Informality, Inequality and Social Reintegration in Post-War Transition

Authors

  • Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic The London School of Economics and Political Science, Global Governance

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26522/ssj.v7i2.1044

Keywords:

reintigration, balkans, governance, bosnia-herzegovina,

Abstract

This article seeks to reconceptualize the notion of informality in the post-war context in order to investigate the neglected aspect of inequality which is associated with this kind of practice. It locates the problem of widespread informality in the social transformation triggered by a war that has been sustained by the post-war elite accommodation. Inequities created by a routine resort to informal arrangements in accessing assets and resources generate mistrust at the interpersonal, inter-group and institutional levels, sharpen a sense of discrimination and social injustice, and in the end, undermine post-war social reintegration. The argument draws on observations from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Author Biography

Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic, The London School of Economics and Political Science, Global Governance

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Published

2013-06-21

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2013): Justice after Violence: Critical Perspectives from the Western Balkans

Section

Thematic Articles

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