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Институционализовани консоцијализам у Босни и Херцеговини
Institutionalized consocialism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Nemanja Rodić
Subject(s): Political Sciences, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci
Keywords: Consociational democracy;national identity;Bosnia and Herzegovina;Dayton Peace Agreement;

Summary/Abstract: The consocial democracy represents a specific form of democracy typical for the divided societies. Political controversy of national identities in Bosnia and Herzegovina follows the national divisions and take place in the context of ethnic and civic content of those identities. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country with social groups in constant conflict with each other and therefore consocial model of democracy established by the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement, is the most effective solution for long-term sustainability. This democratic model of sustainability, and the ability to establish consensus as its key parameter, is particularly important for nationally and / or religiously divided societies, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. This paper deals with the emergence of institutionalized consocialism in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Issue Year: 6/2016
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 169-185
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Serbian