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Visegrad Four in Bosnia-Herzegovina. State-building and EU Approximation from a Central European Perspective

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  • Christopher Walsch

    (Corvinus University Budapest
    Institute for Social and European Studies, Kőszeg (Hungary))

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This article analyses the approximation of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the European Union (EU) from a Central European perspective, with a focus on the role of the Visegrad Four (V4) states in this process. The article sets out with two strategies of state-building exercised by the West in the aftermath of the Dayton Peace Treaty – a ‘hands-on’ and ‘hands-off’ (or ownership) strategy. It analyses the position of the Visegrad states towards these strategies. The text mainly explains the overall engagement of V4 in the context of EU enlargement policies. The article asks to what extent the four partners cooperate with each other and with likely regional partners Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria. The positions of the Central European states are informed by qualitative interviews with stakeholders and research literature on external governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is concluded that the V4’s engagement is limited due to small budget commitments and to a significant overlap of V4 positions with the positions of more active European partners.

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  • Christopher Walsch, 2015. "Visegrad Four in Bosnia-Herzegovina. State-building and EU Approximation from a Central European Perspective," Society and Economy, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 37(4), pages 427-441, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aka:soceco:v:37:y:2015:i:4:p:427-441
    Note: This research was realised in the framework of the TÁMOP 4.2.4.A/2-11-1-2012-0001 “National Excellence Programme – Elaborating and operating an inland student and researcher personal support system convergence programme” key project, which is subsidised by the European Union and Hungary and co-financed by the European Social Fund.
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    1. Christopher WALSCH, 2022. "Is the Visegrad Group disintegrating? A case study on the diversification of the Visegrad states’ EU enlargement policy since 2014," Eastern Journal of European Studies, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 13, pages 53-72, October.

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    Keywords

    Visegrad Four; Visegrad Group; Bosnia-Herzegovina; external governance; regime building;
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    JEL classification:

    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
    • N40 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies

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