| ID | 121410 |
| Title Proper | Liberal route from homogeneity? |
| Other Title Information | US policymakers and the liberalization of ethnic nationalists in Bosnia's Dayton Accords |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kennedy, James ; Riga, Liliana |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article explores how key US policymakers' understandings of nationalism contributed to core tensions in Bosnia's Dayton Peace Accords. Drawing on in-depth interviews with some of Dayton's key architects, our findings suggest that US elites drew on a cluster of entwined social knowledge claims about (ethnic) nationalism and the possibility of its liberal accommodation. US policymakers' social knowledge was anchored around two key liberal beliefs: a Millian acknowledgement that territorial homogeneity would facilitate political stability and liberal governability; and a countervailing normative desire to liberalize ethnic nationalisms through the imposition of liberal-legalist frameworks. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 19, No.2; Apr-Jun 2013: p.163-186 |
| Journal Source | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 19, No.2; Apr-Jun 2013: p.163-186 |
| Key Words | Ethnic Nationalists ; Liberalization ; Liberal Route ; United States ; Ethnic Nationalisms |