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ABSTRACT While political leaders increasingly combine populist and secessionist appeals, systematic evidence remains lacking regarding their effectiveness in mobilizing public support. Drawing on original survey data from Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where leader Milorad Dodik employs populist‐secessionist rhetoric, this study finds that
Semir Dzebo
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The Breakup of the SFRJ and the Behavior of Key Political Elites
In this paper, the author analyzes the key political factors and political events that led to the breakup of the SFRY. Reactions in Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia to the pressures of the Serbian political elite, as well as reactions in Bosnia and ...
Izet Hadžić
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How Ethnic and Religious Nationalism Threaten the Bosnian State
When the wars ceased in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, as in the aftermath of other past conflicts in the Balkans, ethnic and religious divisions prevailed.
Hone, Matthew James
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Abstract Though spillovers have been initially described in the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF), we know little about how to conceptualize and measure them. To investigate spillovers, we draw on the case of fur farming bans during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Whereas fur farming has long been criticized for its animal welfare problems, with the onset of the
Anne‐Marie Parth +3 more
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TAX SYSTEMS IN WEST BALKANS COUNTRIES – BETWEEN SIMPLICITY AND EFFICIENCY [PDF]
There are two main features characterized every tax system: simplicity and efficiency. These features converge not necessarily with each other. The simplicity of a tax system is related and implies the simplicity of tax calculation.
Albana Hashorva, Engjell Pere
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The Role of Artistic Processes in Peace-Building in Bosnia-Herzegovina [PDF]
Throughout the world, community arts-based processes have become an essential component of peacebuilding work in societies experiencing severe conflicts.
Zelizer, Craig
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Income, Subjective Well‐Being, and Violence in Afghanistan: Evidence From a Nationwide Survey
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between household income and subjective well‐being (SWB) in Afghanistan, emphasizing how fear of insecurity and experiences of violence moderate this association. Drawing on a comprehensive nationwide survey conducted by the Asia Foundation from 2016 to 2021 across 34 provinces, we analyze repeated cross ...
Mohammad Haroon Asadi +1 more
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Deliberation across Deep Divisions. Transformative Moments [PDF]
From the local level to international politics, deliberation helps to increase mutual understanding and trust, in order to arrive at political decisions of high epistemic value and legitimacy.
Jaramillo, Maria Clara +3 more
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Female Education and Child Marriage
ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
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UN Peacekeeping Economies and Local Sex Industries: Connections and Implications [PDF]
“Peacekeeping economies” have not been subject to much analysis of either their economic or socio-cultural and political impacts. This paper uses a gendered lens to explore some ramifications and lasting implications of peacekeeping economies, drawing on
Kathleen M. Jennings +1 more
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