Since the beginning of the 1990s important changes took place, such as the collapse of Communism and the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Consequently, the European Union (EU) has faced a new agenda in SouthEastern Europe. The EU policies towards this region were not very well coordinated in the first half of the 1990s. From the second half of the 1990s onwards, the EU has become more focused in its policies towards South Eastern Europe. Since 1999, the Stabilisation and Association Process is the new institutional framework of the EU towards this region. The main purpose of the Stabilisation and Association Process is to promote peace, prosperity and stability in this region. This study aims to explore the EU relations with South Eastern Europe with a single case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Process. The main research questions are: What are the main aims and dynamics of the EU’s relations with South Eastern Europe? What are the main problems concerning the implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Process in the case of Bosnia? How do the norms, values and culture of Bosnia affect the implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Process? The focus of this study is on democratization as an open- ended process. Thus, it is relevant to apply democratization theories, with a focus on the Transition Approach as a theoretical framework. Democratization theories aim to explain how authoritarian regimes change into liberal democratic ones. The transition approach makes a clear distinction between democratic transition and democratic consolidation phases, and identifies the necessary conditions for the success of each phase. New Institutionalism is another theoretical orientation that will be applied to this study. New Institutionalism is used in this study to discuss the concepts of institutional change and democratic governance, and to further study both the formal and informal institutions in Bosnia and how they limit the implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Process. This study comes up with the conclusion that South Eastern Europe remains one of the priority regions for the EU. The dynamics of EU-South Eastern Europe relations is based on a number of different factors, such as political and economic considerations, concerns about peace, prosperity, and stability at the doorstep of the EU. The implementation of EU policies in this region is related to the debate on the future of the EU as well. The conclusions about Bosnia and Herzegovina point out that the country has moved forward a considerable amount after the 1992-95 Bosnian War. Democracy is beginning to emerge in the country. However, the implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Process is constrained by the complex formal institutional structure as laid out in the Dayton Peace Agreement. Moreover, the informal institutions in Bosnia limit the implementation. For instance, the path-dependent authoritarian legacy of former Yugoslavia, exclusive ethnic nationalism, and distrust among the major ethnic groups in Bosnia are obstacles in front of the effective implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Process. The level of international community involvement in the country is still very intensive. Bosnia has not become a self-sustainable democratic state yet. Strengthening the civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina and promoting an inclusive civic identity that will lead to the enhancement of democratic values in the country can be recommended as solutions for the current problems of the country.

Nearly two decades after the cessation of hostilities, traces of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995) are still present throughout the landscape. Ruins resulting both directly and indirectly from the military actions remain scattered throughout urban and rural landscapes. Above the city of Bugojno, stands the shell of a hospital that was never completed and never opened. It is a visceral image full of unfulfilled hope and promise, and a reminder of the catastrophic events of the Bosnian Conflict. With unused and derelict infrastructure of that magnitude, loaded with symbolic meaning, it begs the question, how can it come to be used for the benefit of the local residents? The purpose of this practicum is to effectively design a redevelopment plan for the site of this former regional hospital, producing community space that promotes peace and reconciliation between the ethnic groups affected by conflict utilizing landscape processes and a program of socially based activities such as community gardening and food production. It will explore alternative uses and understanding of ruined infrastructure through investigation of traditional and contemporary landscape design theory pertaining to the picturesque, the aesthetic understanding of ruins in the landscape and the aesthetics of decay.

The purpose of this inquiry is to examine weather Robert Putnam’s two-level game theory could be expanded to a third level. Furthermore, the study seeks to answer the question weather international negotiations can be played on three levels. For the purpose of the study, the two-level game theory will be applied to the ongoing negotiations between Bosnia and Hercegovina (BiH) and the European Union. The third level will be investigated by considering United States’ role and its frequent involvement in negotiations. The General Framework Dayton Peace Agreement (1995) that ended the four-year war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with additional political and economic involvement of the USA in BiH will be utilized to signify the existence of the third level. The argument of this paper has been developed using qualitative research methods, where interviews have been combined with an analysis of contents. The study’s findings have several implications for the existence of the third-level. First, results demonstrate that Bosnian political figures fail to recognize USA’s involvement in the negotiation process. Second, study indicates an indirect, but intense influence of the United States due to its strategic interests. Third, the study significantly contributes to the international negotiations by incorporating the events on all three levels that influence all negotiation outcomes. The use of qualitative methods in this study deepened theoretical understanding of the three-level game, provided useful application for practitioners and opened up an opportunity to provide even greater understanding of international negotiations as a whole.

La projection des normes et des valeurs est un moyen par lesquels un acteur international gère et maintient un contrôle ou une influence sur un domaine particulier dans le système international. L'Union européenne (UE) suit cette logique dans sa politique étrangère, qui est guidée par une orientation normative à la défense de quelques valeurs. La promotion de ces normes donne un poids politique à sa performance sur la scène internationale. L'objet de cette recherche est les relations entre l'Union européenne et les Balkans occidentaux, ici représentée par les anciennes républiques yougoslaves de la Bosnie- Herzégovine, la Croatie, la Macédoine et la Serbie, dans la période 2000-2014. L'objectif de cette étude est d'analyser l'élargissement de l'UE aux Balkans occidentaux et de son rôle dans la réforme du secteur de sécurité dans les pays des Balkans. Cette analyse comprend des discussions sur la nature de l'UE et son rôle régional et international, la dynamique de l'intégration et de sécurité dans le voisinage européen et l'utilisation du principe de conditionnalité et du phénomène d'européanisation comme des expressions de la puissance normative de l'UE. L'hypothèse est que, grâce à sa puissance normative, l'UE exerce un pouvoir d'attraction irrésistible vers les pays des Balkans, qui les conduisent à accepter le processus d'adhésion, même s'ils ne sont pas contraints du consentement des règles. Par conséquent, la puissance normative de l'UE est plus une force d'attraction irrésistible qu'une imposition de normes - et c'est pour ça qu'elle constitue un soft power. Le processus d'élargissement, alors, peut être considéré comme un outil expansionniste de sa politique de soft power, constituant le moyen par lequel elle projette sa puissance régionale: la propagation des normes européennes est le principal instrument de la puissance de l'UE comme un système régional. En raison de l'exercice de ce pouvoir, nous suggérons que le processus d'élargissement affecte en quelque sorte la réforme du système de sécurité des pays des Balkans. Puisque l'un des principaux intérêts de l'UE dans les Balkans occidentaux est la sécurité de la région, le processus d'expansion interfère dans les réformes de sécurité de chaque État balkanique. Néanmoins, l'UE prend soin de sa sécurité et celle de ses membres à travers une politique d'expansion conditionné et institutionnalisé par elle. La méthodologie de cette étude est le développement d'outils théoriques pour représenter la puissance normative comme un outil de soft power dans les relations entre l'UE et les Balkans occidentaux. Le cadre des objets de recherche se fait en analysant leurs trajectoires de construction de l'État et de la tendance de la démocratie. Ensuite, le processus de Stabilisation et d'association est examinée ainsi que la performance des candidats des Balkans occidentaux, à travers l'analyse du contenu des instruments normatifs de l'UE et des entretiens avec les membres des divisions nationales et de l'UE liées à l'élargissement. Enfin, un modèle explicatif est conçu pour être appliqué au phénomène d'européanisation des réformes de sécurité dans le cadre du processus d'adhésion à l'UE, afin d'examiner l'effet de cette dernière dans les politiques du secteur de sécurité. En conclusion, l'UE devient influente dans le système international par la force de ses normes. C'est le cas du processus d'adhésion, où les règles sont exposées d'une manière irrésistible pour les joueurs de la dynamique d'intégration. Alors, l'UE se renforce comme un modèle régional en portant à sa sphère d'influence les États qui ne sont pas encore parties de celui-ci. / A projeção de normas e valores é um dos meios pelos quais um ator internacional consegue e mantém domínio ou influência sobre uma determinada área dentro do sistema internacional. A União Europeia (UE) segue esta lógica ao pautar sua política externa por um viés normativo, através da defesa de determinados valores nas relações exteriores. A promoção dessas normas é o que confere peso político à sua atuação no cenário internacional. Esta pesquisa tem como objeto as relações entre a União Europeia e a região dos Bálcãs Ocidentais, representada aqui pelas ex-repúblicas iugoslavas da Bósnia-Herzegovina, Croácia, Macedônia e Sérvia, no período 2000-2014. O foco deste estudo é o de analisar a ampliação da UE para os Bálcãs Ocidentais e sua influência na reforma do setor de segurança dos Estados balcânicos. Esta análise compreende a discussão da natureza da UE e de sua função regional e internacional; a dinâmica de integração e segurança na vizinhança europeia; e a utilização do princípio de condicionalidade e do fenômeno da europeização como expressões do poder normativo da UE. A hipótese é de que, através do seu poder normativo, a UE exerce um poder de atração irresistível em relação aos Estados balcânicos, o que os leva a aceitar o processo de adesão, visto que não são coagidos à anuência de suas regras. Assim, o poder normativo europeu é tido menos como uma imposição de normas e padrões e mais como um poder de atração ao qual não se pode resistir – e por isso é considerado uma forma de soft power. Logo, o processo de admissão à UE pode ser visto como uma ferramenta expansionista: a disseminação das normas europeias torna-se o seu principal instrumento de poder enquanto sistema regional. Como decorrência do exercício desse poder, sugere-se que o processo de adesão à UE tem impactado na reforma do setor de segurança dos países objeto de análise deste estudo. Sendo que um dos principais interesses da UE em relação aos Bálcãs Ocidentais é a segurança da região, o processo de expansão interfere nas reformas securitárias pelas quais cada Estado tem passado. Afirma-se, assim, que a UE trata da sua segurança e de seus membros através de uma política de expansão condicionada e institucionalizada pela entidade. A metodologia deste estudo parte do desenvolvimento de ferramentas teóricas para retratar o poder normativo como um mecanismo de soft power na relação entre a UE e os Bálcãs Ocidentais. O enquadramento dos objetos de pesquisa é feito pela análise de suas trajetórias de state-building e de tendência à democracia. A seguir, o Processo de Estabilização e Associação é examinado, bem como o desempenho dos candidatos balcânicos ocidentais, por meio da análise de conteúdo de instrumentos de normatização da UE e de entrevistas com membros das divisões nacionais e da UE ligadas ao enlargement. Por fim, um modelo explicativo é montado para ser aplicado ao fenômeno de europeização das reformas securitárias no quadro do processo de adesão à UE, a fim de se examinar o efeito deste último nas policies do setor de segurança. É possível perceber que a UE torna-se influente no sistema internacional muito mais pela força de suas normas do que por seu poder econômico ou militar. Este é o caso do processo de adesão, onde as regras são expostas de forma irresistível aos players da integração europeia: a UE se consolida como modelo regional ao trazer para sua esfera de influência os Estados que ainda não fazem parte do bloco. / The projection of norms and values is one of the means by which an international actor manages and maintains control or influence over a particular area within the international system. The European Union (EU) follows this logic in its foreign policy, which is guided by a normative bias through the defense of certain values in external relations. The promotion of these standards is what gives political weight to its performance on the international system. The object of this research are the relations between the European Union and the Western Balkans, here represented by the former Yugoslav republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia, in the period 2000-2014. The focus of this study is to analyze the EU enlargement to the Western Balkans and its role in reforming the security sector in the Balkan states. This analysis includes a discussion of the nature of the EU and its regional and international role as well as the dynamics of integration and security in the European neighborhood and the use of the principle of conditionality and the Europeanization as expressions of EU’s normative power. The hypothesis is that, through its normative power, the EU exerts a power of irresistible attraction towards the Balkan states, which leads them to accept the accession process since they are not coerced into the consent of the rules. Therefore, the EU’s normative power is less an imposition of EU norms and standards and more an irresistible attraction force - and that it is why it constitutes a soft power. The enlargement process, then, can be seen as an expansionist tool of its soft power policy, constituting the way by which the EU projects its regional power: the spread of European standards is the main instrument of power of the Union as a regional system. Because of the exercise of this power, we suggest that the enlargement process affects the security system reform of the Western Balkan countries. Since one of EU’s main interests in Western Balkans is the security of the region (and therefore the guarantee of its own security), the expansion process interferes in the security reforms each state has been promoting. Nonetheless, we can say the EU takes care of its safety and that of its members through a policy of expansion conditioned and institutionalized by it. The methodology of this study is the development of theoretical tools to portray the normative power as a soft power tool in the relations between the EU and the Western Balkans. The framework of the research objects is done by analyzing their trajectories of state-building and their democratic tendency. Next, the Stabilisation and Association Process is examined as well as the performance of Western Balkan candidates, through the content analysis of normative instruments of the EU and interviews with members of the EU and national divisions linked to the enlargement process. Finally, an explanatory model is developed to be applied to the Europeanization phenomenon of the security reforms within the framework of the EU accession process, in order to examine the effect of the latter in the security sector policies. Concluding, it is clear that the EU becomes influential in the international system much more by the force of its norms and standards than for its economic or military power. This is the case of the accession process, where the rules are exposed in an irresistible way to the players of the integration: the EU strengthens itself as a regional model by bringing to its sphere of influence those states that are not yet part of it.

La projection des normes et des valeurs est un moyen par lesquels un acteur international gère et maintient un contrôle ou une influence sur un domaine particulier dans le système international. L'Union européenne (UE) suit cette logique dans sa politique étrangère, qui est guidée par une orientation normative à la défense de quelques valeurs. La promotion de ces normes donne un poids politique à sa performance sur la scène internationale. L'objet de cette recherche est les relations entre l'Union européenne et les Balkans occidentaux, ici représentée par les anciennes républiques yougoslaves de la Bosnie- Herzégovine, la Croatie, la Macédoine et la Serbie, dans la période 2000-2014. L'objectif de cette étude est d'analyser l'élargissement de l'UE aux Balkans occidentaux et de son rôle dans la réforme du secteur de sécurité dans les pays des Balkans. Cette analyse comprend des discussions sur la nature de l'UE et son rôle régional et international, la dynamique de l'intégration et de sécurité dans le voisinage européen et l'utilisation du principe de conditionnalité et du phénomène d'européanisation comme des expressions de la puissance normative de l'UE. L'hypothèse est que, grâce à sa puissance normative, l'UE exerce un pouvoir d'attraction irrésistible vers les pays des Balkans, qui les conduisent à accepter le processus d'adhésion, même s'ils ne sont pas contraints du consentement des règles. Par conséquent, la puissance normative de l'UE est plus une force d'attraction irrésistible qu'une imposition de normes - et c'est pour ça qu'elle constitue un soft power. Le processus d'élargissement, alors, peut être considéré comme un outil expansionniste de sa politique de soft power, constituant le moyen par lequel elle projette sa puissance régionale: la propagation des normes européennes est le principal instrument de la puissance de l'UE comme un système régional. En raison de l'exercice de ce pouvoir, nous suggérons que le processus d'élargissement affecte en quelque sorte la réforme du système de sécurité des pays des Balkans. Puisque l'un des principaux intérêts de l'UE dans les Balkans occidentaux est la sécurité de la région, le processus d'expansion interfère dans les réformes de sécurité de chaque État balkanique. Néanmoins, l'UE prend soin de sa sécurité et celle de ses membres à travers une politique d'expansion conditionné et institutionnalisé par elle. La méthodologie de cette étude est le développement d'outils théoriques pour représenter la puissance normative comme un outil de soft power dans les relations entre l'UE et les Balkans occidentaux. Le cadre des objets de recherche se fait en analysant leurs trajectoires de construction de l'État et de la tendance de la démocratie. Ensuite, le processus de Stabilisation et d'association est examinée ainsi que la performance des candidats des Balkans occidentaux, à travers l'analyse du contenu des instruments normatifs de l'UE et des entretiens avec les membres des divisions nationales et de l'UE liées à l'élargissement. Enfin, un modèle explicatif est conçu pour être appliqué au phénomène d'européanisation des réformes de sécurité dans le cadre du processus d'adhésion à l'UE, afin d'examiner l'effet de cette dernière dans les politiques du secteur de sécurité. En conclusion, l'UE devient influente dans le système international par la force de ses normes. C'est le cas du processus d'adhésion, où les règles sont exposées d'une manière irrésistible pour les joueurs de la dynamique d'intégration. Alors, l'UE se renforce comme un modèle régional en portant à sa sphère d'influence les États qui ne sont pas encore parties de celui-ci. / A projeção de normas e valores é um dos meios pelos quais um ator internacional consegue e mantém domínio ou influência sobre uma determinada área dentro do sistema internacional. A União Europeia (UE) segue esta lógica ao pautar sua política externa por um viés normativo, através da defesa de determinados valores nas relações exteriores. A promoção dessas normas é o que confere peso político à sua atuação no cenário internacional. Esta pesquisa tem como objeto as relações entre a União Europeia e a região dos Bálcãs Ocidentais, representada aqui pelas ex-repúblicas iugoslavas da Bósnia-Herzegovina, Croácia, Macedônia e Sérvia, no período 2000-2014. O foco deste estudo é o de analisar a ampliação da UE para os Bálcãs Ocidentais e sua influência na reforma do setor de segurança dos Estados balcânicos. Esta análise compreende a discussão da natureza da UE e de sua função regional e internacional; a dinâmica de integração e segurança na vizinhança europeia; e a utilização do princípio de condicionalidade e do fenômeno da europeização como expressões do poder normativo da UE. A hipótese é de que, através do seu poder normativo, a UE exerce um poder de atração irresistível em relação aos Estados balcânicos, o que os leva a aceitar o processo de adesão, visto que não são coagidos à anuência de suas regras. Assim, o poder normativo europeu é tido menos como uma imposição de normas e padrões e mais como um poder de atração ao qual não se pode resistir – e por isso é considerado uma forma de soft power. Logo, o processo de admissão à UE pode ser visto como uma ferramenta expansionista: a disseminação das normas europeias torna-se o seu principal instrumento de poder enquanto sistema regional. Como decorrência do exercício desse poder, sugere-se que o processo de adesão à UE tem impactado na reforma do setor de segurança dos países objeto de análise deste estudo. Sendo que um dos principais interesses da UE em relação aos Bálcãs Ocidentais é a segurança da região, o processo de expansão interfere nas reformas securitárias pelas quais cada Estado tem passado. Afirma-se, assim, que a UE trata da sua segurança e de seus membros através de uma política de expansão condicionada e institucionalizada pela entidade. A metodologia deste estudo parte do desenvolvimento de ferramentas teóricas para retratar o poder normativo como um mecanismo de soft power na relação entre a UE e os Bálcãs Ocidentais. O enquadramento dos objetos de pesquisa é feito pela análise de suas trajetórias de state-building e de tendência à democracia. A seguir, o Processo de Estabilização e Associação é examinado, bem como o desempenho dos candidatos balcânicos ocidentais, por meio da análise de conteúdo de instrumentos de normatização da UE e de entrevistas com membros das divisões nacionais e da UE ligadas ao enlargement. Por fim, um modelo explicativo é montado para ser aplicado ao fenômeno de europeização das reformas securitárias no quadro do processo de adesão à UE, a fim de se examinar o efeito deste último nas policies do setor de segurança. É possível perceber que a UE torna-se influente no sistema internacional muito mais pela força de suas normas do que por seu poder econômico ou militar. Este é o caso do processo de adesão, onde as regras são expostas de forma irresistível aos players da integração europeia: a UE se consolida como modelo regional ao trazer para sua esfera de influência os Estados que ainda não fazem parte do bloco. / The projection of norms and values is one of the means by which an international actor manages and maintains control or influence over a particular area within the international system. The European Union (EU) follows this logic in its foreign policy, which is guided by a normative bias through the defense of certain values in external relations. The promotion of these standards is what gives political weight to its performance on the international system. The object of this research are the relations between the European Union and the Western Balkans, here represented by the former Yugoslav republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia, in the period 2000-2014. The focus of this study is to analyze the EU enlargement to the Western Balkans and its role in reforming the security sector in the Balkan states. This analysis includes a discussion of the nature of the EU and its regional and international role as well as the dynamics of integration and security in the European neighborhood and the use of the principle of conditionality and the Europeanization as expressions of EU’s normative power. The hypothesis is that, through its normative power, the EU exerts a power of irresistible attraction towards the Balkan states, which leads them to accept the accession process since they are not coerced into the consent of the rules. Therefore, the EU’s normative power is less an imposition of EU norms and standards and more an irresistible attraction force - and that it is why it constitutes a soft power. The enlargement process, then, can be seen as an expansionist tool of its soft power policy, constituting the way by which the EU projects its regional power: the spread of European standards is the main instrument of power of the Union as a regional system. Because of the exercise of this power, we suggest that the enlargement process affects the security system reform of the Western Balkan countries. Since one of EU’s main interests in Western Balkans is the security of the region (and therefore the guarantee of its own security), the expansion process interferes in the security reforms each state has been promoting. Nonetheless, we can say the EU takes care of its safety and that of its members through a policy of expansion conditioned and institutionalized by it. The methodology of this study is the development of theoretical tools to portray the normative power as a soft power tool in the relations between the EU and the Western Balkans. The framework of the research objects is done by analyzing their trajectories of state-building and their democratic tendency. Next, the Stabilisation and Association Process is examined as well as the performance of Western Balkan candidates, through the content analysis of normative instruments of the EU and interviews with members of the EU and national divisions linked to the enlargement process. Finally, an explanatory model is developed to be applied to the Europeanization phenomenon of the security reforms within the framework of the EU accession process, in order to examine the effect of the latter in the security sector policies. Concluding, it is clear that the EU becomes influential in the international system much more by the force of its norms and standards than for its economic or military power. This is the case of the accession process, where the rules are exposed in an irresistible way to the players of the integration: the EU strengthens itself as a regional model by bringing to its sphere of influence those states that are not yet part of it.

This qualitative study focuses on the investigation of different actor’s ideas concerning gender and womanhood in a post-socialist nation Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim of this study is to try to provide experiences and attitudes of one not a new, but definitely one constantly changing phenomenon, trafficking in women for sexual exploitation. The qualitative data is mainly collected through nine interviews with people from Bosnian Governments, International organizations and NGOs during my stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The causes to trafficking are complex and intertwined but it directly relates to gender discrimination and attitudes on sexual relationships between women and men. The study sheds light on how the global politics and economics development situation and theirs affectsprovide gender segregation through the traditionally structures where men are seen as normative.

La projection des normes et des valeurs est un moyen par lesquels un acteur international gère et maintient un contrôle ou une influence sur un domaine particulier dans le système international. L'Union européenne (UE) suit cette logique dans sa politique étrangère, qui est guidée par une orientation normative à la défense de quelques valeurs. La promotion de ces normes donne un poids politique à sa performance sur la scène internationale. L'objet de cette recherche est les relations entre l'Union européenne et les Balkans occidentaux, ici représentée par les anciennes républiques yougoslaves de la Bosnie- Herzégovine, la Croatie, la Macédoine et la Serbie, dans la période 2000-2014. L'objectif de cette étude est d'analyser l'élargissement de l'UE aux Balkans occidentaux et de son rôle dans la réforme du secteur de sécurité dans les pays des Balkans. Cette analyse comprend des discussions sur la nature de l'UE et son rôle régional et international, la dynamique de l'intégration et de sécurité dans le voisinage européen et l'utilisation du principe de conditionnalité et du phénomène d'européanisation comme des expressions de la puissance normative de l'UE. L'hypothèse est que, grâce à sa puissance normative, l'UE exerce un pouvoir d'attraction irrésistible vers les pays des Balkans, qui les conduisent à accepter le processus d'adhésion, même s'ils ne sont pas contraints du consentement des règles. Par conséquent, la puissance normative de l'UE est plus une force d'attraction irrésistible qu'une imposition de normes - et c'est pour ça qu'elle constitue un soft power. Le processus d'élargissement, alors, peut être considéré comme un outil expansionniste de sa politique de soft power, constituant le moyen par lequel elle projette sa puissance régionale: la propagation des normes européennes est le principal instrument de la puissance de l'UE comme un système régional. En raison de l'exercice de ce pouvoir, nous suggérons que le processus d'élargissement affecte en quelque sorte la réforme du système de sécurité des pays des Balkans. Puisque l'un des principaux intérêts de l'UE dans les Balkans occidentaux est la sécurité de la région, le processus d'expansion interfère dans les réformes de sécurité de chaque État balkanique. Néanmoins, l'UE prend soin de sa sécurité et celle de ses membres à travers une politique d'expansion conditionné et institutionnalisé par elle. La méthodologie de cette étude est le développement d'outils théoriques pour représenter la puissance normative comme un outil de soft power dans les relations entre l'UE et les Balkans occidentaux. Le cadre des objets de recherche se fait en analysant leurs trajectoires de construction de l'État et de la tendance de la démocratie. Ensuite, le processus de Stabilisation et d'association est examinée ainsi que la performance des candidats des Balkans occidentaux, à travers l'analyse du contenu des instruments normatifs de l'UE et des entretiens avec les membres des divisions nationales et de l'UE liées à l'élargissement. Enfin, un modèle explicatif est conçu pour être appliqué au phénomène d'européanisation des réformes de sécurité dans le cadre du processus d'adhésion à l'UE, afin d'examiner l'effet de cette dernière dans les politiques du secteur de sécurité. En conclusion, l'UE devient influente dans le système international par la force de ses normes. C'est le cas du processus d'adhésion, où les règles sont exposées d'une manière irrésistible pour les joueurs de la dynamique d'intégration. Alors, l'UE se renforce comme un modèle régional en portant à sa sphère d'influence les États qui ne sont pas encore parties de celui-ci. / A projeção de normas e valores é um dos meios pelos quais um ator internacional consegue e mantém domínio ou influência sobre uma determinada área dentro do sistema internacional. A União Europeia (UE) segue esta lógica ao pautar sua política externa por um viés normativo, através da defesa de determinados valores nas relações exteriores. A promoção dessas normas é o que confere peso político à sua atuação no cenário internacional. Esta pesquisa tem como objeto as relações entre a União Europeia e a região dos Bálcãs Ocidentais, representada aqui pelas ex-repúblicas iugoslavas da Bósnia-Herzegovina, Croácia, Macedônia e Sérvia, no período 2000-2014. O foco deste estudo é o de analisar a ampliação da UE para os Bálcãs Ocidentais e sua influência na reforma do setor de segurança dos Estados balcânicos. Esta análise compreende a discussão da natureza da UE e de sua função regional e internacional; a dinâmica de integração e segurança na vizinhança europeia; e a utilização do princípio de condicionalidade e do fenômeno da europeização como expressões do poder normativo da UE. A hipótese é de que, através do seu poder normativo, a UE exerce um poder de atração irresistível em relação aos Estados balcânicos, o que os leva a aceitar o processo de adesão, visto que não são coagidos à anuência de suas regras. Assim, o poder normativo europeu é tido menos como uma imposição de normas e padrões e mais como um poder de atração ao qual não se pode resistir – e por isso é considerado uma forma de soft power. Logo, o processo de admissão à UE pode ser visto como uma ferramenta expansionista: a disseminação das normas europeias torna-se o seu principal instrumento de poder enquanto sistema regional. Como decorrência do exercício desse poder, sugere-se que o processo de adesão à UE tem impactado na reforma do setor de segurança dos países objeto de análise deste estudo. Sendo que um dos principais interesses da UE em relação aos Bálcãs Ocidentais é a segurança da região, o processo de expansão interfere nas reformas securitárias pelas quais cada Estado tem passado. Afirma-se, assim, que a UE trata da sua segurança e de seus membros através de uma política de expansão condicionada e institucionalizada pela entidade. A metodologia deste estudo parte do desenvolvimento de ferramentas teóricas para retratar o poder normativo como um mecanismo de soft power na relação entre a UE e os Bálcãs Ocidentais. O enquadramento dos objetos de pesquisa é feito pela análise de suas trajetórias de state-building e de tendência à democracia. A seguir, o Processo de Estabilização e Associação é examinado, bem como o desempenho dos candidatos balcânicos ocidentais, por meio da análise de conteúdo de instrumentos de normatização da UE e de entrevistas com membros das divisões nacionais e da UE ligadas ao enlargement. Por fim, um modelo explicativo é montado para ser aplicado ao fenômeno de europeização das reformas securitárias no quadro do processo de adesão à UE, a fim de se examinar o efeito deste último nas policies do setor de segurança. É possível perceber que a UE torna-se influente no sistema internacional muito mais pela força de suas normas do que por seu poder econômico ou militar. Este é o caso do processo de adesão, onde as regras são expostas de forma irresistível aos players da integração europeia: a UE se consolida como modelo regional ao trazer para sua esfera de influência os Estados que ainda não fazem parte do bloco. / The projection of norms and values is one of the means by which an international actor manages and maintains control or influence over a particular area within the international system. The European Union (EU) follows this logic in its foreign policy, which is guided by a normative bias through the defense of certain values in external relations. The promotion of these standards is what gives political weight to its performance on the international system. The object of this research are the relations between the European Union and the Western Balkans, here represented by the former Yugoslav republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia, in the period 2000-2014. The focus of this study is to analyze the EU enlargement to the Western Balkans and its role in reforming the security sector in the Balkan states. This analysis includes a discussion of the nature of the EU and its regional and international role as well as the dynamics of integration and security in the European neighborhood and the use of the principle of conditionality and the Europeanization as expressions of EU’s normative power. The hypothesis is that, through its normative power, the EU exerts a power of irresistible attraction towards the Balkan states, which leads them to accept the accession process since they are not coerced into the consent of the rules. Therefore, the EU’s normative power is less an imposition of EU norms and standards and more an irresistible attraction force - and that it is why it constitutes a soft power. The enlargement process, then, can be seen as an expansionist tool of its soft power policy, constituting the way by which the EU projects its regional power: the spread of European standards is the main instrument of power of the Union as a regional system. Because of the exercise of this power, we suggest that the enlargement process affects the security system reform of the Western Balkan countries. Since one of EU’s main interests in Western Balkans is the security of the region (and therefore the guarantee of its own security), the expansion process interferes in the security reforms each state has been promoting. Nonetheless, we can say the EU takes care of its safety and that of its members through a policy of expansion conditioned and institutionalized by it. The methodology of this study is the development of theoretical tools to portray the normative power as a soft power tool in the relations between the EU and the Western Balkans. The framework of the research objects is done by analyzing their trajectories of state-building and their democratic tendency. Next, the Stabilisation and Association Process is examined as well as the performance of Western Balkan candidates, through the content analysis of normative instruments of the EU and interviews with members of the EU and national divisions linked to the enlargement process. Finally, an explanatory model is developed to be applied to the Europeanization phenomenon of the security reforms within the framework of the EU accession process, in order to examine the effect of the latter in the security sector policies. Concluding, it is clear that the EU becomes influential in the international system much more by the force of its norms and standards than for its economic or military power. This is the case of the accession process, where the rules are exposed in an irresistible way to the players of the integration: the EU strengthens itself as a regional model by bringing to its sphere of influence those states that are not yet part of it.

The purpose of this study is to investigate if reconciliation between former war-enemies and ethnic groups (Muslims, Croats and Serbs) in Bosnia and Hercegovina is possible today. Reconciliation between these groups is necessary for the development of the state and sustainable peace. In order to fulfil the aim I have applied qualitative conversation interviews together with qualitative literature study. In this research I have studied the three largest parties (SDA, HDZ and SDS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conversation interviews were made with two representatives of each party. The reconciliation theory and the recommendations that the theory advocates were used in the study. The recommendations were also used to create interview questions that gave me relevant empirical data from the interviews. The interview data with the high representatives of these political parties led to a valid result. The conclusions show that reconciliation between these three ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina is not possible today. Huge political, economical and social changes and improvements are necessary. All three classes, top-level, middle-range and grassroots, must get involved in the process if reconciliation is to be possible. Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina, reconciliation, ethnic groups, political parties.

Nation building is vital in post-war states to bring the people that have been at war together. To restore peace in a state, many different actors need to work together to bring stability, safety, and advancement to a new nation. There are several methods of nation building, and this thesis evolves around three of them. This is a qualitative study where three theories on nation building are used to analyze the development of nation building, and the obstacles Bosnia and Herzegovina still has to reach a national identity. Several studies are used in this thesis to show how the development has evolved in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The method consisted of searching in databases for peer-reviewed articles, finding documents from international actors, and statistics. This thesis reveals that Bosnia and Herzegovina still has a long way to go before it becomes an nation where the citizens feel united, no matter which ethnicity they belong to.

The main purpose of this master's thesis is to describe and analyze the opinions of a several selected journalists, associated with the The New York Times, on participation the official policy of the United States in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992- 1995). On the basic of texts of several outstanding personalities of American journalism the early 90s, the thesis presents a picture of how this conflict resonated in one of the most popular American journals and primarily how journalists evaluated the policy of president Bill Clinton and his National Security Council in the Balkans. Besides this main practical part, which includes an overview of the every single journalists and political position of The New York Times, the thesis is also dedicated to the overall nature of foreign policy of W. J. Clinton and George Bush sr., background of Bosnian conflict and detailed summary of events in wartime Bosnia with a strong emphasis on the participation of the White House.