EUROPEAN UNION PERCEPTION OF BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA’S PEOPLE

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to measure and analyze the perceptions, attitudes, behaviors and knowledge of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s public opinion about the Bosnian Herzegovina-EU relations and the EU. The study used three key dimensions regarding the EU perception of the Bosnian Herzegovina people: Political, economic and cultural. Each dimension identifies the EU perception of the Bosnia and Herzegovinian public opinion. This provides us with important data on how the public perceive the EU. Does the public opinion see the EU as a key to solve internal economic and political problems of the BiH? According to public opinion what are the main obstacles in front of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU membership? The answers to these questions were sought in the study.

Keywords

• Bosnia and Herzegovina,European Union,Perception,Identity,Public Opinion

BOSNA HERSEK HALKININ AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ ALGISI

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı Bosna Hersek halkının Bosna Hersek-AB ilişkileri ve AB konusundaki algı, tutum, davranış ve bilgi düzeylerini; nedenleriyle beraber kavramak ve analiz etmektir. Çalışma, Bosna Hersek halkının AB algısı ile ilgili üç ana boyut belirlemiştir. Bunlar politik, ekonomik ve kültürel boyutlardır. Her bir boyut, Bosna Hersek kamuoyunun AB algısını belirlemektedir. Bu da bize Bosna Hersek halkın AB’yi nasıl algıladığına dair önemli bilgiler sunmaktadır. Bosna Hersek kamuoyu, AB’nin Bosna Hersek’in iç ekonomik ve siyasi sorunlarının çözümünde kilit rol oynadığını düşünüyor mu? Söz konusu kamuoyuna göre Bosna-Hersek’in AB üyeliğinin önündeki başlıca engeller nelerdir? sorularının yanıtları çalışmada aranmıştır.

Keywords

• Bosna Hersek,Avrupa Birliği,Algı,Kimlik,Kamuoyu

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