The Hypocrisy of Democracy
The Hypocrisy of Democracy
Author(s): Svetlana BrozSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Nationalism Studies, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Politics and Identity
Published by: Wittenberg University - Sociology Department
Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dayton Peace Agreement; international community; civil war; nationalistic parties; nationalism; political system; democracy;
Summary/Abstract: The signing of the Dayton Accords should have provided the majority of the inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the hoped-for return of prewar values. The Dayton Accords ended the bloody war in Bosnia and Herzegovina: this was without a doubt its only contribution. But those same people who started the war and conducted it were also the Dayton Accords signatories. When we see today who is fighting to keep every letter of the Dayton Accords in place, it is clear that the Dayton Accords was put together along lines dictated by nationalist leaders whose wartime conquests it confirmed.
Journal: Duh Bosne
- Issue Year: 16/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 1-7
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English