The Promise and Peril of Regional Truth Seeking in the Balkans
The author assesses the projected ambitious goals of the recent regional non-governmental truth-seeking initiative for ex Yugoslavia, arguing that its innovative regional approach is both its strength and a significant weakness that might undermine the goal of establishing a coherent historical narrative.
Jelena Subotić, 10/02/2010
Learning from Swiss direct democracy in a comparative perspective
The author argues that applying direct democracy might be a responsible
institutional choice only in a country where the main political issues
do not overlap with the communal ones, as the case is with Switzerland.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, he claims, it could only bolster the
majority rule.
Daniel Bochsler, 20/11/2009, (0)
Return in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Return of refugees in BaH still faces significant obstacles, while alternatives to return remain neglected by the principal policy actors. Insisting on the right of each refugee to choose between different solutions to her problems, the author argues for a re-definition of policies in this area.
Huma Haider, 11/09/2009, (0)
Education Reform Challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Discussing the three different patterns of discrimination in education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valery Perry argues for, and draws the contours of, new educational models based on multiculturalism and inclusion which would replace the current respective practices of separation or quiet assimilation in this area.
Valery Perry, 24/08/2009, (0)
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