Federalism
In this chapter we will present the complex territorial organization of the country, its asymmetric, consociational federal structure with the two entities, the cantons in the Federation and the Brčko District. In each of the sub-chapters we will provide
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itical System of Bosnia and Herzegovina Institutions – Actors – Processes
The Political System of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Damir Banović • Saša Gavrić Mariña Barreiro Mariño
The Political System of Bosnia and Herzegovina Institutions – Actors – Processes
Damir Banović Faculty of Law University of Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Saša Gavrić Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mariña Barreiro Mariño Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Preface
Bosnia and Herzegovina have arguably been one of the most complicated and interesting political systems in the world. The Dayton Peace Agreement managed to end the war in the country after the fall of Yugoslavia, yet the political process still maintains various levels and divisions between political entities. The resulting political system created a complex federal structure, with 13 federal units and 14 governments and parliaments. Check-and-balance and veto mechanisms have been introduced, hoping that consensus-based political cultures will develop. The international community attempted to use new instruments of conflict resolution; however, not all of these have succeeded. The political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been the subject of hundreds of national and international research projects. These research projects tend to focus on specific aspects, like the decision-making, the peace-building process, the influence of the international community, the interethnic relations, the federalism and its institutions. The authors rarely try to present an ov
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