The Dayton agreement-demographic, territorial and political implications

Daytonskim sporazumom potvrđene su ratom započete unutar-državne teritorijalne promjene, koje u današnjoj Bosni i Hercegovini čine temelje suvremenog političkog života. Poslije-ratni političko teritorijalni ustroj odrazio se negativno na sve aspekte države BiH, usporavajući njezin daljnji gospodarski, demografski i politički razvoj. Podjelom države na dva entiteta došlo je do reljefne, nodalno-funkcionalne, geografske, naseobinske dezintegracije. Glavni zadatak i cilj rada je razmatranje utjecaja Daytonskog sporazuma na suvremeni teritorijalno-politički, demografski, regionalni i ekonomski razvoj Bosne i Hercegovine. U radu se također ukratko proučava i historijsko-geografski razvoj BiH koji je uvjetovao ratne sukobe i njihovo zaustavljanje mirovnim sporazumom.The Dayton Agreement confirmed within-state territorial changes that were implicated by war. In present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, those changes are the basis of contemporary political life. Post-war political and territorial organization of Bosnia and Herzegovina reflected negatively on all aspects of the state, slowing down its economic, demographic and political development. The division of Bosnia and Herzegovina on two entities caused relief, nodal, functional, geographic and demographic disintegration. The main task and purpose of this paper is to analyse the effects of the Dayton Agreement on contemporary territorial, political, demographic, regional and economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This paper also studies historical and geographical development of Bosnia and Herzegovina that caused war conflicts and their resolution by the peace agreement