dvojica nastavnika sa Odsjeka za
historiju su bili i predsjednici Akademije nauka i umjetnosti Bosne i Hercego-
vine (prof. dr. sc. Alojz Benac i prof. dr. sc. Branislav Đurđev). Do danas je sedam
dekana Filozofskog fakulteta u Sarajevu poteklo sa Odsjeka za historiju. Kroz 75
godina postojanja Odsjeka za historiju na njemu je radio, predavao, istraživao i pu-
blicirao veliki broj nastavnika, asistenata, metodičara, bilo u stalnom i dopunskom
radnom odnosu ili u gostujućem statusu.
Odsjek za historiju izdaje i svoj časopis Radovi Filozofskog fakulteta u Sara-
jevu (Historija, Historija umjetnosti, Arheologija). Riječ je o časopisu koji nastavlja
tradiciju uglednog časopisa Godišnjak društva istoričara Bosne i Hercegovine
(1949‒1990). Inicijativa za izdavanjem stručne periodike iz oblasti historije i
srodnih nauka nastala je na Odsjeku za historiju na Filozofskom fakultetu Univer-
ziteta u Sarajevu 2010. godine. Od tada pa do 2024. objavljeno je jedanaest bro-
jeva. Radi bolje vidljivosti i prepoznatljivosti naučno-istraživačkog rada Odsjeka,
nastavnici i saradnici su 2018. godine osnovali Centar za historijska istraživanja

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in archival and museum institutions throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our
former students are known for their initiative and commitment as leaders and
employees in the tourism sector and they significantly contribute to the growth of
this economic activity. Historians educated at the Department of History are also
to a great extent present as chief editors and journalists in various media outlets.
Staff and alumni of the Department of History play an important role in the po-
litical life of the country. Some of them have held, and still hold, high and respon-
sible positions in the political and administrative life of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and the former FNRJ/SFRJ. These roles include positions such as members of the
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, vice-presidents of the government of the
socialist republic, ministers (secretaries) and their deputies and assistants at the
levels of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian republic, modern Bosnia and Herzegovina,
its entities and cantons, mayor of Sarajevo, municipal mayors, political party of-
ficials, and members/delegates/councilors in legislative bodies. Many alumni of
the Department of History have successfully built or are still building careers in
diplomacy, serving as ambassadors of the former SFRY, current Bosnia and Her-
zegovina, or as ambassador-advisors in ministries of foreign affairs. Some have
also chosen to pursue careers abroad. It can be safely said that there is hardly any
sphere of humanistic, educational, or social life in Bosnia and Herzegovina where
alumni of the Department of History are not present. The now-defunct Society
of Historians of Bosnia and Herzegovina also operated within the Department of
History. It is also important to note that the staff of the Department of History
played a significant role in founding and leading professional associations such as
the BATHINVS Association and the Association for Modern History (UMHIS).
A significant contribution to the work of the Department of History was
made by its librarians. Disproportionate to its size, the Department of History has
produced a large number of members of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of
Bosnia and Herzegovina (so far 11), and some were also members of other public
academies of sciences and arts. Two professors from the Department of History
served as presidents of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Her-
zegovina (Prof. Dr. Alojz Benac and Prof. Dr. Branislav Đurđev). To date, seven
deans of the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo have come from the Department
of History. Over the 75 years of its existence, the Department of History has seen a
large number of professors, assistants, and teaching methodologists work, teach,
conduct research, and publish there—whether in permanent or part-time em-
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 (CeHIS). Misija Centra je afirmirati naučno-istraživački rad u oblasti historiografije
i jačati međusobne komunikacije unutar bosanskohercegovačke historiografije
kao i snažno povezivanje sa susjednim i drugim historiografijama.
Odsjek za historiju se isticao i zastupanjem ideje o potrebi erudicije, pa je
tako omogućio i kombinirani studij sa nekim od drugih studija na Filozofskom
fakulteta. Iako je studij historije na Filozofskom fakultetu načelno orijentiran na
prostore današnje Bosne i Hercegovine, Odsjek za historiju je bio i prijemčiv i
otvoren za sve one poklonike muze Klio koji su dolazili iz drugih zemalja. Najviše
studenata, pored Bosne i Hercegovine, dolazilo je iz njoj najbližih predjela kao što
su Dalmacija, Crna Gora, Sandžak. Danas Odsjek za historiju promoviše mobilnost
u visokom obrazovanju te kroz različite programe poput ERASMUS+ ili CEEPUS
naši studenti stiču znanja na prestižnim europskim univerzitetima. Također, u
okviru različitih projekata na Odsjeku za historiju gostuju naučnici iz različitih
zemalja prenoseći svoja naučna iskustva našim studentima. Profesori i saradnici
sa Odsjeka za historiju isto tako učestvuju u procesima izvođenja nastave na
drugim univerzitetima, vode ili su članovi timova na domaćim i međunarodnim
projektima i objavljuju naučne radove u međunarodno priznatim publikacijama.
Učešćem u različitim internacionalnim konferencijama i uredničkim kolegijima
uposlenici Odsjeka doprinose međunarodnoj vidljivosti rezultata istraživanja bo-
sanskohercegovačke prošlosti.
Danas kada slavimo 75 godina, naš Odsjek ima ukupno 13 zaposlenih: aka-
demik prof. dr. Husnija Kamberović, prof. dr. Zijad Šehić, prof. dr. Esad Kurtović,
prof. dr. Edin Radušić, prof. dr. Salmedin Mesihović, prof. dr. Amila Kasumović,
prof. dr. Emir Filipović, prof. dr. Amir Duranović, prof. dr. Fahd Kasumović, prof. dr.
Amra Šačić Beća, viša ass. dr. Melisa Forić Plasto, viša ass. dr. Minela Radušić i viši
ass. dr. Almir Peco.
Tekst pripremio prof. dr. Salmedin Mesihović.

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 The Department of History also publishes its own journal, Journal of the Fac-
ulty of Philosophy in Sarajevo (History, History of Art, Archeology). This journal
continues the tradition of the renowned publication Yearbook of the Association
of Historians of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1949–1990). The initiative to publish a
professional periodical in the field of history and related sciences originated at the
Department of History of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, in 2010.
Since then, eleven issues have been published by 2024. In order to enhance the
visibility and recognition of the Department’s research activities, its professors and
associates established the Center for Historical Research (CeHIS) in 2018. The mis-
sion of the Center is to promote scholarly research in the field of historiography, to
strengthen communication within Bosnian-Herzegovinian historiography, and to
build strong connections with neighboring and other historiographies.
The Department of History has also stood out for its advocacy of the impor-
tance of erudition, thus enabling the possibility of combined studies with other
programs at the Faculty of Philosophy. Although the study of history at the Fac-
ulty of Philosophy is generally oriented toward the territory of present-day Bosnia
and Herzegovina, the Department of History has remained receptive and open
to all admirers of the muse Clio who have come from other countries. Most stu-
dents, aside from those from Bosnia and Herzegovina, have come from nearby
regions such as Dalmatia, Montenegro, and Sandžak. Today, the Department of
History promotes mobility in higher education, and through various programs
such as ERASMUS+ and CEEPUS, our students acquire knowledge at prestigious
European universities. Additionally, through various projects, the Department of
History hosts scholars from different countries, who share their academic expe-
riences with our students. Professors and associates from the Department also
participate in teaching at other universities, lead or are members of teams on
national and international projects, and publish scholarly works in internationally
recognized publications. By participating in various international conferences
and editorial boards, the staff of the Department contributes to the international
visibility of research on the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Today, as we celebrate 75 years, our Department has a total of 13 staff mem-
bers: academician Prof. Dr. Husnija Kamberović, Prof. Dr. Zijad Šehić, Prof. Dr. Esad
Kurtović, Prof. Dr. Edin Radušić, Prof. Dr. Salmedin Mesihović, Prof. Dr. Amila Kasu-
mović, Prof. Dr. Emir Filipović, Prof. Dr. Amir Duranović, Prof. Dr. Fahd Kasumović,
Prof. Dr. Amra Šačić Beća, Senior Assistant Dr. Melisa Forić Plasto, Senior Assistant
Dr. Minela Radušić, and Senior Assistant Dr. Almir Peco.
Text prepared by Prof. Dr. Salmedin Mesihović
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