Introduction: Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 Years after Dayton

Keil, Soeren; Perry, Valery

doi:10.1080/13533312.2015.1100614

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“…From 2007 onwards, the period has been characterized by a weak and often incoherent international approach to Bosnia and Herzegovina, failing to move beyond the status quo (cf. Perry 2019; Keil and Perry 2015). Some scholars argued that throughout this time, both the gender blindness of the DPA and the failure of the international bodies to address this adequately resulted in the disadvantaged position of women in the public sphere in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Kennedy et al 2016;Deiana 2018).…”

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“…8 An additional complication is the fact that Bosnia and Herzegovina have three different laws on political actors and three different standards for both establishment and registration of political parties, depending on the geo-administrative part of the country they are active in, namely The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska or Brcko District(Keil and Perry 2015). One of the interviewees shared her perception of this issue by stating:…”

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“Small Pond Full of Crocodiles”: Elite Perceptions of the Impact of the Dayton Peace Agreement on Women’s Political Engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kapić

2023

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The complicated political and institutional structure, which was put in place by the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), represents only one of several barriers to the political representation of women and their engagement in public life in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The status of women in public life in this post-conflict and post-socialist society is quite complex. To understand how the interaction between the institutions of the state and the position of women are perceived, the paper focuses on the narratives based on interviewing different categories of elite actors and their perceptions of the impact of the DPA on the political system in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the role of women within this system. The perceptions of interviewees are that the Constitution, being a peace agreement and also gender blind, has a negative impact not only on women but also on the society's ability to grow politically. The paper also analyses interlocutors' perceptions about the root causes for the fragmentation of the country's political system and the variation in numbers of women represented at different levels of Government in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially at the cantonal level.

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“Small Pond Full of Crocodiles”: Elite Perceptions of the Impact of the Dayton Peace Agreement on Women’s Political Engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kapić

2023

Genero

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“…The country comprises 4 tiers of governance at the state, entity (two entities and a district), cantons (ten cantons), and municipality levels with separate constitutions, parliaments, governments and judicial powers (Keil and Perry, 2015). This approach resulted in an inefficient multilevel government system, as well as political and legislative structures that encourage institutional fragmentation, widespread corruption and unharmonized social welfare systems (Keil and Perry, 2015).…”

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Unpacking social innovation by nonstate service providers in the challenging social work practice

Bozic

2022

JCSW

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Nonstate service providers in the form of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play an important role in the delivery of social services and the development of social work practice, in particular in fragile and conflict-affected countries. In such challenging settings, NGOs also mobilize various resources, implement novel activities or service delivery models that may induce the development of social innovation; however, such perspectives have been overlooked in the social work literature. This study outlines a framework for understanding how social innovation generates by nonstate service providers in a challenging social work context. By analyzing 15 interviews from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the study identified three interrelated key mechanisms that drive social innovation by local NGO service providers: a) transcopy, b) coactive novelty and c) knowledge construction. The processes underlying these mechanisms include transnational networking, copying and adapting, contextual modification, relationship-building, pioneering novel solutions, knowledge production and transfer. This study offers new insights into the role of nonstate service providers in the development of social innovation in a challenging social work context and has several implications for practice.

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“…Further fragmentation has been caused by the country's post-war constitution, which established a complex, decentralized system of governance that is partitioned territorially into two ethnic entities, ten cantons, and one district. This has resulted in a large, ethnically divided, and under-resourced public administration system (Keil and Perry 2015), leading to a fragmented and weak social sector that is incapable of tackling BiH's pressing social challenges related to poverty, unemployment, population aging, emigration, social exclusion and inequality (United Nations Population Fund 2020).…”

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Social innovation in a post-conflict setting: examining external factors affecting social service NGOs

Bozic

2021

Development Studies Research

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While the study of the influence of external environmental factors on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is well explored in the international development literature, the importance of these factors on NGOs' transformative roles in a post-conflict development setting remains less understood. Nevertheless, external environmental factors could have a crucial impact on NGOs in such a context, especially when NGOs want to integrate a socially innovative approach into the social services they provide. Using survey data of staff members of social service NGOs from post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina (N = 120) and applying resource dependence theory, this study identifies three environmental factors of great importance for NGOs when integrating a socially innovative approach: secured financing, the willingness of service users to participate in innovative services, and the sustainability of the implemented services. By contrast, policy and regulatory frameworks and public institutions' openness are of moderate importance. Licensing and accreditation, service quality standards, and tax breaks are of even less importance. The results contribute to the understanding of the importance of external factors in the development of social innovations by the NGO sector from the perspective of the post-conflict context.

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Introduction: Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 Years after Dayton

Cited by 7 publications

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“Small Pond Full of Crocodiles”: Elite Perceptions of the Impact of the Dayton Peace Agreement on Women’s Political Engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Small Pond Full of Crocodiles”: Elite Perceptions of the Impact of the Dayton Peace Agreement on Women’s Political Engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Unpacking social innovation by nonstate service providers in the challenging social work practice

Social innovation in a post-conflict setting: examining external factors affecting social service NGOs

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