Name
BOJANIC, Petar
Position and Affiliated Institution
Full Professor, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
Degree
Ph.D.
Education and Academic Employment
| Education | |
| 1984 – 1989 | BA. University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy (Department of Philosophy), Belgrade, Serbia. |
| 1989 – 1993 | MA. University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy (Department of Philosophy), Belgrade, Serbia. |
| 1996 – 1997 | MA. Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France |
| 2003 | Ph.D. University of Paris X (Nanterre), Paris, France |
| Academic Employment | |
| 2010 – 2019 | Director, IFDT – Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade |
| 2013 – Present | Director, RECAS – Center for Advanced Studies – South East Europe, University of Rijeka |
| 2005 – Present | Full Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia |
Research Topic
Figures of Force and Peace Without Victory.
In his 2009 Nobel Lecture, Barack Obama insightfully observed: “We must begin by acknowledging the hard truth: We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. But we can work to shape a world where it is far less likely.” Yet as technology advances, the nature of warfare grows ever more complex and unpredictable. Since the declaration of the “War on Terror” at the dawn of this century, armed conflict has expanded beyond traditional battlefields, now encompassing stateless militant networks, state-sponsored forces, and hybrid threats. This ambiguity is further compounded by escalating tensions among global powers. Violence—whether terror, war, or systemic aggression—continues relentlessly, leaving no region untouched. Even civil discourse—political, economic, scientific, and cultural—is increasingly saturated with militarized rhetoric and adversarial language.
My Research Project seeks to dissect and compare divergent conceptions of force, trace the evolution of doctrines of victory, and analyze their implications for ending violence and securing sustainable peace. The project’s core objective is to juxtapose and synthesize competing perspectives on emerging forms of violence, justifications for war, and the possibility of a victory that definitively ends force—rather than perpetuating it.
Fields of Research Interest
Philosophy (Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Phenomenology, Social Ontology, Architectural Philosophy, Jewish Political Tradition)
Academic Publications
- (2026) “Destruction II: Construction of Group in Heidegger. Introduction to Future War”, Memoirs of Institute of Humanities, Human and Social Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, 145, 189–215.
- (2026) “Destruction I: Benjamin’s “Critique of Violence”. Crossing Unger and Hiller”, Memoirs of Institute of Humanities, Human and Social Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, 145, 239–263.
- (2022) In-Statuere. Figures of Institutional Building (E. Djordjevic, Trans.), Frankfurt am Main, Vittorio Klostermann, 392.
- (2021) “What Is ʻVictoryʼ in the Orthodox Christian Ethics of War?”, Vienna, Vol. 23, No. 2, 137–152.
- (2018) Violence and Messianism. Jewish Philosophy and the Great Conflicts of the 20th Century (E. Djordjevic, Trans.), London – New York, Routledge, 128.
Affiliated Academic Organization
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, Serbia
