Political Representation and Consociational Culture—River Conservation as a Reflection of Post-Dayton Challenges and Opportunities

This article explores the relationship between river conservation and the post-Dayton political landscape in Bosnia and Herzegovina through a constructivist lens of political representation. It argues that the bias inherent in consociational culture—shaped by ethnonationalism and group-based politics—distorts formal acts of representation, making them ineffective in addressing environmental concerns. As a result, non-governmental organizations and activists fill the vacuum left by the state, playing a crucial role in representing environmental interests that are sidelined in the formal political sphere. By analyzing this dynamic, the article offers new insights into how political representation is constructed in divided societies, and how this process impacts environmental governance and policymaking

Context (archaeology · Politics · Reflection (computer programming · Representation (politics · Transboundary Water Resource Management