Post-War Bosnia : Ethnicity, Inequality and Public Sector Governance

Ten years after the end of the war, Bosnian ethnicity continues to matter and the country remains dependent on international intervention. The Dayton Peace Accord signed in 1995 successfully ended the war, but froze the ethnic conflict in one of the most complex systems of government in the world. The book provides an in-depth analysis of governance in this divided post-war country, providing important lessons for international intervention elsewhere around the world, from Afghanistan to Iraq. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Tables......Page 9 List of Graphs......Page 11 List of Maps......Page 12 Preface......Page 13 Acknowledgements......Page 15 Note on the Terminology......Page 16 1 Introduction......Page 18 Ottoman Bosnia......Page 22 Bosnia under Austro-Hungarian rule......Page 23 Bosnia in the first Yugoslavia......Page 25 The Communist era......Page 27 The first multiparty elections in Bosnia......Page 36 Failed power-sharing......Page 40 The war......Page 43 a) Ethnic cleavages in post-war Bosnia......Page 46 b) Socio-economic inequalities......Page 50 4 Politics and Governance in Post-War Bosnia......Page 57 a) Political parties in post-war Bosnia......Page 58 b) Power-sharing in Bosnia......Page 60 c) The state-level institutions......Page 63 Presidency......Page 65 Council of Ministers......Page 69 Parliament......Page 71 The state level administration......Page 73 d) Decentralization and the entities......Page 77 e) Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina......Page 79 The institutional set-up......Page 84 Public administration......Page 90 f) The Serb Republic......Page 93 The institutional set-up......Page 96 Public administration......Page 98 g) The Office of the High Representative......Page 100 5 The Record of the Post-Dayton Elections......Page 103 a) The electoral system......Page 105 b) The results of the first post-war elections......Page 107 c) Electoral reforms......Page 110 Open lists......Page 111 Multi-member constituencies......Page 112 Preferential voting: RS presidency 2000......Page 113 d) The elections in 2000 and 2002......Page 116 e) Elections and nationalism in Bosnia......Page 120 Refugee return......Page 125 Human and minority rights......Page 131 b) The change of the entity constitutions and its impact on governance......Page 138 Challenge to the ethnic entities......Page 139 The court decision......Page 140 The aftermath – constitutional commissions......Page 144 The constitutional amendments......Page 145 Does the reform matter?......Page 148 c) The District of Brčko. A laboratory of multiethnic governance?......Page 150 Institutions......Page 152 Refugee return......Page 155 Multiethnic police......Page 157 Education......Page 158 Is Brčko a model?......Page 159 7 Conclusion......Page 161 a) Major Political Parties and Coalitions in Bosnia......Page 169 b) Abbreviations......Page 170 c) Structure of the System of Governance in Bosnia since the Reforms in 2002......Page 171 Notes......Page 172 Bibliography......Page 183 C......Page 194 I......Page 195 O......Page 196 S......Page 197 Z......Page 198 Ten Years After The End Of The War In Bosnia, Ethnicity Continues To Matter And The Country Remains Dependent On International Intervention. At The Same Time, The Country Is Making Strides To Catch Up With The European Integration Process. The Dayton Peace Accord, Signed In 1995, Successfully Ended The War, But Froze The Ethnic Conflict In One Of The Most Complex Systems Of Government In The World. The Book Provides An In-depth Analysis Of Governance In This Divided Post-war Country, Discussing Power Sharing, The Return Of Refugees, Electoral Systems And International Efforts At Reforming The System Of Government. International Intervention In Bosnia Has Been The First Of A Number Of Interventions In Ethnically Divided Societies In Recent Years, From East Timor And Kosovo, To Afghanistan And Iraq, And Can Thus Provide Important Lessons.--jacket. Historical Legacies -- Cleavages And Inequalities In Post-war Bosnia -- Governance And Administration In Bosnia -- The Record Of The Post-dayton Elections -- Addressing Inequality And Reforming Governance In Post-war Bosnia. Florian Bieber. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 166-176) And Index. Master And Use Copy. Digital Master Created According To Benchmark For Faithful Digital Reproductions Of Monographs And Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. Http://purl.oclc.org/dlf/benchrepro0212 Miaahdl Ten years after the end of the war, Bosnian ethnicity continues to matter and the country remains dependent on international intervention. At the same time, the country is making strides to catch up with the European Integration process. The Dayton Peace Accord, signed in 1995, successfully ended the war, but froze the ethic conflict in one of the most complex systems of government in the world. The book provides an in-depth analysis of governance in this divided post-war country, discussing power sharing, the return of refugees, electoral systems and international efforts at reforming the system of government. Bosnia has been the first of a number of international interventions in ethnically divided societies, from East Timor and Kosovo, to Afghanistan and Iraq, and can thus provide important lessons Ten years after the end of the war in Bosnia, ethnicity continues to matter and the country remains dependent on international intervention. The Dayton Peace Accord signed in 1995 successfully ended the war, but froze the ethnic conflict in one of the most complex systems of government in the world. The book provides an in-depth analysis of governance in this divided post-war country, providing important lessons for international intervention elsewhere around the world, from Afghanistan to Iraq. Provides an analysis of governance in Bosnia, a divided, post-war country, troubled by ethnic conflict. This book provides lessons for international intervention elsewhere around the world, from Afghanistan to Iraq