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  • Political perspectives on Republika Srpska separatism from Bosnia & Herzegovina, and the future status of the nation [Elektronski vir]
    MacBride, Cameron
    The aim of this research was to create a more in-depth understanding of views held by political representatives on current issues present in the Western Balkans, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) ... specifically. Therefore, this research predominantly focused on the issues on Republika Srpska (RS) secession, representation in B&H government institutions, and the impact of the international community in the country. Therefore, we are left with the main research questions of this paper: Do the various ‘constitutional peoples’ of B&H feel properly represented within governmental institutions? A number of key themes arose throughout the collected responses. Firstly, although representatives of all three groups stated that their group was well represented in B&H government institutions, Serb and Croat interviewees also brought up certain flaws in the current arrangement. Namely, the issue of Bosniaks voting for the Croat presidency position, as well as the potential undermining of minority groups on the parliamentary level. Secondly, all respondents believed in the need for fundamental, structural change to the current constitutional status of B&H. On the issue of potential RS secession, many Bosniak and Croat respondents were sceptical about the realistic possibility of such an attempt. However, a number of Serb interviewees were either outright in favour of future secession, or open to the idea of granting greater autonomy to RS, and also broadly believed that such an attempt was possible. Although there is clear agreement from all sides that at least some degree of reform is required for B&H, there is little consensus on how to reach this. All groups were keen to reach a new settlement that satisfied all, but were clearly distrustful towards the other groups breaking the fragile stability in the country through potential discussions on reforms, or through claiming such powers that would de-facto split up the country and destroy any real sense of common decision making in Sarajevo. Importantly, many interviewees stressed the need for a strong push from the international community in order to spur on discussions on change. However, as previously discussed, the ethnic dividing lines on foreign interference will most likely further stall the country's reform efforts.
    Source: Študentska konferenca o mednarodnih odnosih (2023) [Elektronski vir] (1 spletni vir)
    Type of material - conference contribution ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2023
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 164753155

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    https://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/studij/oddelki-in-katedre/oddelek-za-politologijo/katedra-za-mednarodne-odnose/vsebine-katedre/tudentska-konferenca-o-mednarodnih-odnosih-(2023)

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