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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Consociational or Liberal Democracy?
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Consociational or Liberal Democracy?

Author(s): Mirjana Kasapović
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Consociational democracy; constitutional reforms; political consensus;

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses the nature of the political system in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the possible outcome of the country’s institutional reforms. The article begins with giving a detailed overview of the structure of the main political institutions and it continues with presenting and evaluating favorable and unfavorable factors of consociationalism in BiH. In the conclusion, the author analyzes the political implications of the suggested constitutional reforms.

  • Issue Year: XLII/2005
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 03-30
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: English