Visions of Ethnopolis : A study of ethopolitical streams of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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2009-03-01
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After centuries of rule by regional superpowers, Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence on the 1 st March 1992. The declaration of independence was followed by an armed conflict that left hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced. On the 21st November 1995 the parties at war signed a peace agreement in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The agreement ended the war, but it was not without flaws. The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina that was incorporated in it was ensuring protection of group rights instead of individual freedoms and human rights. Professor Živanović (2005) explained the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina as following: “Here, we do not live as human beings but as Serbs, Croats and Bosniacs.” In 2007, professor Asim Mujkić described BiH as “democracy of ethnic oligarchies” and supplied nine key-elements to explain it. This thesis identified the BiH ethnopolitical streams, their actors and their visions of future BiH. The result is a comprehensive analysis of BiH ethnopolitical elites, their visions on the election of the BiH Presidency and the spatial allocation. All of the major political parties are still formed around the three constituent peoples of BiH: Bosniacs, Croats and Serbs. These parties are almost exclusive stakeholders throughout all levels of BiH executive and legislative powers. Moreover, the wartime goals of every stream are still being pursued.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen