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The limits of normative Power Europe in Bosnia and Herzegovina: assessing the EU’s impact on the constitutional reform (2009-2018)
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A Constituição da Bósnia e Herzegovina, consagrada no Acordo de Paz de Dayton, estabelece
um sistema político complexo de partilha de poderes, bem como a discriminação de alguns
cidadãos que não se declaram afiliados num dos três “povos constitutivos”. Neste contexto, a
União Europeia (UE) empenhou-se na promoção da reforma constitucional necessária para
erradicar a discriminação e criar um sistema político-institucional, que facilitaria o processo
de adesão à UE.
Partindo do conceito de Poder Normativo, introduzido por Manners (2002), a dissertação
analisa o impacto da identidade normativa da UE nos seus esforços enquanto mediador do
processo da reforma constitucional. Analisa, ainda, o impacto do poder normativo da UE no
discurso da classe política local, de modo a avaliar se este contribui para o processo de
dessecuritização da Bósnia.
A dissertação argumenta que as características inerentes à identidade normativa da UE, bem
como os seus discursos e práticas, agravam a securitização da Bósnia. Também defende que a
percepção dos atores locais a respeito da identidade normativa da UE exacerba ainda mais os
antagonismos étnicos. Consequentemente, a dissertação conclui argumentando que o conceito
de Poder Normativo tem limites no que se refere à desecuritização da Bósnia.
The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, enshrined in the Dayton Peace Agreement, establishes a complex power sharing system as well as the discrimination of some of the Bosnian citizens, who do not declare themselves affiliated to one of the three “constituent peoples”. In this context, the European Union (EU) set out to promote a constitutional reform to end discrimination as well as to create a political and institutional system that would facilitate Bosnia’s EU accession process. Following Manners’ concept of Normative Power Europe (NPE) (2002), the thesis examines the impact of EU’s normative identity in its efforts as a mediator in the process of the constitutional reform. Furthermore, it analyses the impact of NPE on the discourses of the local political class, in order to assess whether the EU contributes to the desecuritisation of Bosnia. The thesis argues that the inherent characteristics of the EU’s identity as normative power, its discourses, as well as its practices, aggravate the securitisation of Bosnia. Also, it considers that the way how local actors perceive the EU's normative identity further exacerbates ethnic antagonisms. Therefore, this thesis concludes by arguing that the notion of NPE has its limits concerning the desecuritisation of Bosnia.
The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, enshrined in the Dayton Peace Agreement, establishes a complex power sharing system as well as the discrimination of some of the Bosnian citizens, who do not declare themselves affiliated to one of the three “constituent peoples”. In this context, the European Union (EU) set out to promote a constitutional reform to end discrimination as well as to create a political and institutional system that would facilitate Bosnia’s EU accession process. Following Manners’ concept of Normative Power Europe (NPE) (2002), the thesis examines the impact of EU’s normative identity in its efforts as a mediator in the process of the constitutional reform. Furthermore, it analyses the impact of NPE on the discourses of the local political class, in order to assess whether the EU contributes to the desecuritisation of Bosnia. The thesis argues that the inherent characteristics of the EU’s identity as normative power, its discourses, as well as its practices, aggravate the securitisation of Bosnia. Also, it considers that the way how local actors perceive the EU's normative identity further exacerbates ethnic antagonisms. Therefore, this thesis concludes by arguing that the notion of NPE has its limits concerning the desecuritisation of Bosnia.
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Thesis submitted for the degree of Master's in International Relations
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Poder normativo da UE Europeização Bósnia e Herzegovina Reforma constitucional Securitização Normative Power Europe Europeanisation Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitutional Reform Securitisation
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Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas