Political and Ethnic Biases? The Allocation of Foreign Aid from Central European Donors at the Municipality Level in Bosnia & Hercegovina (2005–2020)

Zdeněk Opršal, Tereza Nováková, Jaromír Harmáček, Jiří Pánek, Aida Avdić and Amra Banda

Europe-Asia Studies, 2025, vol. 77, issue 6, 919-954

Abstract: This article focuses on the allocation of subnational aid from Central European donors and Serbia to Bosnia & Hercegovina between 2005 and 2020. Spatial and statistical analyses revealed different patterns of aid distribution among municipalities in Bosnia & Hercegovina. Two of the seven donors studied—Croatia and Serbia—showed a clear bias in favour of their ethnic minorities in Bosnia & Hercegovina. For other Central European donors there was a general tendency to provide less aid to municipalities with more Croats. The relationship between variables approximating recipients’ needs and Central European aid was weak or insignificant.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2025.2516654

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