Bosnia's Success Story? Brčko District and the ‘View from Below’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12537147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janine Natalya Clark (0000-0002-4060-4082, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-79 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Peacekeeping (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-3312 • E-ISSN: 1743-906X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13533311003589207 |
| OpenAlex | W2074954031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Situated in the far northeastern corner of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brčko District is widely heralded as a successful multi-ethnic society. Such portrayals are typically ‘top down’ and centred on institutions, yet it cannot be assumed that multi-ethnicity at the institutional level necessarily translates into everyday relations between Brčko's ethnic groups. Based on qualitative interview data, this article explores Brčko from the ‘bottom up’, through a focus on inter-ethnic relations in everyday life. Its central argument is that viewing Brčko through this additional lens not only raises important questions about the District's image as a success story but also, and more broadly, has significant implications in highlighting the limitations of liberal peacebuilding and the importance of ‘peacebuilding from below’
Economic history · Political science · Balkan and Eastern European Studies · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · History · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |