Bosnia and Herzegovina between Negative and Positive Peace: View from the Local Level

KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk a Petr ČERMÁK. Bosnia and Herzegovina between Negative and Positive Peace: View from the Local Level. Romanian Journal of Political Science. Societatea Academică din România, 2014, roč. 14, č. 2, s. 4-36. ISSN 1582-456X.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: Bosnia and Herzegovina between Negative and Positive Peace: View from the Local Level
• Název česky: Bosna a Hercegovina mezi pozitivním a negativním mírem: pohled z lokální úrovně
• Autoři: KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Petr ČERMÁK (203 Česká republika, domácí).
• Vydání: Romanian Journal of Political Science, Societatea Academică din România, 2014, 1582-456X.

Další údaje

• Originální jazyk: angličtina
• Typ výsledku: Článek v odborném periodiku
• Obor: 50601 Political science
• Stát vydavatele: Rumunsko
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• Impakt faktor: Impact factor: 0.250
• Kód RIV: RIV/00216224:14230/14:00079053
• Organizační jednotka: Fakulta sociálních studií
• UT WoS: 000209644700001
• Klíčová slova česky: Bosna a Hercegovina; základy budování míru; usmíření; pozitivní a negativní mír
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Bosnia and Herzegovina; grassroots peace-building; reconciliation; positive and negative peace
• Příznaky: Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Anotace

The recent critical standpoint argues that the peace-building process in Bosnia and Herzegovina has not been successful since it has not achieved the state of broadly defined positive peace. According to this widespread opinion, the international peace-building policies have been formulated in terms of negative peace, and rather cemented the division of the country than supported its reintegration. The aim of this paper is to test this argument at the local level of analysis using the conceptual framework of continuum between narrow and wide understanding of peace. Based on interviews with direct actors of the examined processes, we carried out a comparative study within a representative sample of 11 Bosnian municipalities assessing the four alleged divisions that are used as arguments of the critical standpoint. Overall, we have diagnosed the recorded positive developments on the local level as a potentially promising channel for the international community to bypass the deadlocked state-level politics and give the peace-building process the sorely needed boost from below.

Anotace česky

The recent critical standpoint argues that the peace-building process in Bosnia and Herzegovina has not been successful since it has not achieved the state of broadly defined positive peace. According to this widespread opinion, the international peace-building policies have been formulated in terms of negative peace, and rather cemented the division of the country than supported its reintegration. The aim of this paper is to test this argument at the local level of analysis using the conceptual framework of continuum between narrow and wide understanding of peace. Based on interviews with direct actors of the examined processes, we carried out a comparative study within a representative sample of 11 Bosnian municipalities assessing the four alleged divisions that are used as arguments of the critical standpoint. Overall, we have diagnosed the recorded positive developments on the local level as a potentially promising channel for the international community to bypass the deadlocked state-level politics and give the peace-building process the sorely needed boost from below.