CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Klempová, Veronika |
|---|---|
| Title | The impact of institutional design on electoral outcomes in divided societies: A discourse analysis of party competition in the Brcko District and the City of Mostar |
| Summary | The main aim of this thesis was to explain why in Mostar radical parties are the supported ones while in Brčko, that is generally considered as a success in comparison to the other regions of the post-conflict Bosnia, moderate parties win the elections. The success might be understood in number of ways in post- war country, such as success regarding peace-building missions or reconciliation processes. This thesis, however defined success as the institutionalization of the system that encourages fair and moderate party competition. The reason why this work devoted itself to this question and research is that the use of radical rhetoric is a common feature when it comes to the Bosnia political scene. Even if it has been more than 20 years since the conflict ended, the political parties still have a tendency to go back to the topics related to the war, and to use the trauma people experienced in the war as a main tool of their campaign in order to convince voters. They still try to evoke the sentimental feeling in the population to make it believe that they are the protectors of the (one of the three) nation. The problems that country struggles from are hidden behind these issues, but somehow the popularity of the war-time parties is still significant. Therefore it is important to research why this is so and to identify the reasons of these phenomenon. |
| Supervisor | Pogonyi Szabolcs |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/klempova_veronika.pdf |
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