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Institutionalizing ethnicity in the Western Balkans: managing change in deeply divided societies
Institutionalisierte Ethnizität in den westlichen Balkanländern: Bewältigung des Wandels in tief geteilten Gesellschaften
[working paper]
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European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
Abstract 'Ethnic politics continue to dominate political discourse and institutions in the post-conflict regions of former Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia). This has rendered these regions dependent on external intervention and blocked or delayed political and economic development, includin... view more
'Ethnic politics continue to dominate political discourse and institutions in the post-conflict regions of former Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia). This has rendered these regions dependent on external intervention and blocked or delayed political and economic development, including the process of integration into European and Euroatlantic structures. Some of the post-conflict arrangements have rightfully come under criticism-both from within and outside the region-as obstacles in the normalization of ethnic relations. While the status quo needs revision and a different approach to institutional design is required, this paper argues against abandoning groupbased institutions altogether. Instead, it argues for a more dynamic and processoriented approach to accommodate ever-changing interethnic relations.' (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
post-socialist country; conflict potential; society; conflict structure; Kosovo; social conflict; ethnic structure; Macedonia; post-war period; conflict behavior; conflict situation; Bosnia and Herzegovina; institutionalization; European integration; political development; economic development (on national level); ethnicity; ethnic relations; conflict management; ethnic conflict; social change; developing country
Classification
Macrosociology, Analysis of Whole Societies
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Method
descriptive study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2004
City
Flensburg
Page/Pages
30 p.
Series
ECMI Working Paper, 19
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications