Papers by Nidzara Ahmetasevic
Transnational Institute , 2023
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) claims to respect the rights of migrants. But ... more The International Organization for Migration (IOM) claims to respect the rights of migrants. But our research shows links between the IOM and serious human rights violations perpetrated against migrants in the Balkans, where its presence is overwhelmingly funded by the EU. Through its partnership with the IOM, the EU has used the region to test and perfect its migration policies, particularly with regard to restricting and containing migration. This has involved funding the IOM to develop a transnational security apparatus, which includes the remilitarisation of borders in a region still recovering from war, setting up sophisticated surveillance structures and technologies, migrant detention centres, and bolstering local police forces, some of which engage in illegal and violent deportations.
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Over the past couple of years the trafficking of Eastern European women into and out of Bosnia ha... more Over the past couple of years the trafficking of Eastern European women into and out of Bosnia has dramatically increased. This news article notes that according to the International Organization for Migration between 6000 and 10000 foreign women are being coerced into prostitution in the republic. Many places registered throughout Bosnia as night-bars cafe-bars nightclubs massage shops and fitness clubs commonly function as brothels.
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At the Heart of Fortress Europe Austria’s role in border externalisation policies in the Balkans, 2022
Since the EU-Turkey agreement in 2016, which sealed al- ready closed borders to the EU, the entir... more Since the EU-Turkey agreement in 2016, which sealed al- ready closed borders to the EU, the entire Balkan region was turned into a sort of ‘dumping ground’ for ‘others’, i.e. people the EU’s Member States do not want on their territory. The deal allowed even more surveillance of the route, as well as a greater presence by the different securi- ty forces with the aim of preventing people from entering the EU zone. This left them in limbo between the Member States and the Balkans. This approach increased the crim- inalisation of movement towards Europe, affecting not only the broader attitude of the public towards people on the move, but also the attitude of citizens in the countries along the route.
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Discussion paper, 2022
The relationship between Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the european union (eu) has been a comp... more The relationship between Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the european union (eu) has been a complex one. The eu was part of the negotiating team and one of the witnesses to the Dayton peace agreement (Dpa). in this capacity, as an actor within the international community, the eu has undertaken a monitoring role for the implementation of the Dpa. in addition, in post-war times, the eu, through the european commission (ec), has been a member of the steering Board of the peace implementation council (pic), which has semi-protectorate powers over BiH. Furthermore, BiH has been in the process of the EU accession for two decades, with obligations to fulfil a number of condi- tions set by the eu and its institutions.
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[Aktual. und korr. Version] This paper aims to give insights into my research on media assistance... more [Aktual. und korr. Version] This paper aims to give insights into my research on media assistance and its effects on democratisation and state building processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia). I try to analyse a process which lasts more than 15 years, and includes different aspects, from law making to establishing new media. I argue that most of the measures have been carried out in a state of imposition, in a semi-protectorate, that is Bosnia after the war. This period of post-war reconstruction in Bosnia is difficult to research for many reasons, starting from the obvious fact that processes are still going on, to the fact that different international players who were involved in the process over the years, hardly left archives available to the public to be analysed. What is left sometimes does not give a complete picture. In the paper different methods will be presented, that have been applied in order to overcome these difficulties. Thus, I try to give some recommendations for other researchers working on similar topics.
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THE DARK SIDE OF EUROPEANISATION Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Border Regime, 2020
While the external borders of the European Union have remained largely closed for people on the m... more While the external borders of the European Union have remained largely closed for people on the move since 2016, the two neighbouring states, Serbia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, have become the main transit countries in Southeast Europe, with migrations taking place in a clandestine manner, often back and forth and exposed to brutal border pushbacks. Examining migration movements, policies, public discourses and struggles in the Balkans between the summer of migration in 2015 and the pandemic crisis in 2020, this study provides an analysis of the impact of the EUropean border and migration regime in the region, which has become a buffer zone for people on the move. Tracing the complex interplay of EU, state and local institutions, it offers insight into how policies of the securitisation and militarisation of the EU’s external borders are intertwined with the region’s EU accession process.
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People on the Move in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018: Stuck in the corridors to the EU, 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been part of the “Balkan route” for smuggling people, arms and d... more Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been part of the “Balkan route” for smuggling people, arms and drugs for decades, but also a migrant route for people who have been trying to reach Western Europe and the countries of the EU in order to save their lives and secure a future for themselves. While in 2015, when millions of people arrived in Europe over a short period of time, BiH was bypassed by mass movements, the situation started changing after the closure of the EU borders in 2016, and later on, in 2017, with the increase of violence and push backs in Croatia, and other countries at the EU borders. This report offers insight into the situation on the field: is there a system responsible for protection, security, and upholding fundamental human rights? What has the state response been like? What is the role of the international community?
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