Bosnia's Success Story? Brčko District and the ‘View from Below’

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Situated in the far northeastern corner of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brčko District is widely heralded as a successful multi-ethnic society. Such portrayals are typically ‘top down’ and centred on institutions, yet it cannot be assumed that multi-ethnicity at the institutional level necessarily translates into everyday relations between Brčko's ethnic groups. Based on qualitative interview data, this article explores Brčko from the ‘bottom up’, through a focus on inter-ethnic relations in everyday life. Its central argument is that viewing Brčko through this additional lens not only raises important questions about the District's image as a success story but also, and more broadly, has significant implications in highlighting the limitations of liberal peacebuilding and the importance of ‘peacebuilding from below’.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13533311003589207