BiH’s Political Parties: Agents of Change or Status Quo?

BiH’s Political Parties: Agents of Change or Status Quo?

Enes Turbić  
IDEFE Publications, 2025 
9 pp. 
DOI: 10.51331/perspective11
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1. What is the actual impact of political parties on the social development of BiH – do they contribute to stabilization or act as a factor of destabilization?
2. To what extent do political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina fulfil their pre-election promises, and what institutional or societal mechanisms exist for monitoring their implementation?
3. What is the actual impact of political fragmentation and the large number of parties on the political stability and institutional functionality of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
4. How does the formation of coalitions without programmatic and ideological affinity, frequent changes in government, and the instability of political alliances affect the institutional stability and functionality of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina? How do political crises, unpredictable shifts in power, and inter-party disputes shape the social atmosphere within the country?