Nacionalno i demokratsko – primjer Bosne i Hercegovine
Relation of national and democratic – experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Vladimir Marić
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Politics and society, Nationalism Studies, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Centar za građansko obrazovanje (CGO)
Keywords: BiH; national; democratic; relation; experience;
Summary/Abstract: Has the Dayton Peace Agreement brought about a fair and democratic system of power distribution so longed for in Bosnia and Herzegovina? What has the international community done to merge the ‚national‘ and ‚democratic‘ into vital interests of the state of B&H? How important for the building of national identity is the fact that one fraction of BH citizens actually feels greater belonging to bordering states? By looking into the development of national identity through the prism of state symbols, language, culture, literature and other cultural heritage, the lecturer tries to answer how ready all three peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina are, to take part in building a unified state. Themes covered in documentaries „Most“ (1998) and „Mostar Sevdah Reunion“ (2000), were used as the basis for this lecture. The lecturer tried to explain the meaning of ‚national‘ and ‚democratic‘ in the example of Mostar, but also how to transcend to a higher level the symbolic of Sevdah and the Old Bridge as an important part of national cultural heritage to make them a part of the national identity building process.

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