| ID | 082358 |
| Title Proper | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Other Title Information | thinking beyond institution-building |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Touquet, Heleen ; Vermeersch, Peter |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay seeks to move beyond the traditional discussions on state change in Bosnia-Herzegovina by assessing the usefulness of shifting attention away from state- and institution-building efforts by domestic or international political elites and by focusing instead on the actions of local nonstate actors. We advocate a theoretical investigation into what might be gained from devoting new scholarly attention to identity-forming processes at the sidelines of governmental politics. We add empirical support to our argument by analyzing the work of a number of organizations in Bosnia that mobilize Bosnian citizens along nonethnic lines and construct alternative state-building narratives |
| `In' analytical Note | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 14, No.2; Jun 2008: p266-288 |
| Journal Source | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 14, No.2; Jun 2008: p266-288 |
| Key Words | Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Institution-Building ; State-Building |