Politics of the European Union in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Between Conflict and Democracy- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2012
Summary
Politics of the European Union in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Between Conflict and Democracy, by Doga Ulas Eralp, evaluates the European Union's ability to transform the escalating political tensions at a period where the postconflict balance of the Dayton Peace Agreement is turning increasingly unsustainable. Eralp questions whether reforms integral to the EU membership process and existing European crisis management mechanisms can liberate Bosnian politics from the help of ethno-nationalism and plant the seeds for a successful liberal democracy.
Eralp's text captures the tools and history of the EU's accession strategy for Bosnia-Herzegovina and the challenges of the Dayton system as two interrelated narratives, both exploring the realities of Bosnian politics and analyzing the overall quality of Bosnian democracy. Bosnia's consociational system, the role of the international community, and the intervention of the European Union are all put under the spotlight as the institutional and political factors behind Bosnia's stagnation. The text concludes with a discussion of factors that impact the effectiveness of the European Union as an important transformative actor in Bosnia.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2012
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7391-4945-4
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7391-4947-8
- Publisher
- Lexington, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 135
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- List of Figures No access
- List of Tables No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Chapter One: Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
- Chapter Two: Conditions for Liberal Democracy in Bosnia-Herzegovina No access Pages 7 - 30
- Chapter Three: The Dayton System No access Pages 31 - 56
- Chapter Four: EU Membership Perspective for Bosnia-Herzegovina No access Pages 57 - 86
- Chapter Five: The European Union’s Crisis Management Mechanisms No access Pages 87 - 110
- Chapter Six: Conclusion No access Pages 111 - 120
- Bibliography No access Pages 121 - 128
- Index No access Pages 129 - 134
- About the Author No access Pages 135 - 135





