State Building and Democratisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Author:
| Keil, Soeren Perry, Valery |
ISBN: | 978-1-4724-1642-1 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing, Limited
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Book Format: | Digital |
List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Bosnia and Herzegovina offers a useful lens through which to view international state-building and democratization efforts. International engagement here incorporated significant civilian and military investment and has been ongoing for many years. In each chapter international scholars and field-based practitioners examine the link between post-war events and a structure that effectively embeds ethno-national politics and tensions into the fabric of the country. These contributors...
More DescriptionBosnia and Herzegovina offers a useful lens through which to view international state-building and democratization efforts. International engagement here incorporated significant civilian and military investment and has been ongoing for many years. In each chapter international scholars and field-based practitioners examine the link between post-war events and a structure that effectively embeds ethno-national politics and tensions into the fabric of the country. These contributors offer lessons to be learned, and practices to be avoided whilst considering whether, as state-building and democratization efforts have struggled in this relatively advanced European country, they can succeed in other fragile states.