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Examines terms of the Dayton peace accords and their implementation; Bosnia-Herzegovina. Summary in English p. 210.

Discusses the process of electoral engineering in the context of dispute settlement, with special reference to the case of Bosnia-Herzegovina and provisions of the 1995 Dayton agreements with regard to scheduling of elections.

Under peaceful conditions, men normally & naturally dominate women in many spheres of life. During wartime, gender roles & orders are dislocated. On the one hand, women may become principal actors behind the lines with the absence of men at home, while on the other hand, war creates problems for women, eg, prostitution, rape, & refugee status. Enemy women who are sexually violated during war serve the political logic supported by traditional gender systems. The situation of women during the war in the former Yugoslavia raised questions about prosecution for wartime sexual violation, which had not previously been specified in international codes on women's rights. 12 References. M. Pflum

Discusses whether the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina from Apr. 1992-Nov. 1995 was a civil war or an international conflict.

Explores the influence of fear on the levels of internal & external sensibility & tolerance of the interethnic conflict in the former Yugoslavia, positing that the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia & external responses resulted from real, possible, exaggerated, & imaginary fears. The US misunderstood the intra- & interethnic fears, became entangled in the conflict, & interfered with, rather than helped, its resolution. In accepting the peace accord, each of the different regions of the former Yugoslavia was allaying different fears. 12 References. Adapted from the source document.

The life of Alija Izetbegovic, first president of independent Bosnia-Herzegovina is recounted. From a pan-Islamist youth who strongly advocated the creation of a Muslim community but rejected the use of violence, to a seasoned politician who strived to avoid war at all costs, Izetbegovic was a main player during the war in the Balkans. The historical timeline of the disintegration of Yugoslavia & the role played by Izetbegovic is presented. A. M. Barral

Thirteen questions are posed & answered related to the most important issues of nationality facing Eastern & Central Europe. The issues discussed include the relationship between nationalism & ethnicity, the geographical distribution of different modes of nationalism, nationalism within a federal regime, minority rights, irrational vs rational motives for nationalisms, & the linkage between nationalisms & the condition of elites & economic problems. Sectarian movements have arisen in weakly consolidated states like Russia & Boznia-Herzegovina. In general, the nation question & nationalist movements are extremely complex & not homogeneous in these regions of multiple cultures, religions, & ethnic groups. M. Pflum