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Community Perspectives on the Prevention of Violent Extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Sead Turcalo,Nejra Veljan / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 2018

The purpose of this research was to identify common and distinct factors of resilience or vulnerability to violent extremism in Bosnian communities as well as the influence of key actors on those factors. Cantons selected as case studies had the highest number of parajamaats and foreign fighter departures, such as Sarajevo Canton (SC) and Zenica-Doboj Canton (ZDC), or had no parajamaats or departures, such as Bosnian-Podrinje Canton (BPC). The research sought to answer three main questions: 1) What are key factors of community resilience or vulnerability, and what factors are linked to the development of violent extremist beliefs by individuals and groups and the choice to join foreign violent extremist groups? 2) Which key actors influence community vulnerability or resilience to violent extremism, and how do they shape such dynamics? 3) What is the impact of existing PVE programmes and initiatives in BiH on factors of community vulnerability or resilience to violent extremism? Researchers also wanted to determine: What are the primary entry points for PVE programming and response in BiH? And what crossover exists between PVE activities and peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts in BiH? This research identified several factors and actors that contribute to the degree to which certain communities in BiH have been affected or unaffected by radicalisation. The history of the 1992–1995 war has especially played a decisive role in shaping post-conflict radicalisation processes. This is true both in terms of how wartime actors and activities sowed the seeds of the Salafist movement in BiH and how wartime networks in certain communities increased the likelihood of investment by specific foreign actors in the post-war period. While researchers found that all these communities share some characteristics, including a lack of trust in institutions and a sense of uncertainty about the future, the main differences between affected and unaffected communities are linked to the war.

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Democracy and Security in Southeastern Europe

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Atlantic Initiative (AI) is a non-profit and non-governmental organization, established in Sarajevo, in 2009, by a group of university professors, lecturers, and journalists, who share common concerns for the future of Bosnia-Herzegovina, particularly its slow-paced accession to NATO and European Union. While we rely heavily on voluntary activism, we also feel that enthusiasm alone is not enough for achieving the desired goal of fast-tracking Bosnia’s Euro-Atlantic integration. We also need and seek wider institutional support. Thus far, we have been carrying out partnership projects with governments of Norway and the United Kingdom, and enjoy support from the NATO QH Sarajevo, Bosnian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, George Marshall Alumni Association in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as number of similar non-governmental organizations in the region.

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Izvještaj o istraživanju : sigurnosne potrebe i problemi Roma u Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Majda Halilovic,Maida Cehajic,Edina Becirevic / Language(s): Bosnian / Publication Year: 2015

Brojna istraživanja i izvještaji međunarodnih organizacija ukazuju na to da su Romi izloženi višestrukoj diskriminaciji i društvenom isključivanju. U odnosu na druge građane u Bosni i Hercegovini (BiH) samo mali broj Roma ostvaruje pristup obrazovanju, zdravstvenoj i socijalnoj zaštiti. Za mnoge romske porodice, koje su nezaposlene, te žive u teškom siromaštvu, nerijetko jedini izvor prihoda predstavlja prikupljanje sekundarnih sirovina. Mali je broj Roma koji su uspjeli dobiti zaposlenje u zdravstvu, policiji, obrazovanju, pravosuđu, ili općenito u državnim službama u BiH.

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Judicial Benchbook - Considerations for Domestic Violence Case Evaluation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Rada Bjeljac,Jasmina Cosic,Sanela Kovac-Grabonjic,Amela Mahic-Samardžic,Branimir Maletic,Darko Samardžic,Dragan Uletilovic,Biljana Vucetic,Adisa Zahiragic / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 2014

The purpose of the DV Benchbook is to improve the judicial response to domestic violence and increase the consistency of judicial practice in cases of domestic violence in BiH. While this resource represents the first of its kind in BiH, there are numerous similar resources throughout North America, Western and Northern Europe and other locations across the globe.1 This fact is a testament to the challenge that domestic violence presents to courts and the broader criminal justice system. Indeed, domestic violence constitutes one of the most complicated and difficult socio-criminal issues confronted by judiciaries and criminal justice communities the world over. As such, a resource that can aid courts in evaluating and understanding cases of domestic violence – including deepening critical understanding of social factors identified as mitigating or aggravating – can improve judicial practice and in¬crease judicial consistency. Moreover, in line with the purpose of punishment as listed in the respective criminal codes, the information provided in the DV Benchbook can support the judiciary’s ability to achieve its stated goals: • expressing community condemnation for this criminal offence • preventing the perpetrator from committing the same criminal offence in the future • preventing others from perpetrating this criminal offence • increasing the awareness of citizens of the danger of this criminal offence and the fairness of punishing perpetrators.2 The DV Benchbook represents the best professional judgement of the members of the DV Judge Panel and those collaborating on the development of the resource. It is important to note that this resource constitutes the first of its kind – as a resource on the subject of domestic violence as well as the methodology used to develop the content. The topic of domestic violence was proposed by judges who recognized that judicial practice in BiH had room for improvement. The content was entirely and completely developed by judges – for judges. And while the methodology included support from DCAF/AI and a consultant, that support was limited to identifying and preparing materials and resources for the DV Judge Panel to review. The DV Judge Panel was responsible for outlining and developing the de¬tails of each recommendation made within the DV Benchbook. The unfortunate reality is that domestic violence impacts our communities and our courts – and that impact is likely to continue to grow. Our best intention is to work together to im¬prove understanding of this problem in order to improve our methods and our mechanisms for addressing it within the judiciary. Thus it is our hope that the DV Benchbook will serve as a cornerstone in improving our understanding and developing innovative solutions to this profound problem.

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Nelegalni oblici stjecanja znanja na visokoškolskim institucijama u Bosni i Hercegovini : studija socijalne deformacije u akademskoj kulturi

Author(s): Nerzuk Curak,Haris Ceric,Sead Turcalo / Language(s): Bosnian / Publication Year: 2016

The aim of the study is to conduct a critical analysis of unacceptable practices of acquiring knowledge at faculties of social and other sciences (cheating, plagiarism, using a network of personal relationships, political pressures ...) used by students and, in the context of the overall social reality in which corruption attempts to be established as acceptable social norm, to detect the key causes of deformation in the academic culture in order to stop the process of transforming deforming practices into social pathology.

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Preživjele govore: osvrt na odgovore krivičnopravnog sistema na nasilje u porodici u Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Majda Halilovic / Language(s): Bosnian / Publication Year: 2015

Već nekoliko decenija, nasilje u porodici se prepoznaje kao društveni problemi ozbiljna, krivična stvar te se više ne shvata kao privatna stvar porodice koja bi se trebala rješavati izvan krivičnopravnog sistema. Posljedično, potaknuta je analiza unutar krivičnopravnih sistema, koji su počeli preispitivati svoju ulogu u slučajevima nasilja u porodici. U Bosni i Hercegovini (BiH), takva analiza se pojavila prije nekih desetak godina, a djelimično je rezultat međunarodnih nastojanja da se zaustavi diskriminacija nad ženama i skrene veća pažnja na značajna pitanja ženskih prava. U tom cilju, izmijenjeni su važeći zakoni i doneseni novi zakoni o nasilju u porodici; uključujući krivične zakone (Federacija BiH, Republika Srpska, Brčko Distrikt), entitetske zakone o zaštiti od nasilja u porodici i državni Zakon o ravnopravnosti spolova.

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Procjena potencijala za obnovu etničkog nasilja u Bosni i Hercegovini : analiza sigurnosnih rizika

Author(s): Vlado Azinovic,Bodo Weber,Kurt Bassuener / Language(s): Bosnian / Publication Year: 2012

Pretpostavke na kojima je počivala aktuelna međunarodna politika prema Bosni i Hercegovini i posljedična promjena stava od početka 2006. godine glavni su faktori u stvaranju sadašnjeg političkog i društvenog okruženja. Nespremnost da se održe i primijene dejtonski mehanizmi za provedbu i izvršavanje – OHR i EUFOR – te da se pređe na pristup ‘blage sile’ stvorili su okruženje u kojem nema pravila i u kojem se političari osjećaju slobodnim da bez ustezanja rade na ostvarivanju svojih neostvarenih ciljeva. Iako je jasno da sadašnji pristup ne funkcionira, nema kolektivne političke volje za preispitivanjem njegovih temelja. Rezultat takve situacije su sve veće podjele unutar Upravnog odbora Vijeća za provedbu mira između članova koji vjeruju da će instrumentarij EU-a za proširenje biti dovoljan da se spriječi daljnje pogoršanje situacije (Njemačka, Francuska, Italija, Španija, Rusija te same institucije EU-a) i onih koji su sve više skeptični i frustrirani zbog takvog pristupa (SAD, Velika Britanija, Turska, Japan, Kanada i povremeno Holandija).

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Rod i pravosuđe. Odabrani rezultati i preporuke o implikacijama roda u pravosuđu Bosne i Hercegovine

Author(s): Majda Halilovic,Heather Huhtanen / Language(s): Bosnian / Publication Year: 2014

Kako rod utječe na rad pravosuđa? Nekad se pretpostavlja da je zakon objektivan, neutralan i nepristran, te da prema tome rod ili nema ili ima malo utjecaja na njegovu primjenu. A ipak, u razmatranju pravnog stručnjaka odgovornog za provedbu zakona, neizbježno se nameće pitanje s kojim se profesionalni pravnici i pravni naučnici suočavaju kroz historiju pravne nauke – kako pravosudni stručnjaci na koje utječu društvene norme mogu biti nepristrani u provedbi i primjeni zakona? Ovaj izvještaj upućuje na to da pravni stručnjaci – sudije, tužioci, advokati i stručni saradnici – u svoj rad doista unose ne samo svoje akademsko obrazovanje, profesionalno iskustvo, analitičan pristup pravu i dobre namjere, nego i svoje vrijednosti, uvjerenja i mišljenja. Ipak, demokratske pravosudne institucije su opredijeljene za principe pravičnosti i nepristranosti, nosioci pravosudnih funkcija i profesionalni pravnici su obučeni da objektivno primjenjuju zakon, a pravne institucije prepoznaju značaj kontinuirane reforme, razmatranja i unapređenja, kako bi osigurale da se svi oni koji se bave pravom rukovode navedenim principima. Istraživanja sve više otkrivaju granice do kojih pojedinac može biti nepristran i objektivan bez obzira na profesiju kojom se bavi. Naročito su studije utjecaja podsvjesnih stavova, pretpostavki i stereotipa na donošenje odluka pokazale da takozvana implicitna pristranost utječe na skoro svaki aspekt ponašanja, od našeg odnosa prema ljudima koji su drugačiji od nas do biranja proizvoda koje kupujemo. Implicitna pristranost odnosi se na nesvjesne pretpostavke ili stereotipe o određenim društvenim grupama (rod, rasna pripadnost, etnička pripadnost, vjerska pripadnost itd.), koji se razvijaju od malih nogu i s vremenom se sve više ukorjenjuju – u tolikoj mjeri da čak i kada osoba (svjesno) usvoji izričito nepristran pogled na svijet “njeni stereotipi ostaju u velikoj mjeri nepromijenjeni i postaju implicitni (ili automatski)”.

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Zov rata u Siriji i bosanskohercegovački kontingent stranih boraca : istraživački projekt

Author(s): Vlado Azinovic,Muhamed Jusic / Language(s): Bosnian / Publication Year: 2015

Povratnici s ratišta u Siriji i Iraku – iskušani u borbama, vješti u rukovanju oružjem i eksplozivom, i ideološki motivirani – općenito se smatraju izravnom prijetnjom ne samo po sigurnost Bosne i Hercegovine nego i po regionalnu i međunarodnu sigurnost jer se vjeruje da bi se nakon povratka u matičnu zemlju mogli priključiti već postojećim mrežama ideološki radikaliziranih osoba i zajednica ili uspostaviti nove. Smatra se također da bi se takve osobe mogle angažirati u procesu radikalizacije i vrbovanja novih boraca za sukobe u Siriji i Iraku ili da bi njihova znanja i iskustvo mogli biti privlačni nekoj od organiziranih kriminalnih skupina.

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Publisher: Atlantska inicijativa: Udruženje za promicanje euroatlantskih integracija BiH