Dayton Peace Agreement: 30 years on; lessons learned

We are pleased to host a roundtable marking thirty years since the Dayton Peace Agreement, which brought an end to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina and shaped the region in the early 1990s.

Today, the region faces entirely different political dynamics, both within Bosnia and Herzegovina, across the wider Balkans, and in the international arena. This event invites reflection on how we can understand these changes and evaluate the legacy of Dayton from a contemporary perspective.

Leading scholars Richard Caplan (Oxford), Nina Caspersen (York), Denisa Kostovicova (LSE), Birte Gippert (Liverpool), and Mate Subašić (LJMU) will explore the lessons of Dayton at the local, regional, and international levels. The discussion will also examine how the peace accord signalled the emergence of new norms and policies around peacebuilding, transborder ethnic engagement, and reconciliation in international relations, and consider how these approaches are evolving today.

The roundtable is hosted by the Liverpool Centre for Cultural, Social and Political Research (LJMU) in collaboration with the University of Liverpool. It is open to students, staff, and the public, contributing to LJMU’s Strategy 2023–2030 by promoting connected knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a vibrant research community.

For more information, please email Mate Subašić.