ABSTRACT
The immediate aftermath of the Bosnian war of 1992–1995 forced around 1.2 million Bosnians to flee the country. Many of them sought asylum in host countries, while some applied for second citizenships. This created new cleavages within Bosnian youth that cross ethnic identities: dual/non-dual and diaspora/local. Based on interviews with young people living in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the diaspora, this chapter explores the ways in which dual citizenship complicates ethnic identities of both local and diaspora youth. We explore the ways in which dual citizenship acts as a connection with young people’s homeland and affects their feelings towards their ethnic identities, as well as the ways in which it can complicate the participation of youth in politics.
