MAKING FEDERALISM WORK – A Radical Proposal for Practical Reform
MAKING FEDERALISM WORK – A Radical Proposal for Practical Reform

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Governance, Government/Political systems
Published by: ESI – European Stability Initiative
Keywords: Bosnian Politics; Bosnian Constitution;
Summary/Abstract: Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to be punctuated by regular calls for fundamental constitutional reform. Some call for the disappearance of Republika Srpska. Some argue for a third Entity. Some advocate for a return to a unitary state, with administrative regions drawn according to historical or economic criteria. It seems that few people believe that the present system of municipalities, cantons, two entities, one district and a distant central government is capable of delivering the kind of government which Bosnia needs – that can lead the country out of its economic crisis and towards Europe. ... This paper offers a different kind of constitutional proposal. It was developed in recent months through extensive consultations with leading politicians and public figures across the country. Rather than offering a competing view of Bosnia’s ideal future, it outlines a practical process of reforms on which Bosnia’s politicians and citizens might actually agree.

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