Recentering Citizens in Peace and Political Progress.
Thirty years after the Dayton Peace Agreement , a central question for peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and other divided societies is how citizens' priorities and experiences can inform institutions capable of sustaining peace and political progress. Public debate often focuses on constitutional disputes and competing political positions, while evidence of what citizens want and how people already cooperate across divisions receives less attention. Purpose and Objectives: The event will bring citizen-informed evidence and a youth-led initiative into dialogue with Member States, the United Nations, and policy and research communities. The discussion will: Present where citizens share institutional priorities, where differences persist, and what these findings mean for reform in BiH and beyond. Examine what allows cooperation across divisions to translate into durable public decisions and institutional action. Consider how citizen and youth participation can strength...