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Non-ethnic mobilization in deeply divided societies: the case of the Sarajevo protests KU Leuven
© 2015, © 2015 University of Glasgow. How do groups mobilise around non-ethnic issues in deeply divided societies and cities? This article seeks to answer this question by offering a close reading of one particular exemplary episode in the recent history of post-conflict Bosnia & Herzegovina: the 2008 Sarajevo protests. Sarajevans took to the streets to demand more security in the wake of the murder of a young boy on a tram. The article ...
The Republika Srpska as a strong nationalizing state and the consequences for postethnic activism KU Leuven
Escaping ethnopolis: postethnic mobilization in Bosnia-Herzegovina KU Leuven
This thesis investigates how and to what extent it is possible to mobilize citizens across ethnic boundaries in a deeply divided society. It focuses on one case in point, that of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The thesis first develops the analytical concept of postethnic mobilization as an alternative to similar but less precise terms such as multicultural, civic mobilization or anti-nationalist mobilization. Bosnia-Herzegovina is a crucial case with ...
Multi-ethnic Parties in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Naša Stranka and the Paradoxes of Postethnic Politics KU Leuven
To what extent is political mobilisation across ethnic boundaries possible in states with highly ethnicised state structures? This article explores the opportunities and obstacles that activists in Bosnia-Herzegovina meet when they seek to develop integrative discourses as a basis for political action. The first part of the article focuses on the role of multi-ethnic parties in deeply divided societies. The second part develops alternative ideas ...
Republika Srpska as a strong nationalizing state and its consequences for postethnic activism KU Leuven
Fifteen years after the end of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the country remains sharply divided along ethnic lines. Since the 2005 election of Milorad Dodik as prime minister of Republika Srpska, tensions between political leaders have flared up and especially election periods have been marked by continuous ethnic and nationalist rhetoric. The constitution, an integral part of the Dayton Peace Agreement, contains ethnic incentives perpetuating ...
Multi-ethnic Parties in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Nasa Stranka and the Paradoxes of Postethnic Politics KU Leuven
To what extent is political mobilization across ethnic boundaries possible in states with highly ethnicized state structures? This paper focuses on post-war Bosnia. More specifically I explore the opportunities and obstacles that individuals and NGOs in Bosnia meet when they seek to utilize post-ethnic and integrative discourses as a basis for political action. Our main case is Nasa Stranka, a political party that was established in 2008 by a ...