Publications

We have published numerous reports and info-graphics on some of the most relevant and important topics that Bosnia and Herzegovina faces today.

Our publications are available under Creative Commons license.

You are free to quote, copy and distribute the following publications as long as you credit the source – Think Tank Populari.

The Way Back: Brain Drain and Prosperity in The Western Balkans
The Western Balkans will most likely remain an exporter of smart, educated people for years to come – within a migration dynamic that destination countries control. Public discourse on brain drain in the Western Balkans is often oversimplified: emigration boosts ...
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Report: Turkey’s Role in the Western Balkans
For the past two decades, Turkey has been rediscovering the Balkans. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s and the subsequent violence were decisive points in Turkish foreign policy. New openings toward ...
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Policy Report:The Rise of the Underdog? - Economy of the Western Balkans
This innovative publication is the unique and timely contribution to the debate on socio-economic matters in the Western Balkans and the economic future of the region. To get a full sense of what is the state of the Western Balkans ...
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Policy Brief: Aesop's Fables: 100,000 New Jobs in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Election Promises Never Meant to be Done
Chronic unemployment is one thing all Western Balkan countries share in common. According to all relevant parameters, Bosnia and Herzegovina leads the pack. Despite being recognized as one of the most persistent issues undermining progress and development, solution to chronic ...
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Report: To Serve and Protect: A Story about Security Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
What about security in Bosnia and Herzegovina? Is BiH a safe place? Safer than Belgium? Than France? Are the Bosnian police structures well placed to protect citizens and do citizens feel safe? The report you are about to read is ...
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Policy Paper: The Western Balkan Worldview?
This policy paper is looking at the top issues on the global media’s agenda in 2014, a pattern telling of how global interdependence to a large extent seems to still bypass the Western Balkans. Report: The Western Balkan Worldview (.pdf) ...
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Policy Report: Common Foreign Policy for the Western Balkans?
This paper is an attempt to draw attention to practical ideas while putting aside ideological limitations in the Western Balkans for the purpose of improving security and prosperity of the entire region. It proposes a useful and powerful tool forward ...
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Policy Brief: TOWARDS INCLUSIVE POLICY-MAKING IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Examining the Triangle of Relations
Prepared within the TRAIN 2014 project implemented by DGAP, this policy brief examines the triangular relationships among the civil society organisations, the citizens and the government as key actors in achieving participatory, inclusive and responsible democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
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Policy Report: LORENZETTI'S BRUSH: More Governance, Less Governement
Through a story of (non) implementation of the animal protection and welfare policy in the Sarajevo Canton, we illustrated the imperfections of governance in BiH – not only in Sarajevo, but also in Mostar, Zenica, Travnik and all other towns ...
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Report "A Political Romance: Relations between Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina"
This report is a study of relations between two countries, Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), their specific political relations rooted in deep historical, cultural and religious ties, political flirtation, and economic  trends that (un)follow this seemingly  idyllic exchange. Given ...
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