Bosnia: Tolerant Hostility
Author: Antonina Zhelyazkova
Publisher: International Centre for Minority Studies and Intercultural Relations*, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Synopsis
The purpose of the study was to establish the state of interethnic relations in Bosnia and Herzegovina almost nine years after the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Also, to corroborate or reject the preliminary hypotheses that there is a revival of Islam as well as infiltration by non-traditional strands of Islam, such as the Wahhabiyah and Ahmadiyah. One of the top priorities of the researchers was to establish the levels of normalization of the administrative, economic, social, and cultural life in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As in all studies conducted by the urgent anthropology method, the researchers aimed to produce an analysis of the present situation and shorter-term forecasts of developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina based on a snapshot of society, institutions, and the achievements and failures of the European presence in the country, as well as on the life histories of randomly selected respondents.
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