What Belgium Can Teach Bosnia: The Uses of Autonomy in 'Divided House' States

Belgium and Bosnia can be understood as 'divided house' states, which contain proportionally similar groups with opposing views regarding whether the states should be more unitary or more decentralized. The Belgian example demonstrates that even where groups disagree on state structure, a...

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Main Author: Sherrill Stroschein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Centre for Minority Issues 2003-10-01
Series:Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe
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Online Access:http://www.ecmi.de/fileadmin/downloads/publications/JEMIE/2003/nr3/Focus3-2003_Strohschein.pdf