POLS 243 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dayton Agreement, Josip Broz Tito, Ottoman Empire
15 Dec 2016
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Bosnia and hercegovina a case of postwar power sharing. The yugoslav past and its approach to deep diversity the good times (1945-1990) Josip broz tito developed a brand of communism. One-party socialist federation (1945-1991) with economic self-management. 6 republics, 2 autonomous provinces, 5 constituent nations, several national minorities. 1974 constitutional reform: highly decentralized federation, e(cid:448)er(cid:455) (cid:862)people(cid:863) has its repu(cid:271)li(cid:272) (cid:894)e(cid:454)(cid:272)ept bh(cid:895, this is when kosovo gained autonomy too. December 1991: referendum and proclamation of serb autonomous entity. March 1992: referendum and declaration of bosnian independence. I(cid:374)itial er(cid:271) (cid:862)su(cid:272)(cid:272)esses(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1013)(cid:1006) early 1993): ethnic cleansing along serbian border, northern. Stabilization (1993-1995): stable frontlines siege of sarajevo srebenica massacre. Nato air strikes, military charge and negotiations. A 2-entity federation: croat-bosniak entity (51%), serb entity (49%) Power-sharing at all levels: collective presidency, courts, parliament, veto rights. Power-sharing under two principles: territorial autonomy, consociationalism. Some corporate consociation designated constituent nations in the constitution. Bicameral assembly { house of reps (28/14), house of peoples (higher, 5/5/5)
