The question of an alternative to the EU membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Authors: Hirkić Muamer

Title variants

Kwestia alternatywy dla członkostwa w UE Bośni i Hercegowiny

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In a recent survey conducted by the Directorate for European Integration in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it appears that 43.6% of respondents believe that there is an alternative to the European Union (EU) membership. The survey was conducted by using the Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) method, on a sample that is representative for the entire country. Therefore, this article will explore the possibility of pursuing foreign policy that is geared towards several geopolitical centres and implications for the country. Primarily, this refers to alternative development models offered by international actors such as China, Russia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Although the EU often emphasises commitment to the Western Balkan region, both internal and external processes are becoming heavily politicised. In this regard, the author will also attempt to examine some of these processes and the main stakeholders (both in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union), who could stall the future European integration.

W ostatnim badaniu przeprowadzonym przez Dyrekcję ds. Integracji Europejskiej w Bośni i Hercegowinie, prawie 43,6% respondentów uważa, że istnieje alternatywa dla członkostwa w Unii Europejskiej (UE). Badanie przeprowadzono metodą wywiadu telefonicznego wspomaganego komputerowo (CATI) na próbie reprezentatywnej dla całego kraju. W związku z tym, w niniejszym artykule zbadana zostanie możliwość prowadzenia polityki zagranicznej ukierunkowanej na kilka centrów geopolitycznych oraz jej implikacje dla kraju. Dotyczy to przede wszystkim alternatywnych modeli rozwoju oferowanych przez takie podmioty areny międzynarodowej, jak Chiny, Rosja, Turcja i Arabia Saudyjska. Chociaż UE często kładzie nacisk na zaangażowanie w regionie Bałkanów Zachodnich, zarówno procesy wewnętrzne, jak i zewnętrzne stają się mocno upolitycznione. W związku z tym, w artykule podjęto również próbę zbadania niektórych z tych procesów oraz głównych zainteresowanych stron (zarówno w Bośni i Hercegowinie, jak i w Unii Europejskiej), które mogłyby opóźnić przyszłą integrację europejską.

Keywords

EN

alternative to the membership; European Union; public opinion; development; Bosnia and Herzegovina

PL

alternatywa dla członkostwa; Unia Europejska; opinia publiczna; rozwój; Bośnia i Hercegowina

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Przegląd Europejski
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 4(54)
• Pages: 169-181

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Hirkić Muamer

• University of Sarajevo

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