Anti-corruption as a Means of Implementation of Domestic and Foreign Policy Objectives : Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The research belongs to the sphere of anti-corruption and attempts to enrich the knowledge on Bosnia and Herzegovina's anti-corruption policy and its features. The research question is associated with the facts that Bosnia and Herzegovina pursues the inconsistent policy in the sphere and analysts notice flaws in the policy. The present research introduces the assumption that anti-corruption reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina were aimed at decreasing the level of attention to state's internal policy on the part of international organizations and at simplifying and accelerating the admission to the European Union. The current project is linked to neo-institutionalism as methodological framework. The general purpose of the investigation is to identify the conditions and processes related to the choice of such a policy by the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Exploring the research question the qualitative content analysis and expert interviews are applied. The qualitative content analysis is used to take into account reports of international organizations monitoring the process of reforms in the country while expert interviews serve as a method for the profound examination of the Bosnian case. Thus, the results anticipated involve a complete analysis of the anti-corruption agenda in Bosnia and Herzegovina and findings giving a valid explanation for the inconsistencies in its implementation