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This book offers a comprehensive exploration and analysis of the multifaceted challenges and opportunities facing Bosnia and Herzegovina thirty years after the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA). Through a series of thematic chapters, the volume delves into the country s complex history, socio-political dynamics, and aspirations for integration. Themes such as the legacy of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), transitional justice, collective memory and cultural identity, civil society activism, nationalism, economic development, and geopolitical shifts are examined to provide a nuanced understanding of the country s past and present. Moreover, Shifting Paradigms confronts pressing contemporary issues head-on, offering fresh perspectives on the refugee crisis, the threat of secession in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the arms race in the Western Balkans, the evolving roles of NATO and the European Union, and the ongoing quest for regional integration. In advocating for a paradigm shift towards democratization, reconciliation, regional cooperation, and integration, the book offers a compelling argument for essential alternatives to persistent cycles of conflict and stagnation. Shifting Paradigms serves as a timely and indispensable resource for policymakers, scholars, practitioners, and students alike, providing both a critical analysis of the country s challenges and a roadmap for meaningful change. Through its holistic approach and forward-looking vision, the book aims to inspire collective action and solidarity in pursuit of a brighter future for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Thirty Years after the Dayton.- Part I: The Legacy of Bosnia s Peace Deal.- Chapter 2: Consociationalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina: How to Build an Illiberal State.- Chapter 3: The Impact and Enduring Legacy of the Dayton Peace Agreement: Looking Through a Gender Lens.- Chapter 4: The Implementation of Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement.- Chapter 5: Transitional Justice Efforts and Reconciliation Dynamics in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Chapter 6: Collective Memory on War Crimes and Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Part II: Challenge of Ethnicity and Politics by Identity.- Chapter 7: Religious Communities and Social Cohesion in Bosnian Historical Legacy and Contemporary Challenges.- Chapter 8: Ethnic Relations and Identity Politics: Dynamics in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Chapter 9: Structural Challenges and Spoilers within Bosnia and Herzegovina s Institutional System.- Chapter 10: Electoral Reform Initiatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Chapter 11: The Changing Role of the Office of the High Representative (OHR): from state-building organization to fuel for ethno-nationalists.- Part III: The Hybridization of Security Challenges.- Chapter 12: Arms Dynamics and Security Challenges in the Western Balkans.- Chapter 13: Understanding Secessionism in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Chapter 14: Demographic Shifts and Their Implications for Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Chapter 15: Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Testing Ground for the EU Border Externalization.- Chapter 16: Impact of Geopolitical Shifts and Global Trends on Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Part IV: Post-dayton Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy.- Chapter 17: Bosnia and Herzegovina's Foreign Policy in the Post-Dayton Era: Actors, Commitments and Challenges.- Chapter 18: Bosnia and Herzegovina and its Regional Diplomacy.- Chapter 19: Bosnia and Herzegovina s Hurdles and the Status of the European Integration Process.- Chapter 20: Revisiting Bosnia and Herzegovina s NATO Integration.- Part V: Activism in Post-dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Chapter 21: Civil Society and Grassroots Movements: Shifts and Developments in Thirty Years of Activism in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
