The interaction between local and international power in EU police reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gippert, BJ ORCID: 0000-0002-7960-4725 (2018) The interaction between local and international power in EU police reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Contemporary Security Policy, 39 (1). pp. 51-71.

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Abstract

This article explores the interaction between local and international power structures in EU peacebuilding. While citizens in a state only face order from one authority (the state), local actors in a peacebuilding context are subject to orders from two institutions (the domestic state and the peacebuilding mission). This article explores the nature of interactions of these two institutions and their effect on local police officers’ compliance and resistance. Specifically, it analyzes the example of the police restructuring process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It demonstrates that the choices of local officers to comply or resist depended on whether the interactions between the EU Police Mission and the local police organization were positive and mutually supportive, or whether they were competitive and contradictory. The findings of the article contribute to the debates on the role of local power and the importance of local legitimacy in peacebuilding.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Peacebuilding, Local power, Legitimacy, Resistance, Compliance, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2017 10:45
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 06:50
DOI:	10.1080/13523260.2017.1398529
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3012761