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September 23, 2025

Democratization in Bosnia

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Democratization in post-Dayton Bosnia has faced significant obstacles, resulting in reliance on external actors.
Key influences, primarily rooted in ethnicity, have complicated the intended outcomes of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
Cultural and political dynamics have shaped the current struggles of Bosnia's democratic processes.
The complexities of post-communist democratization are exemplified in the context of Bosnia's historical conflicts.

Abstract

Democratization in post-conflict, post-Dayton Bosnia has been characterized by many scholars as a “noble experiment”: the West’s guinea pig for internationally initiated post-communist democratization. In a state so wearied by war and dictatorship, democracy would be expected to take root quickly and flourish. However, due to various cultural and political influences, what the Dayton Peace Agreement originally intended to quickly lead to Bosnia’s self-governance has instead resulted in the state’s crippling dependence on external actors. The articles in this section of this bibliography explore the myriad influences (primarily under the umbrella of ethnicity) on the process.

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Kawano et al. (Sat,) studied this question.

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