1st Edition

State Building and International Intervention in Bosnia

By Roberto Belloni Copyright 2008
240 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The presence of international missions in weak and failing states across the globe confirms that multi-lateral involvement has become a strategic imperative to secure international peace and security. With demands for democratic governance and peaceful coexistence in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq, the questions and issues addressed in Bosnia take on greater urgency. Focussing on... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Bosnia’s Stateness Problem and the Challenge of International Intervention  3. Post-War Democracy Building  4. Elections and Electoral Engineering  5. The Limits and Virtues of Civil Society  6. The Antinomies of Refugee Return  7. From NATO to the EU  8. Conclusion

Biography

Roberto Belloni is Lecturer in International Politics at the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast, UK.