The Odyssey for Democracy : Embracing the Vision of Hope and Change in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The University of North Carolina Press

The Odyssey for DemocracyEmbracing the Vision of Hope and Change in Bosnia and Herzegovina\nAuthor(s): Clark Curtis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press, United States\nImprint: The University of North Carolina Press\nISBN-13: 9781469666327, 978-1469666327\nSynopsis\nMirsad Hadkadi? never planned for a life in politics. Yet, in 2018, he decided to run for the Bosniak presidential council seat in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mirsad made the life-changing decision to run, despite the fact that he had a successful, thirty-year career as a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and very little experience in politics outside of academia. However, a conversation with a dear friend from Sarajevo planted the idea in his mind. Samir Avdakovi suggested that he run for office because \""there may never be another election in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the country as we know it will probably disintegrate.\"" The words rumbled within Mirsad's mind fo.