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Unequal Democracy: The Political Position Of Croats In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Valentino Grbavac Apr 2015

Unequal Democracy: The Political Position Of Croats In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Valentino Grbavac

Political Science Honors Projects

Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been marginalized during the last 15 years. Bosniaks have elected a Croat member of the Presidency and formed a federal government twice without legitimate Croat support, completely ignoring Croat electoral will. Bosnia and Herzegovina is at a crossroads today, choosing between the potential for a prosperous future in the EU and the status quo. Reforms of government structures are necessary in order to solve the Croat issue and allow Bosnia and Herzegovina to ascend to the EU. In this paper I map out the history of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the 1990s …