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

KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk and Petr ČERMÁK

Basic information

Original name

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

Name in Czech

Bosna a Hercegovina mezi pozitivním a negativním mírem: pohled z lokální úrovně

Authors

KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Petr ČERMÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Romanian Journal of Political Science, Societatea Academică din România, 2014, 1582-456X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

Romania

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.250

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/14:00079053

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

UT WoS

000209644700001

Keywords (in Czech)

Bosna a Hercegovina; základy budování míru; usmíření; pozitivní a negativní mír

Keywords in English

Bosnia and Herzegovina; grassroots peace-building; reconciliation; positive and negative peace

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 18/2/2019 10:00, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Abstract

V originále

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.

In Czech

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.

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