The Gradual Cyprusization of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Structural, Institutional and Process Assumptions

Bibliographic Data

ID21207714
AuthorsIvan Pepić (0000-0001-6706-1834, University of Geneva, corresponding author), Mirjana Kasapović (0000-0003-0196-201X, University of Zagreb)
Year2019
Volume21
Issue5
Pages553-575
Publication date2019-09-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1944-8953 • E-ISSN: 1944-8961
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19448953.2018.1506289
OpenAlexW2890764694
LanguageEN
Citations received2

This article compares structures, institutional design challenges and political processes between Cyprus and the Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first part shows how the international community played a crucial role in order to implement consociational constitutions. However, as it was the case with Cyprus, in the Federation the most numerous ethnic segment does not accept consociational arrangements simply to gain more power over the smaller ethnic community. The second part discusses the post-war institutional design in the Federation. Since 2000, the international community has opted for centripetal arrangements. Finally, the article examines the gradual suspension of consociational arrangements causes the Cyprusization of the Federation which increases political tensions and divisions between the two communities

Bosnia herzegovina · Ethnology · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Regional science · Russian federation · Sociology · Sovereignty · Territorial integrity · Computer Science · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · European Politics and Security · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics

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