An Ethnic Security Dilemma in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Civic Pride and Civics Education

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ID11047651
AuthorsMatthew T Becker (0000-0001-6492-2125, University of Mississippi, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume51
Issue6
Pages1235-1249
Publication date2023-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNationalities Papers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/nps.2022.51
OpenAlexW4294741516
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited41

This article attempts to explore the link between education and democracy. Education is supposed to serve as a unifying factor and socialization agent among citizens of a state; teaching them who they are and what their country expects of them. The role of the educational system is important for the state in building a civic identity and patriotism among students. In Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), students complete a “Democracy and Human Rights” civics education course in primary and secondary schools; however, the current pedagogical implementation of instilling a civic identity is low, with little attention paid to civic identity promotion. This article examines the notions of civic pride and education among high school seniors in BiH via statistical analysis of original field data (n=5,749 surveys; 78 high schools in 53 towns). Identity politics and ethnic saliency are explored, with concluding views on the lack of (perceived) rights among the Croat student population. Cross-cutting cleavages and interpersonal trust are low, with the ethnic promoted over the civic

Civics · Democracy · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Patriotism · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Population · Pride · Sociology · State (computer science · Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Law

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