Complexity of Reconciliation of Multiple Regional Identities and Regional Policies

Goran Mutabdzija

doi:10.30560/hssr.v1n2p9

Abstract

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today shows marked inefficiency, which in economic terms is seen as an example of extremely unfavourable macroeconomic indicators. It is the most visible in the domain of the unemployment rate according to which this is the first country in Europe. This economic reality is particularly reflected in the elements of the spatial structure (population and settlements) and which flows into the overall social relations that are recognized as non-perspective countries / regions. This is one of the reasons why BiH is the first country in the world by the percentage of inhabitants who do not live in the country where they were born. The complexity of relations in BiH reflects the complexity of regional identities, which are recognized as the formula 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 (one state + two entities + three nations + four different religions). In addition to religious diversity, regional identities are characterized by physiognomic, cultural, economic and legal specificities of the existing two entities, which can be better reconciled and harmonized through a more efficient regional policy.

Highlights

The notion of regional identity is a very complex and wide-ranging question that can be interpreted differently in a wide range of physiognomic and cultural landscapes
Low terrain is located in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and is part of the Pannonian plain and its periphery, which is dominated by quaternary river deposits that formed the ravine at the confluence of the right tributaries of the Sava River
BiH did not succeed in establishing democratic institutions that would be able to apply the democratic standards in crisis situations

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Introduction

The notion of regional identity is a very complex and wide-ranging question that can be interpreted differently in a wide range of physiognomic and cultural landscapes. The regional identity carries the idea that part of the person's identity is rooted in the country, and in the region in which he lives. This can be seen on the example in which one, hypothetically, asks us where we are from. Regional identity can be represented as a sense of belonging, similar to that of a national identity, but to a lesser extent. In order to preserve the sustainability of development, they create a social awareness according to which regional identity gathers young people and aims to develop and nurture a sense of belonging to a given region. The second context relates to a critical research of narratives about regional identity and its, possibly conservative, fetishized view of the power of the region, which goes beyond other forms of power in a regional context

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