Bosnia and Herzegovina’s cross border cooperation: applying typologies and revising histories

This paper expands upon work done by Oliveras, Durà and Perkmann in the study of cross-border cooperation (CBC) in Europe. It argues that the catalogue of cross-border
regions (CBRs), developed by Oliveras, Durà and Perkmann in 2010, should include the CBRs that have emerged as a result of the EU’s current enlargement into the Western
Balkans. It also serves to support the view that a fourth stage in the historical development of CBC in Europe has not yet begun. The paper takes the CBCs of Bosnia
and Herzegovina under the Instrument for Pre-accession assistance (component II) as a case study and categorises each CBC in accordance with the typology established by
Oliveras, Durà and Perkmann. The analysis reveals that a form of multi-level governance (MLG) is also emerging in these new CBRs. The type of MLG is also categorised. The conclusion reached by the paper is that the current process of EU enlargement has both created CBRs and promoted MLG in the Western Balkans.

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http://eeas.europa.eu/bosnia_and_herzegovina/index_en.htm http://eeas.europa.eu/bosnia_and_herzegovina/index_en.htm

European Territorial: Co-operation Co-operation across borders http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperate/cooperation/crossborder/index_en.cfm

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