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After ethnic conflict, policy-making in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia, Cvete Koneska

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After ethnic conflict, policy-making in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia, Cvete Koneska

Language

eng

Abstract

'After ethnic conflict : policy-making in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia' investigates how sensitive policy issues can be resolved in the aftermath of war by investigating how political elites interact and make decisions in ethnically divided societies. Focussing on the interactions between political elites and attempts to reach agreement across ethnic lines in Bosnia and Macedonia the book examines the impact that institutional factors can have on political actors and the decisions they make. Examining domestic factors and external influence in politics, Cvete Koneska identifies four key drivers of post-conflict cooperation: cross-cutting identities, minority veto powers, territorial autonomy, and informal practices to explain inter-ethnic political accommodation. By looking beyond the immediate post-conflict landscape, created by foreign peace negotiators and aid missions, to the internal political process she shows the real reasons political actors cooperate and how competing ethnic tensions are reconciled following ethnic conflict. Delving deeper into specific policy areas to compare successful and unsuccessful attempts at ethnic accommodation this book explores the factors behind the different policy outcomes that sustain or undermine peace and ethnic cooperation in ethnically divided societies.--, Provided by publisher

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-184) and index

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

After ethnic conflict

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bibliography

Oclc number

880349838

Responsibility statement

Cvete Koneska

Series statement

Southeast European studies

Sub title

policy-making in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia

Table Of Contents

After ethnic conflict : why look at post-conflict recovery? -- Explaining ethnic accommodation -- Historical and institutional background -- Bosnia, 1991-1996 : from communism to ethnic conflict -- Macedonia, 1991-2001 : simmering ethnic tensions -- What makes post-conflict politics work -- Military reform in Bosnia : a single joint army -- Decentralisation in Macedonia : designing municipal maps and funds -- Continuing challenges : persisting ethnic tensions after conflict -- Police reform in Bosnia : ethnicity above efficiency -- Minority education in Macedonia : recurring ethnic tensions -- Conclusions

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