Bosnia-Herzegovina and the failed revolution of the SDP (2010-2014) – part 1
Although in Bosnia and Herzegovina identitarian and ethnic parties are usually blamed for the chronic political deadlock of the country, a thorough examination of the... Read More
Kosovo status – carpe diem?
Several important factors provide the context for smart, collective planning and action in the benefit of all the peoples of Kosovo and led by the northern... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part eighteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part eighteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Bosnia – the international community and Izetbegović’s project of dediscoursification
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s politics in the post-Dayton period is to a large extent a politics of continuation of war by other means, and for such... Read More
Bosnia – Izetbegović and implementation of the Dayton peace agreement
Alija Izetbegović, a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina until 2000, considered the post-Dayton peace agreement period as a frame that ought to be... Read More
Bosnia – the theory of dediscoursification and Dayton as a continuation of the state of war
The theory of dediscoursification explains in detail what exactly happens when language fails; that is, when some political actors gradually come to a realization that,... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part seventeen
TransConflict is pleased to present part seventeen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Greater Serbia and Greater Albania do not exist – the myth of bad Serb-Albanian relations
The incidents during the recent football match between Serbia and Albania and the fall-out with attacks against bakeries owned by real (and presumed) Kosovo Albanians... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part sixteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part sixteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Five more inconvenient truths about Kosovo
Though Kosovo’s relations with the Serbian government in Belgrade have certainly improved and a series of agreements reached in April 2013 under EU mediation committed both sides... Read More
Bosnia – stabilization stalled in negative peace
The current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be can safely described as extant negative peace. Structural and cultural violence are endemic. The pressing problem... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part fifteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part fifteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Is Komšić a better Lagumdžija?
The impact of the recent election could become more “civic” than it might appear, if politicians seeking to represent that term examine their own motives,... Read More
Time for a national dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina
It is time for a national dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina; one that follows the pattern pioneered in Tunisia, which brought together civil society, business... Read More
The dynamics of European Enlargement – the Western Balkans case
The dual question of statehood and state capacity is a specific feature of South East Europe and encourages the search for a modified, adapted approach to... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part fourteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part fourteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Serbia – back to the future
One irony of Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belgrade is that it coincides with increasing talk of regional reconciliation in the Balkans. Yet the problem with... Read More
Elections as a form of discrimination against Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croats have long been discriminated against not only at the level of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency, but also in the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, where parties with... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part thirteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part thirteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Empowering female entrepreneurs in Serbia and Kosovo
TransConflict Serbia and Democracy for Development (D4D) from Kosovo – with the support of the British Embassies in Belgrade and Pristina, respectively – organized a conference in... Read More
Four reflections on the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina – part two
Part two of a paper exploring how the Bonn-powered High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina is based on four fictions – of self-constitution or self-grounding; the principled... Read More
Four reflections on the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Bonn-powered High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina is based on four fictions – of self-constitution or self-grounding; the principled non-opposability to HR’s decisions; the immediately executive character... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part twelve
TransConflict is pleased to present part twelve of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part eleven
TransConflict is pleased to present part eleven of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part ten
TransConflict is pleased to present part ten of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More