Public diplomacy in the Bosnian conflict: information, bargaining, and negotiations
Published in Winter Conference of Student Scientific Society: Trends and Challenges of Modern Diplomacy, 2022
In this article, the author analyzes the public speeches of the participants in the negotiation process to resolve the Bosnian conflict in 1993–1994. The aim of the study is to determine the impact of such statements on the negotiation space (ZOPA), that is, how the negotiation field can change if a negotiator makes a statement about the negotiation process itself, about his position, or about the attitude towards another participant. It was the Geneva Conference of 1993–1994 that was chosen for the study because the author defines it as the most successful attempt to resolve the conflict through negotiations. It is concluded that individual statements sent to the public and dedicated to the negotiation process and other participants in the negotiations influenced the negotiation space. The article also provides an analysis of the conflict and reveals the concept of ZOPA.
Recommended citation: Smirnov, Egor. (2022). "Public diplomacy in the Bosnian conflict: information, bargaining, and negotiations." Winter Conference of Student Scientific Society: Trends and Challenges of Modern Diplomacy.
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