How a German Diplomat Jeopardizes Bosnian Democracy: A Controversial Intervention in the Balkan State’s Recent Elections Risks Empowering Nationalist Extremists
How a German Diplomat Jeopardizes Bosnian Democracy: A Controversial Intervention in the Balkan State’s Recent Elections Risks Empowering Nationalist Extremists
Author(s): Jasmin MujanovićSubject(s): Constitutional Law, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Political behavior, Comparative politics, Nationalism Studies, Political Essay, Inter-Ethnic Relations, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Wittenberg University - Sociology Department
Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Nationalism; Office of High Representative (OHR); Christian Schmidt; electoral reform process; SDA; SDP; SNSD; HDZ;
Summary/Abstract: Before Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine in February and the ensuing carnage against the country’s civilian population unleashed by Russian occupation forces, it was Bosnia and Herzegovina that held the dubious distinction of witnessing the deadliest war in Europe since 1945. For the nearly 30 years since the conclusion of the Bosnian War, the country has held another ignominious title: the most complex constitutional and electoral regime in the world.
Journal: Duh Bosne
- Issue Year: 18/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-5
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English