State Building And Democratization In Bosnia And Herzegovina

Author : Soeren Keil,Valery Perry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317050261

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State-Building and Democratization in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Soeren Keil,Valery Perry Pdf

State Building and Democratization in Bosnia and Herzegovina details the post-Dayton evolution of the country over the last two decades. Carefully evaluating the successes and failures the book explores the slow progress of the democratization process and how key elites initially took hold of the state and its institutions and have successfully retained their grip on power, despite heavy international presence and reform attempts to counter-balance this trend. Bosnia and Herzegovina offers a useful lens through which to view international state-building and democratization efforts. International engagement here incorporated significant civilian and military investment and has been ongoing for many years. In each chapter international scholars and field-based practitioners examine the link between post-war events and a structure that effectively embeds ethno-national politics and tensions into the fabric of the country. These contributors offer lessons to be learned, and practices to be avoided whilst considering whether, as state-building and democratization efforts have struggled in this relatively advanced European country, they can succeed in other fragile states.

Author : David Chandler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136874550

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Peace without Politics? Ten Years of State-Building in Bosnia by David Chandler Pdf

Ten years on from the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement in November 1995, the legacy of the Bosnian war still shapes every aspect of the political, social and economic environment of the tiny state. This state of affairs is highlighted by the fact that Bosnia is still under international control, with the Office of the International High Representative regularly using its powers to dismiss elected presidents, prime-ministers and MPs and to impose legislation over the resistance of elected legislatures at national, regional and local level. What has changed in the ten years since Dayton? Is international regulation helping to establish a sustainable peace in Bosnia? What lessons can be learned for nation-building in Bosnia? This volume was previously published as a special issue of the leading journal International Peacekeeping.

Author : Martina Fischer (historicus)
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 3825887936

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Peacebuilding and Civil Society in Bosnia-Herzegovina by Martina Fischer (historicus) Pdf

The Dayton Accords ended the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1995. The 10th anniversary gives reason to investigate the post-war period, today's realities and future perspectives. Bosnian authors and international experts express their views on recent developments. Insiders and outsiders, working in the conflict and on its transformation, have been invited to tackle the questions: Which conflict lines mark the present society? Did peacebuilding activities address the underlying causes? What are obstacles for conflict transformation? What are the potentials and limits of international support? What does "civil society" mean in Bosnia and how is it related to statebuilding and democratisation? How can people constructively deal with the past in order to design the future in the region of former Yugoslavia? The book gives an overview on an important research focus of the Berghof Research Center, highlighting the work of its most important cooperation partners.

Author : Roberto Belloni
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134059683

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State Building and International Intervention in Bosnia by Roberto Belloni Pdf

Focusing on Bosnia after Dayton, this book examines the role of the international community in state-building and intervention, underlining the importance of international participation and building on local resources for increased effectiveness.

Author : Stefano Bianchini,George Schöpflin
Publisher : Longo Angelo
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015043274763

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State Building in the Balkans by Stefano Bianchini,George Schöpflin Pdf

Author : David Chandler
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bosnia and Hercegovina
ISBN : 0415348226

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Peace Without Politics? by David Chandler Pdf

This edited collection brings together policy specialists and academics from the UK, Europe, the US and Canada to assess and analyse lessons from ten years of nation-building in Bosnia.

Author : Damir Banović,Saša Gavrić,Mariña Barreiro Mariño
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030543889

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The Political System of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Damir Banović,Saša Gavrić,Mariña Barreiro Mariño Pdf

This book is an introduction to the basics of Bosnian political structure, institutions, and political processes. Twenty-five years after the Dayton Peace Agreement ended the Bosnian war, the political process still maintains various levels and divisions among political entities. A transitional, post-conflict, divided, multicultural, state-building society, Bosnia and Herzegovina represents a complex and unique political system through which a myriad of topics can be studied. Applying multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary methodologies, the book presents a descriptive analysis and critical evaluation of the various aspects of the political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The chapters address various aspects of the political system, such as institutions and state building, the legal system and the post-war constitution, as well as an examination of Bosnia and Herzegovina's place in the international community and their relationship with European Union and NATO. Providing a holistic view of the development, politics, and policy of this unique state, this book will be ideal for students studying the contemporary history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as students and researchers of political science, international relations, and development.

Author : Damir Banović,Saša Gavrić,Mariña Barreiro Mariño
Publisher : Springer
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030543897

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The Political System of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Damir Banović,Saša Gavrić,Mariña Barreiro Mariño Pdf

This book is an introduction to the basics of Bosnian political structure, institutions, and political processes. Twenty-five years after the Dayton Peace Agreement ended the Bosnian war, the political process still maintains various levels and divisions among political entities. A transitional, post-conflict, divided, multicultural, state-building society, Bosnia and Herzegovina represents a complex and unique political system through which a myriad of topics can be studied. Applying multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary methodologies, the book presents a descriptive analysis and critical evaluation of the various aspects of the political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The chapters address various aspects of the political system, such as institutions and state building, the legal system and the post-war constitution, as well as an examination of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s place in the international community and their relationship with European Union and NATO. Providing a holistic view of the development, politics, and policy of this unique state, this book will be ideal for students studying the contemporary history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as students and researchers of political science, international relations, and development.

Author : Oisín Tansey
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191609770

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Regime-Building by Oisín Tansey Pdf

This book is a study of regime change in the context of international administration, where the United Nations and other multilateral organisations hold temporary executive authority at the domestic level. Work on the politics of state-building has highlighted how these administration operations can influence nearly every aspect of politics in the country or territory in which they are deployed. This book concentrates in particular on the 'regime-building' practices of these missions, and examines the aims and influences of international administrations in the area of democratic development, as well as their ultimate impact on the process of regime change. Through a comparative analysis of events in Bosnia, Kosovo and East Timor, the book demonstrates how external actors assume positions of power conventionally held by domestic elites, and in so doing gain the ability to affect democratic development in ways unavailable to international actors in more conventional settings. In particular, the case studies highlight the ways in which the democracy promotion objectives of international administrators can have both positive and negative effects on democratization processes, with the presence of international authorities helping to rule out non-democratic options in some areas, while at times undermining democratic development in others. The book identifies the key international actors involved, highlights the mechanisms of influence available to them in these contexts, and explores the crucial mediating role of domestic actors and structures. Oxford Studies in Democratization is a series for scholars and students of comparative politics and related disciplines. Volumes concentrate on the comparative study of the democratization process that accompanied the decline and termination of the cold war. The geographical focus of the series is primarily Latin America, the Caribbean, Southern and Eastern Europe, and relevant experiences in Africa and Asia. The series editor is Laurence Whitehead, Official Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford.

Author : Soeren Keil
Publisher : Association for the Study of Nationalities
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 113837752X

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State-building in the Western Balkans by Soeren Keil Pdf

The Western Balkans have seen rapid changes since the end of the violent conflicts in the 1990s. The EU has been one of the main drivers for change, focusing on the political, economic and social transformation of the region to prepare the countries for membership in the Union. EU enlargement has never before been this complex and inter-connected with processes of state-building and democratization. It can be argued that the EU is actively involved in state-building. By focusing on a number of case-studies, it will be demonstrated how complex the transformation towards independent statehood and modern democratic governance has been (and continues to be) for most Western Balkan states. While some chapters focus explicitly on the role of the EU in these transformative procedures, others discuss the role of outside influences on state-building, democratization and independent governance more implicit. The picture painted is one of multiple and inter-connected alterations that have long-term consequences for the political systems of the region. This book was published as a special issue of Nationalities Papers.

Author : Soeren Keil,Zeynep Arkan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135092269

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The EU and Member State Building by Soeren Keil,Zeynep Arkan Pdf

This book critically examines the process of statebuilding by the EU, focusing on its attempts to build Member States in the Western Balkan region. This book analyses the European Union's policies towards, and the impact they have, upon the states of the Western Balkans, and assesses how these affect the nature of EU foreign policy. To this end, it focuses on the tools and mechanisms that the EU employs in its enlargement policy and examines the new instruments of direct intervention (in Bosnia and Kosovo), political coercion (in the case of Croatia and Serbia in relation to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia), and stricter conditionality in the Western Balkan countries. The book discusses the key aim of this special form of statebuilding, which is to establish functional liberal-democratic states in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia in order for them to join the EU and to cope with the responsibilities and pressures of membership in the future. However, the authors argue that while the EU sees itself as an international actor that promotes and protects liberal-democratic values, norms and principles, its experiences in the Western Balkans demonstrate how the EU ́s actions in the region have undermined the basic principles of democratic decision-making (such as the European support for impositions in Bosnia) and international law (Kosovo), and have consequently contributed to new tensions (see police reform in Bosnia, and the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia) and dependencies. This book will be of much interest to students of statebuilding, EU politics, global governance and IR/Security Studies in general.

Author : Outi Keränen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351802703

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The Contentious Politics of Statebuilding by Outi Keränen Pdf

The book examines the dynamics between domestic and international statebuilding actors. While the dynamics between "local" and "international" statebuilding actors have been previously theorised through concepts such as hybridity and friction, there have been few attempts to develop conceptual tools for the empirical study of statebuilding dynamics. By drawing on a set of concepts and mechanisms developed in the Contentious Politics literature, this book fills this gap. It deploys concepts such as political opportunity structures, mobilizing structures and framing to trace the interactions between domestic and international statebuilding actors in the case of post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina. The analysis identifies a set of practices operating at various domains of Bosnia’s society—institutional, symbolic and discursive—through which domestic statebuilding actors seek to influence the internationally-driven statebuilding process. Responses by the international statebuilding actors to such activities have often resulted in further contention. The book argues that the dynamics between the different statebuilding actors and agendas in the Bosnian case are characterised not only by conflict and contention but also symbiosis whereby the presence of non-conforming local actors justifies the extension of international mandates while the continued international presence generates further contestation. These observations and the conceptual tools introduced in the book add to our understanding of the often slow and arduous statebuilding processes in post-conflict societies. This book will be of much interest to students of statebuilding, peacebuilding, European politics and international relations in general.

Author : Sabrina P. Ramet,Christine M. Hassenstab,Ola Listhaug
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107180741

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Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor States by Sabrina P. Ramet,Christine M. Hassenstab,Ola Listhaug Pdf

A comprehensive analysis of how the Yugoslav successor states have coped with the challenges of building democracy since 1990.

Author : Eva Maria Belser,Thea Bächler,Sandra Egli,Lawrence Zünd
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004394612

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The Principle of Equality in Diverse States by Eva Maria Belser,Thea Bächler,Sandra Egli,Lawrence Zünd Pdf

This book examines different approaches by which states characterised by federal or decentralized arrangements reconcile equality and autonomy. In case studies from four continents, leading experts analyse the challenges of ensuring institutional, social and economic equality whilst respecting the competences of regions and the rights of groups.

Author : Lara J. Nettelfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780521763806

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Courting Democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Lara J. Nettelfield Pdf

This study shows the impact of the ICTY on Bosnian society and its role in translating international law in domestic contexts.