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The final chapter reflects on the arguments tackled and presented by the book. While drawing upon the cases of Bosnia Herzegovina and Macedonia, these conclusive pages look at the more recent socio-political and economic developments featuring the European continent, proposing a reflection going beyond the case studies and across the democratic continuum.
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In BiH the international community attempted to set in motion mechanisms of multiple identities’ creation, trying to create a civic Bosnian Herzegovinian identity by reinforcing/building common values and symbols (among others, examples are the creation of a State anthem and flag and the abolition of para-state symbols). In Macedonia, although the OFA avoided ethno-territorial partitions and tried to promote a civic understanding of the country, the rhetoric according to which Macedonia is the nation-state of ethnic Macedonians is still present, hampering its civic understanding.
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See R. Rose. W. Mishler, and N. Munro. 2008, ‘Time matters: adapting to transformation’, Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 24: 1, pp. 90–114.
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See Cianetti, Dawson, Hanley, 2018. ‘Rethinking “democratic backsliding” in Central and Eastern Europe—looking beyond Hungary and Poland’, East European Politics, 34: 3, pp. 243–256; A. Dimitrova, 2018. ‘The uncertain road to sustainable democracy: elite coalitions, citizens protests and the prospects of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe’, East European Politics, 34: 3, pp. 257–275; E. Knott, 2018, ‘Perpetually “partly free”: lessons from post-soviet hybrid regimes on backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe’, East European Politics, 34: 3, pp. 355–376.
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E. Dedović, ‘Bosnia’s baby revolution: is the protest movement coming of age?’, Open Democracy, 26 June 2013 (accessed 7 July 2019). https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/bosnias-baby-revolution-is-protest-movement-coming-of-age/.
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Bosnia Herzegovina, 7 October 2018 elections results (accessed 6 February 2019). http://www.izbori.ba/rezultati_izbora?resId=25&langId=4#/1/1/0/0/702.
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J. Hronesova, Bosnia: voting for the devil you know’, LSE Research on South Eastern Europe (accessed 6 February 2019). http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsee/2014/10/13/bosnia-voting-for-the-devil-you-know/.
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L. Kathib, 2019. ‘Lebanon is experiencing a social revolution’, Al Jazeera 26 October 2019 (accessed 26 October 2019). https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/lebanon-experiencing-social-revolution-191020065959490.html?utm_source=website&utm_medium=article_page#x0026;utm_campaign=read_more_links.
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‘Chile protests: One million join peaceful march for reform’, BBC 26 October 2019 (accessed 26 October 2019). https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50191746.
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Piacentini, A. (2020). Conclusion: What Can We Learn?. In: Ethnonationality’s Evolution in Bosnia Herzegovina and Macedonia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39189-8_7
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