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Who is ‘Balkanizing’ the Europeanization of Bosnia? The War of Identity-Building Narratives in the ‘Butmir process’

Who is ‘Balkanizing’ the Europeanization of Bosnia? The War of Identity-Building Narratives in... DER DONAURAUM Jahrgang 52 ­ Heft 3-4/2012 Miruna Troncot Who is `Balkanizing' the Europeanization of Bosnia? The War of Identity-Building Narratives in the `Butmir process'1 Introduction "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." (William Shakespeare, Hamlet) After the devastating war in 1992­1995, the countries of the Western Balkans (hereafter WB)2 became the center of attention not only in the international media and in diplomatic circles, but also in Western academia. The international intervention was the only factor that could temporarily stabilize the post-conflict societies of the Balkans and the newly born, fragile post-Yugoslav states. Alongside other international actors that got involved in this process, such as the UN, OSCE, NATO and the US, starting with the year 2000 the EU stepped in and declared its intentions to integrate the WB and be an active actor in the political reconstruction of the region.3 The EU found itself in the position as the "leading international actor", providing these countries with the Enlargement carrot as "the main tool kit" for democratization and stability. By now, nobody seriously questions the active presence of the EU in the WB and the vital necessity of the EU Enlargement process http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Der Donauraum de Gruyter

Who is ‘Balkanizing’ the Europeanization of Bosnia? The War of Identity-Building Narratives in the ‘Butmir process’

Troncotă, Miruna
Der Donauraum , Volume 53 – May 1, 2016
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DER DONAURAUM Jahrgang 52 ­ Heft 3-4/2012 Miruna Troncot Who is `Balkanizing' the Europeanization of Bosnia? The War of Identity-Building Narratives in the `Butmir process'1 Introduction "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." (William Shakespeare, Hamlet) After the devastating war in 1992­1995, the countries of the Western Balkans (hereafter WB)2 became the center of attention not only in the international media and in diplomatic circles, but also in Western academia. The international intervention was the only factor that could temporarily stabilize the post-conflict societies of the Balkans and the newly born, fragile post-Yugoslav states. Alongside other international actors that got involved in this process, such as the UN, OSCE, NATO and the US, starting with the year 2000 the EU stepped in and declared its intentions to integrate the WB and be an active actor in the political reconstruction of the region.3 The EU found itself in the position as the "leading international actor", providing these countries with the Enlargement carrot as "the main tool kit" for democratization and stability. By now, nobody seriously questions the active presence of the EU in the WB and the vital necessity of the EU Enlargement process

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Published: May 1, 2016

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