Cultural Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Recognising Culture as an Integration Tool
In its recently adopted Enlargement Package the European Commission recommends that Bosnia and Herzegovina should be granted candidate status by the EU member states, on the understanding that several reforms are undertaken to reinforce democracy, the functionality of state institutions, rule of law, the fight against corruption and organised crime and guarantee media freedom and migration management in the country. Considering the status quo of the country, the author of this Policy Brief, critically evaluates the present discourse of cultural policies and recommends a different concept of cultural policy and cooperation as a way to integrate society.