Democratic consolidation and social consensus – cleavage between unitarists and separatists in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Democratic consolidation and social consensus – cleavage between unitarists and separatists in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Summary/Abstract: Political disagreements in the society of Bosnia & Herzegovina are deep and have a long tradition. They are followed by certain cultural and historical milieus in which they have been played out, including stereotypical images, a lack of political culture and of a democratic tradition, no rule of law, an inefficient state and, finally, a lack of basic consensus about essential social and political issues. In the following sections of this article, I will deal with some of the problems B&H faces. The main theme will be the lack of consensus regarding social structure and the division between two opposing blocks. The article also devotes itself to an analysis of the social policies and solutions that were tested, more or less unsuccessfully, during socialist Yugoslavia and in the post-war period.

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