Journal articles by Hamza Preljević
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review , 2024
The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) had two notable consequences. The first is the complex in... more The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) had two notable consequences. The first is the complex institutional structure, and the second is the war-induced displacement. The article’s exclusive emphasis is on the latter consequence. The violent ethnic homogenization and territorialization between 1992 and 1995 permanently altered and severely damaged the ethnic composition of the country. Even though the non-Serbs were forcibly displaced and then returned voluntarily to their home of origin, the
returnees are confronted with the secessionist threat and the continuous challenge of life in Republika Srpska (RS). The article aims to address the continuing challenges faced by Bosniak returnees in the RS, with particular emphasis on the connections between returnee experiences and the unresolved threat of secession. To explore the social, political, and economic challenges faced by returnees and the impact of increasing separatist agitation and tendencies in the RS on Bosniak returnees, a field study was carried out in six municipalities located in East Bosnia: Zvornik, Bratunac, Vlasenica, Milići, Srebrenica, and Višegrad.
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Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs , 2021
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate on integration of Muslim immigrants into the... more The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate on integration of Muslim immigrants into the European societies. Censuses indicate a continuous growth of Muslims in member states of the European Union (EU) since the 1960s. In some of the member states of the EU, Muslims make up more than five percent of the population, and this number is expected to grow in the coming decades, depending mostly on how much immigration into the EU will be allowed. Since 2011 the EU has been facing the biggest influx of migrants in its history. Reasonably, accepting and integrating such a large number of people in its societies became a great challenge for many EU member states. It has become clear that the integration programmes within the EU member states are outdated and that new migration policies, as well as practices will have to be adopted and developed.
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Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 2017
The goal of the paper is to identify the Islamic Community’s methods of preventing religious radi... more The goal of the paper is to identify the Islamic Community’s methods of preventing religious radicalization in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The roots of radicalism and extremism are explained by examining “Islamic revival” and studied within the Bosnian context. Although BiH appears in many international reports as a potential “cradle of terrorism”, the situation on the ground is quite different and there are many instances of combined efforts by the government and religious institutions in preventing religious radicalization in BiH. The analysis focuses on the Islamic community’s efforts to contend the spread of illegal mosques that sometimes promote radical Islam in BiH. Although there are radical individuals with different and sometimes radical understanding of Islam, the majority of Bosnian Muslims oppose any form of religious radicalization. The Islamic Community plays the most important role in preventing the spread of radical Islam in BiH, and this paper analyzes its efforts to homogenize Bosnian Muslims and prevent radicalization.
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Croatian International Relations Review, 2017
NATO’s enlargement in the Western Balkans (WB) has been the focus of a number of debates for almo... more NATO’s enlargement in the Western Balkans (WB) has been the focus of a number of debates for almost two decades. Opinions and positions regarding this question range from serious doubts, criticisms and opportunistic press releases to enthusiastic support for membership. This paper assesses Bosnian reforms and policy changes, as well as the country’s efforts to join NATO. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made significant steps in moving towards NATO’s military and political standards, but not sufficiently. Although BiH is viewed by some observers as a country approaching the point of joining the Membership Action Plan (MAP), this prospect remains uncertain. The findings of this research suggest that BiH is different from other WB countries and that it is not suitable for understanding the NATO integration challenges in the WB. In order to understand Bosnian ‘specifics’, it is necessary not only to view the challenges through the prism of technical and other domestic issues in BiH. A wider approach must be adopted. Through understanding the Bosnian specifics, the dilemmas related to the NATO membership of BiH become more obvious and clear. Bosnian specifics illustrate why BiH is not able to take significant steps towards long-term stabilization and NATO membership.
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Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi/Marmara University Journal of Political Science, 2017
Considering the contemporary developments in the international relations, the Azerbaijan's relati... more Considering the contemporary developments in the international relations, the Azerbaijan's relations with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are of great significance. Due to the rich oil and gas reserves and Azerbaijan's geostrategic importance as an energy crossroad between Europe and Asia, the country has always been attractive for many actors after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Not only the neighboring countries Turkey, Iran and Central Asian countries, but also the United States, European Union (EU) and China. Therefore, Azerbaijan tries to gain the maximum from the geostrategic position, but at the same time the country must play carefully in the foreign policy creation. Azerbaijan is committed to the cooperation with the Western countries, particularly with NATO alliance and the EU, to downturn the Russian influence. Stronger cooperation with NATO could also mean stronger cooperation with the EU member states. On the other hand, the energy security is becoming an increasingly important issue in the domain of energy. One of the key tasks of the national security of Azerbaijan is ensuring the security of energy corridors and the transportation of the energy resources. The critical energy infrastructure in Azerbaijan is not only important to the country itself, but also to EU and NATO. How does access to and transit of energy sources from the Caspian Region influence NATO-Azerbaijani relationship? The energy supply map is much internationalized, and the protection of critical energy infrastructure goes beyond the national level. This requires from Azerbaijan to seek for regional cooperation and stable regional security, which could be assisted by NATO. The Alliance supported an active role for NATO in ensuring the security of energy supplies for the allies, but also they supported the assistance in the energy security for the partner states. Most EU member states are also members of NATO, and energy security may emerge as an issue handled in a joint initiative by these two organizations. This paper discusses the Azerbaijani critical energy infrastructure, and NATO's possible role in the protection of the energy infrastructure. Also, the paper discussed NATO's reasons for being involved in the energy security, and how NATO's energy security evolved from Riga Summit Declaration in 2006 to Warsaw Summit Communiqué in 2016. More importantly, this paper will answer to what extent the changes in NATO's security policy affects Azerbaijan.
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Insight Turkey, 2017
The main aim of this paper is to prove that religious communities can play a vital role in buildi... more The main aim of this paper is to prove that religious communities can play a vital role in building peace and trust among conflict-divided societies such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. A special focus has been put on five municipalities in East Bosnia that survived the genocide, ethnic cleansing and mass deportation. Enforcement, peacekeeping, agreement making, and institution and capacity-building are the main elements that have to be taken into consideration in the process of peacebuilding. The peacebuilding process is challenged in East Bosnia due to the lack of desire on the part of the Serbian Orthodox Church to take part and be involved in a joint peacebuilding process with the Islamic Community.
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Epiphany – Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies , 2017
The paper analyzes Sino-Russian relations in Central Asia since the collapse of the Soviet Union.... more The paper analyzes Sino-Russian relations in Central Asia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The goal of the analysis is to place the Sino-Russian relations within an appropriate theoretical context and provide a possible outcome of the current balancing in Central Asia. The analysis relies on the Chinese and Russian investments in energy resources, security initiatives, mutual cooperation and activities to contain the US expansion in Central Asia. Although over the last few decades Sino-Russian relations have been based on the US containment policy, security and economic partnership, their relationship is rather complex. The period of severe conflicts between 1917 and 1950 was followed by a progressive era of oil exploration, student exchanges and various other partnerships. The Sino-Russian rapprochement ended in 1960 and started again in 2008. Although they currently have many common interests, Central Asia remains an area of potential dispute for both countries. Analyzing recent Chinese investments in Central Asia, it becomes obvious that Beijing does not intend to withdraw from the region, while Russia is unlikely to continue tolerating the rising Chinese influence in Central Asia, as the Russian role has already been significantly reduced in this region. The pipeline that was supposed to connect Siberia with the Chinese province of Xinjiang has been postponed because Putin believes that it could give China advantage over Russia's internal, as well as external political processes. Putin's decision did not stop China's expansion in Central Asia and Russia is expected to invest significant efforts in order to avoid the Chinese dominance in the region. The Chinese expansion and Russian stagnation complicates their mutual relations, and things get even more complicated if growing US presence in Central Asia are taken into account. This paper analyzes the above-mentioned issues and provides a possible outcome of the current Sino-Russian balancing in Central Asia.
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Book chapters by Hamza Preljević
International Energy Policies (Ed. Giray Saynur Derman), pp. 160-179, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN13: 978-1-5275-8560-7, 2022
This chapter examines the evolving interplay between energy and politics in the Western Balkans (... more This chapter examines the evolving interplay between energy and politics in the Western Balkans (WB) by considering the proactive involvement of the European Union (EU), Russia, China, and Turkey. The WB has been at the center of increased geopolitical attention from the leading world powers. These geopolitical interests have been greatly motivated by significant economic, security, and political advantages to the great powers, which skillfully use the WB as a tool to control international and regional affairs. In this regard, this work surveys the clash of energy interests among the EU, Russia, China, and Turkey for influence over and the eventual control of the WB. Actually, the interplay between energy and politics is the toughest manifestation of geopolitical rivalry between these states in the WB sphere of influence. By exploring this subject, we attempt to demonstrate why there is an increasing presence of these powers in the WB. In this regard, the WB certainly represents a single geopolitical region that naturally attracts the leading actors of world politics to compete for the WB sphere of influence and control. Thus, the WB is indeed a typical geopolitical region, especially with regards to its common history, language, religion, ethnicity, and culture. The WB is also a valuable geopolitical region that opens the door and access to the West, the Mediterranean, and Central Europe. This work attempts to explore this geopolitical uniqueness of the WB region by exploring the EU’s, Russia’s, China’s, and Turkey’s exercise of power that is aimed at both energy and politics. Therefore, Winston Churchill’s definition of the Balkans as the “soft underbelly” of Europe is still relevant today because of the peninsula’s energy, economic, security, and political aspects.
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Studies and Analysis by Hamza Preljević
Centar za balkanske studije (BSC), Internacionalni univerzitet u Sarajevu, 2018
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Conference articles by Hamza Preljević
Second Sarajevo International Conference, 2016
This paper aims to analyze the challenges and the political determination of the NATO integration... more This paper aims to analyze the challenges and the political determination of the NATO integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The study focused on the concerns, aspirations, reforms and the political barrier that are result of complex structure of semi-autonomous entities, e.g. the Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Dayton Peace Agreement which created these entities was a very welcome achievement by the international community back in the 1995. However, with Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambition to accede to both NATO and the European Union, things have changed and the complex political structure brought the state into political difficulties. The Bosnian political and intellectual elites have continuously pledged their commitment to perform the necessary reforms to acquire the NATO membership. Although NATO membership represents one of its foreign policy priorities, Bosnia and Herzegovina still lags behind other countries in the region and has a long way ahead to fulfill indispensable NATO requirements. Moreover the integration process has entered a new decisive phase in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2010, which demands the involvement of many state and civil society actors, as well as the participation of the public. The society in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the new phase must be introduced with the positive and negative sides of the NATO membership. Many studies and surveys which have been conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina showed a result that the public sector in not well informed about the NATO integration, and often a subject of propaganda.
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Book Reviews by Hamza Preljević
Insight Turkey , 2020
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Croatian International Relations Review, 2019
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Croatian International Relations Review, 2018
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Insight Turkey, 2018
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European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, 2017
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Insight Turkey , 2017
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Context: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies , 2015
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Edited conference proceedings by Hamza Preljević
Balkan Studies Center (BSC) is pleased to announce the proceedings of the Western Balkans Youth C... more Balkan Studies Center (BSC) is pleased to announce the proceedings of the Western Balkans Youth Conference: We Share the European Goals and Values (WBYS’21). This is the second volume in the series of conference proceedings launched by BSC. The conference, held on May 31, 2021, promoted the mission of BSC for improving scholarship and research among young researchers worldwide. The WBYS’21 attempted to seek authors and papers primarily contributing towards the promotion of peace, individual well-being, freedom, justice, social inclusion, sustainable development, scientific and technological progress, economic cooperation and trade, and the respect for the EU common values and principles.
With this volume, BSC continues the already established tradition, to focus each year on an issue with a special interest for the wider public and the youth in the Western Balkans, and give feedback to the academic community and decision-makers with a published volume of its proceedings. The Western Balkans Youth Conference: We Share the European Goals and Values aimed to explore the prospects of the Western Balkans countries in the EU, the Western Balkans compliance with Copenhagen political, economic and legal criteria, the EU as instruments for the Western Balkans reconstruction, development and stabilization, the Berlin Process, democratization and the system of governance in the Western Balkans, the EU politics towards the Western Balkans, the Great Power politics in the Western Balkans, the EU values of the human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and human rights, and so forth. One small step has been made to deconstruct the Western Balkans and to turn the discourse and attention to the youth perspective to the EU goals and values within the Western Balkans context.
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International University of Sarajevo, 2020
Balkan Studies Center (BSC) is pleased to announce the proceedings of the Western Balkans Youth C... more Balkan Studies Center (BSC) is pleased to announce the proceedings of the Western Balkans Youth Conference: Regional Cooperation and Integration (WBYS’20). The conference was held on July 10, 2020. The WBYC’20 has promoted a mission of the Balkan Studies Center for improving scholarship and research among young researchers worldwide. The WBYS’20 attempted to seek authors and papers primarily on the topics that tackle regional cooperation and integration. In this regard, the conference aimed to explore regional cooperation within the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), the prospects of the Western Balkans countries in the EU, the Western Balkans post-conflict peace-building, the Western Balkans infrastructure, transportation, communication, telecommunications, energy, economic cooperation, and trade. Thus, the conference primarily aimed to explore realistic issues and challenges beyond the centuries-old conflicting issues of borders, wars, and divisiveness. One small step has been made to deconstruct the Western Balkans and to turn the discourse and attention to the universal, realistic, progressive, scientific, and liberal values.
The proceedings of the Western Balkans Youth Conference: Regional Cooperation and Integration (WBYS’20) consist of eleven papers that were selected after a rigorous review process by two reviewers. Then, all submitted papers were checked for text similarity and plagiarism by licensed Turnitin software. Eleven papers in this book of proceedings explore the determinants of life expectancy in the EU and Western Balkans; legal and criminal consequences of money laundering; legislation, transnational justice, peace studies, and reconciliation; democratization in the Western Balkans; political participation in the Western Balkans; economic development and employment; diaspora and non-governmental sector.
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Academic life by Hamza Preljević
This conference aims to create a platform for the youth, students, recent graduates and young pro... more This conference aims to create a platform for the youth, students, recent graduates and young professionals to explore key topics and issues that affect their future in the Western Balkans. The conference provokes the youth to raise their voices and to take up the leadership in creating better future. The youth as the agents of change have responsibility to take up the leadership in building a better tomorrow. Their awareness, proactive role, engagement and leadership in the digital and green world will be decisive in shaping the future and a shared vision. The humanity needs their voice, leadership and active involvement in tackling issues and challenges that affect our lives and the planet. In the last two conferences Western Balkans Youth Conference explored the regional cooperation, democratization, economic cooperation and the EU goals and values. The third conference entitled Youth Leadership in the Digital and Green World aims to explore environment, climate change, digitalization, youth capacity-building, youth education and training, youth entrepreneurship, youth political participation, youth community engagement, youth and demographic challenges, youth skills and employability, youth networks and platforms, youth peace and reconciliation engagement.
The conference seeks youth participation from all over the world to exchange their ideas and experience in an intellectually stimulating academic environment, at the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fundamental objective of the conference is to provide students with an educational experience that prepares them for their future.
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Journal articles by Hamza Preljević
returnees are confronted with the secessionist threat and the continuous challenge of life in Republika Srpska (RS). The article aims to address the continuing challenges faced by Bosniak returnees in the RS, with particular emphasis on the connections between returnee experiences and the unresolved threat of secession. To explore the social, political, and economic challenges faced by returnees and the impact of increasing separatist agitation and tendencies in the RS on Bosniak returnees, a field study was carried out in six municipalities located in East Bosnia: Zvornik, Bratunac, Vlasenica, Milići, Srebrenica, and Višegrad.
Book chapters by Hamza Preljević
Studies and Analysis by Hamza Preljević
Conference articles by Hamza Preljević
Book Reviews by Hamza Preljević
Edited conference proceedings by Hamza Preljević
With this volume, BSC continues the already established tradition, to focus each year on an issue with a special interest for the wider public and the youth in the Western Balkans, and give feedback to the academic community and decision-makers with a published volume of its proceedings. The Western Balkans Youth Conference: We Share the European Goals and Values aimed to explore the prospects of the Western Balkans countries in the EU, the Western Balkans compliance with Copenhagen political, economic and legal criteria, the EU as instruments for the Western Balkans reconstruction, development and stabilization, the Berlin Process, democratization and the system of governance in the Western Balkans, the EU politics towards the Western Balkans, the Great Power politics in the Western Balkans, the EU values of the human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and human rights, and so forth. One small step has been made to deconstruct the Western Balkans and to turn the discourse and attention to the youth perspective to the EU goals and values within the Western Balkans context.
The proceedings of the Western Balkans Youth Conference: Regional Cooperation and Integration (WBYS’20) consist of eleven papers that were selected after a rigorous review process by two reviewers. Then, all submitted papers were checked for text similarity and plagiarism by licensed Turnitin software. Eleven papers in this book of proceedings explore the determinants of life expectancy in the EU and Western Balkans; legal and criminal consequences of money laundering; legislation, transnational justice, peace studies, and reconciliation; democratization in the Western Balkans; political participation in the Western Balkans; economic development and employment; diaspora and non-governmental sector.
Academic life by Hamza Preljević
The conference seeks youth participation from all over the world to exchange their ideas and experience in an intellectually stimulating academic environment, at the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fundamental objective of the conference is to provide students with an educational experience that prepares them for their future.
returnees are confronted with the secessionist threat and the continuous challenge of life in Republika Srpska (RS). The article aims to address the continuing challenges faced by Bosniak returnees in the RS, with particular emphasis on the connections between returnee experiences and the unresolved threat of secession. To explore the social, political, and economic challenges faced by returnees and the impact of increasing separatist agitation and tendencies in the RS on Bosniak returnees, a field study was carried out in six municipalities located in East Bosnia: Zvornik, Bratunac, Vlasenica, Milići, Srebrenica, and Višegrad.
With this volume, BSC continues the already established tradition, to focus each year on an issue with a special interest for the wider public and the youth in the Western Balkans, and give feedback to the academic community and decision-makers with a published volume of its proceedings. The Western Balkans Youth Conference: We Share the European Goals and Values aimed to explore the prospects of the Western Balkans countries in the EU, the Western Balkans compliance with Copenhagen political, economic and legal criteria, the EU as instruments for the Western Balkans reconstruction, development and stabilization, the Berlin Process, democratization and the system of governance in the Western Balkans, the EU politics towards the Western Balkans, the Great Power politics in the Western Balkans, the EU values of the human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and human rights, and so forth. One small step has been made to deconstruct the Western Balkans and to turn the discourse and attention to the youth perspective to the EU goals and values within the Western Balkans context.
The proceedings of the Western Balkans Youth Conference: Regional Cooperation and Integration (WBYS’20) consist of eleven papers that were selected after a rigorous review process by two reviewers. Then, all submitted papers were checked for text similarity and plagiarism by licensed Turnitin software. Eleven papers in this book of proceedings explore the determinants of life expectancy in the EU and Western Balkans; legal and criminal consequences of money laundering; legislation, transnational justice, peace studies, and reconciliation; democratization in the Western Balkans; political participation in the Western Balkans; economic development and employment; diaspora and non-governmental sector.
The conference seeks youth participation from all over the world to exchange their ideas and experience in an intellectually stimulating academic environment, at the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fundamental objective of the conference is to provide students with an educational experience that prepares them for their future.
„Balkanska škola za mlade“ predstavlja obrazovnu platformu iz oblasti humanističkih, društvenih i religijskih nauka. Studijski program je organiziran kroz module, obezbjeđujući osnovna znanja iz historije, međunarodnih odnosa, politologije, prava, religijskih i kultoroloških studija.
Ovaj edukacijski program se sastoji od sedam tematska (trosatna) modula. Program obuhvata i sljedeće aktivnosti: kurs turskog jezika, radionice (liderstvo i kreativno pisanje), javne tribine i predavanja, klubovi knjiga i pisanja eseja. U okviru programa Centar za balkanske studije će organizovati i studijsko-edukacijsko putovanje u Tursku. Putovanje je planirano u periodu od 03. jula – 07. jula 2021. godine.
Program će biti održan na bosanskom i engleskom jeziku, a predavanja će držati univerzitetski profesori i predavači iz Bosne i Hercegovine i inozemstva. Projekat će se realizovati online od mjeseca februara 2021. godine do sredine jula 2021. godine.
The conference seeks youth participation from all over the world to exchange their ideas and experience in an intellectually stimulating academic environment, at the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fundamental objective of the conference is to provide students with an educational experience that prepares them for their future.
The program is designed for senior undergraduate and graduate students in humanities, social sciences, and technical sciences as well fresh graduates who are already working in the public and private sectors and who are interested in developing their knowledge and expertise in the topics offered by the WBYC'21.
Svrha i cilj ovoga Javnog poziva je jačanje svijesti kod mladih o pripadnosti državi Bosni i Hercegovini.
Pravo sudjelovanja u Javnom pozivu za BSC natječaj imaju učenici završnih razreda srednjih škola u Bosni i Hercegovini neovisno o njihovom prethodnom književnom iskustvu.
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Javni poziv otvoren je do 24. februara 2020. godine.
Ovaj edukacijski program se sastoji od četri tematska (trosatna) modula. Program obuhvata i sljedeće aktivnosti: radionice za razvoj liderskih sposobnosti i veština, javne tribine i predavanja, i aktivnosti posvećene kulturi i umjetnosti (posjete pozorištima, muzejima, filmske projekcije i klubovi knjiga). Također, Centar za balkanske studije će organizovati i studijsko-edukacijsko putovanje u Tursku.
Program će biti održan na bosanskom i engleskom jeziku, a predavanja će držati univerzitetski profesori i predavači iz Bosne i Hercegovine i inozemstva. Projekat će se realizovati na području grada Sarajeva od mjeseca februara 2020. godine do aprila 2020. godine.