Inter-ethnic Relations in Bosnia & Herzegovina: A Subnational Qualitative Assessment
Inter-ethnic Relations in Bosnia & Herzegovina: A Subnational Qualitative Assessment
Author(s): Adnan Fazlić, Sandra Kobajica, Mirza Buljubašić, Nerma Halilović Kibrić, Kenan HodžićSubject(s): Military history, Government/Political systems, Politics and religion, Nationalism Studies, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Inter-Ethnic Relations, Politics and Identity, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Atlantska inicijativa: Udruženje za promicanje euroatlantskih integracija BiH
Keywords: Inter-ethnic Relations in Bosnia & Herzegovina; Russian influence; ethnonationalist extremism; Ethnicity and religion; Salafism;
Summary/Abstract: Alongside the rise and decline of the Islamic State, the violent extremist threat in Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) has largely been seen through the lens of Salafi-jihadism and the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters departing to, and now returning from, battlefields in Syria and Iraq. Yet, a series of recent surveys in BiH finds that ethnonationalist extremism is viewed by citizens as nearly three times a greater threat than religious extremism; that those with greater trust in political and religious leaders also demonstrate greater sympathy for violence; and that political leaders, in particular, bear the greatest responsibility for stimulating inter-ethnic tensions.
Journal: Democracy and Security in Southeastern Europe
- Issue Year: VII/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 104-129
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English
