Bosnia as Civic State and Global Citizen

Alternative Futures Outside the EU

Philip C. Aka

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781538159910
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

For long, the narrative in constitutional law, public policy, and statecraft is that Bosnia must join the EU, as a matter of economic development and nation building. This book introduces another dimension to the narrative, oversighted, without which the story remains one-dimensional, rather than balanced. That missing element in the literature this study integrates is a reformed Bosnian state, along the lines proposed in this book, that operates outside the EU. The setting of the work within the fields of knowledge of comparative constitutional law, and public choice theory provides added value to the reader, including students, scholars, policy makers, and lay persons.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Table of Bosnian National and International Laws
• List of Tables
• 1 Introduction
• PART I: STARTING POINT
• PART II: LIFE UNDER BOSNIA’S ANNEX IV CONSTITUTION
• PART III: THE EU IN EUROPE: UNITY THROUGH SUPRANATIONALISM
• PART IV: WHY UNEXAMINED INTEGRATION INTO THE EU IS SUBOPTIMAL FOR BOSNIAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
• PART V: BOSNIA AS A CIVIC STATE AND GLOBAL CITIZEN: ALTERNATIVE FUTURES OUTSIDE THE EU FOR BOSNIAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
• Appendix: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995 (Annex IV of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• References
• About the Author