Original scientific paper
Aid dependancy in Bosnian politics and civil society: failures and successes of post-war peacebuilding in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Florian Bieber
Abstract
More than seven years of international presence in post-war Bosnia have still not brought lasting stability to the country. Surveys suggest that a substantial share of the population continue to oppose Bosnia in its current form, further evidenced by the continuing electoral success of nationalist parties. These difficulties solicit an evaluation of some of the inherent difficulties of international intervention in a post-conflict setting such as Bosnia. This article will thus examine the symptoms of dependency resulting from international intervention on the political scene and civil society. The key argument forwarded herein is that the overly interventionist approach might have lead to a host of decisions and laws which might be commendable for the country, but that this intervention simultaneously disempowered Bosnian actors.
Keywords
Bosnia-Herzegovina; peacebuilding; civil society; international aid; Dayton Peace Accords; post-war period
Hrčak ID:
7080
URI
Publication date:
1.1.2002.
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