The Public Administration Reform in Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Reform Process Embedded in a Sovereignty Paradox

Milovich, L.; Ossewaarde, Marinus R.R.

doi:10.1080/01900692.2012.713304

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“…While indeed the country's institutions have been modified compared to the pre-war period, the success of the underlying reform for the efficient functioning of BiH democracy has been questioned by international actors, policy analysts and academics (European Stability Initiative 2012; International Crisis Group 2012; Keil and Perry 2015;Shkaratan 2005). Milovich and Ossewaarde (2013) have highlighted that the failures in the restructuring of public administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina emanate from the relationship between ethnic communities in this post-war, post-communist country and the international community; each with its own vision of the country's sovereignty and a different perspective on the country's institutional setup.…”

Section: The Bosnian Triangle Of Ethnicised Public Administrationmentioning

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Capturing Contested States

Džankić

2018

Southeastern Europe

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This article argues that external state contestation and internal ethnic divisions have resulted in a high degree of state capture in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro, thus providing structural mechanisms for the reproduction of power of political elites. The article focuses on two dominant forms of state capture – party membership in public administration and the privatization process. First, by examining the extent to which party membership influences the composition of public administration, the article explains the solidification of the link between electoral preferences and job security. Second, by looking at the privatisation of state assets, the article shows how state capture facilitated the elites’ accumulation of private wealth. The latter developed into subsidiary networks for financing political parties, offering resources for corruption, clientelism and patronage that are key to the reproduction of political power in captured states. The article concludes by exploring the implications of the link between state contestation and state capture in the Western Balkan states.

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Section: The Bosnian Triangle Of Ethnicised Public Administrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Capturing Contested States

Džankić

2018

Southeastern Europe

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The Public Administration Reform in Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Reform Process Embedded in a Sovereignty Paradox

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Capturing Contested States

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