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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Bosnia and Herzegovina"”.
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Hunger & Fury: The Political in Bosnia and Herzegovina
… attempt to (re)approach the process of political and social transfor-mation in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) over the past century and a half through the prism of popular agency. The primary research question of this dissertation asks why given nearly uniformly catastrophic social indicators across …
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Modeling Student’s Churn in Higher Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
… dropout rate at the University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was nearly half of enrolled students between the 2007/08 and 2018/19 academic years, with rates showing an increase over time. - Half of the student churn occurs within the first year of enrollment, with significantly higher …
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The EUPM and EUFOR Althea missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina: An evaluation
The political changes in Europe and the shift in the world's balance of power brought about by the collapse of the Soviet Union forced the European Union in the early 1990's to redefine the possible role it wanted to play in the international arena. From being an organization focused mostly on …
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The international community’s management of ‘Post-Conflict’ with particular reference to Bosnia and Herzegovina
… at the turn of the twenty-first century and in a period of transition. The thesis will establish whether there are any standard models for the IC’s engagement in post-conflict and if so whether these models are gradually ‘evolutionary’ or subject to radical change. The thesis will situate …
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Bridging Brexit-related societal divisions – Learning from civil society initiatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina
… divisions in two different contexts: on the one hand, in post-war Bosnia & Herzegovina, and on the other hand, in post-Brexit referendum Dorset. It first explores the possibilities for such a comparison and proceeds to establish whether an ethnographically-informed understanding of the Bosnian …
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‘RS-Exit’: The Geopolitics of Integration and Disintegration in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995-2020
… dissertation examines the question of why the Bosnian Serbs were able to advance their goal of independence for Republika Srpska through the period following the war, culminating in the ultimatum laid down by Milorad Dodik in February 2020 on. With reference to the theory of secessionism and …
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The politics of poetry in Bosnia and Herzegovina: re-assessing tradition since the late 1980s
This thesis documents and critically evaluates contemporary poetry within the dynamic field of the cultural production in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the late 1980s. It interrogates and challenges competing literary historiographies on behalf of marginalised voices. While ethno-nationalists …
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International norm diffusion? Durable solutions and displaced persons from post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina – 2000-2010.
… study is to investigate the linkages, synergies and misalignments between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) ‘top-down’ policy development in relation to the specific case on durable solutions with a detailed exploration of the ‘bottom-up’ views of actual refugees and …
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Contention under Consociationalism: The Selection of Strategies by Postethnic Protest Movements in Lebanon and Bosnia and Herzegovina
… on the effectiveness of power-sharing agreements and their potential to foster peace. However, the growing mobilization around non-ethnic issues has redirected attention toward the agentic role of citizens. Interested in this shift, this thesis asks: Under which conditions do postethnic protest …
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Is the Dayton Agreement a model for long-term peace? A problematic case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The research focuses on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the post-conflict scenario. More than twenty-five years on, a weak, politicized, corrupt and inept system of government is characteristic of the post-conflict period and it is a result of deepseated interests of nationalists, ethno-nationalists, …
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Language Planning in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Analysis of the Role of Translators as Agents in Language Change
Language planning and policy (LPP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been constructed on the basis of a standard language ideology that has often excluded the speakers from the language legitimisation process. The LPP efforts for the Bosnian language have led to conflicting covert and overt …
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: a study of the effects of social and political change on primary schooling, 1878 – 2002
This study investigates the effects of social and political change on primary teaching in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The study considers the literature relating to educational developments in post-communist countries in political and economic transition. From the literature key themes were developed …
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Divided Schools and Divided Societies: Ethnic Saliency, Socialization, and Attitudes among High School Seniors in Bosnia and Herzegovina
… explores the role of schools, families, and other-group contact on ethnic saliency and student attitudes towards outside groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) via statistical analysis. It was found that families, via familial example, have a statistically significant (p < 0.001) effect …
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The importance of time during Peace Negotiations: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Dayton Peace Accords
… long one. The events that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a short three year span, from 1992-1995 are the cause for a non-democratic functioning society today.</p>
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Housing, Land and Property Rights: the impact of the UN Peacekeeping Operation on economic recovery in Bosnia and Herzegovina
… Operations (UNPKO) policies on housing, land and property rights (HLP) issues and the economic recovery in post-conflict countries by looking at the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The HLP issues and related economic trends have received little attention in the current literature. …
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Evaluating the criteria for successful elections in post-conflict countries : a case study including Iraq, Sierra Leone, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
… if an area is ready to hold elections and whether or not it is likely to succeed. Although rarely ranked in any determination of importance, several concepts are present in most post-conflict election research. Additionally, there is not an agreed set of standard criteria upon which …
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A nemzetközi területi adminisztráció balkáni modelljei: Bosznia-Hercegovina és Koszovó = Balkan models of international territorial administration: Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo
A disszertáció egyik célja annak vizsgálata, hogy – a nemzetközi adminisztráció elméleti alapvetéseinek és eddigi gyakorlatának vizsgálata után – megállapítható-e a balkáni területi igazgatási példáiról (a boszniai és a koszovói modellről), hogy a többi modellhez képest eltérő – esetleg addig nem …
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The shaping Shaikh: an ethnographic inquiry into the role of the Shaikh in the adaptation of Naqshbandi Sufism in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
… is an ethnographic investigation of living Naqshbandi Sufi practitioners in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its epistemology presumes that a nuanced understanding of Islam that recognises complex realities and contradictory perspectives requires an examination of its embodied form. As a result, …
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Exploring History Education in Primary Schools and its Impact on Students’ Attitudes Toward Other Ethnic Groups in Divided Communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
… intricate relationship between history education and students' attitudes toward ethnic communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), this research uncovers a complex narrative that challenges conventional expectations. Through a meticulous mixed-methods approach, the study illuminates the …
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Third Party Mediation: Comparative Case Study on the Effectiveness of Foreign Intervention in Intra-State Armed Conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Libya, and Myanmar.
… hinges on such factors as the mediator’s skill and perceived impartiality, the support of the United Nations Security Council and clarity of their mandate, the timing of their interventions (the ‘ripeness’ concept) and the involvement of civil society. The purpose of this research will be to …
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