Bosniak nationalism

Bosniak nationalism is a political movement and ideology centered on Bosniak national identity and political interests. It developed amid changing imperial, Yugoslav, and post-Yugoslav political orders.

Bosnian Muslims: Bosnian Muslims are South Slavic Muslims whose communities developed in Bosnia under Ottoman rule. The community later recognized as Bosniaks was long identified in political discourse by religious affiliation.
Alija Izetbegović: Alija Izetbegović was a Bosnian politician who led Bosnia and Herzegovina during its independence and the Bosnian War. His presidency linked Bosniak political leadership to the defense of an independent, multiethnic Bosnia.
Bosniaks: Bosniaks are a South Slavic nation historically rooted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a predominantly Muslim religious heritage. Bosniak nationalism takes the nation itself as its central political subject.
Serb nationalism: Serb nationalism is a political movement and ideology centered on Serbian national identity and political interests. Its claims concerning Bosnia have often conflicted with Bosniak support for a unified Bosnian state.
Dayton Agreement: The Dayton Agreement is the 1995 peace settlement that ended the Bosnian War and established Bosnia and Herzegovina's constitutional framework. Its power-sharing structure defines the postwar setting in which Bosniak political parties operate.
Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina lasted from the occupation of 1878 until the empire's collapse in 1918. Imperial policy encouraged a territorial Bosnian identity while Bosnian Muslims debated national affiliation.
Party of Democratic Action: The Party of Democratic Action is a Bosnian political party founded in 1990 under Alija Izetbegović's leadership. It became the principal party organizing Bosniak electoral politics during the transition from Yugoslavia.
Nationalism: Nationalism is a political principle that links collective identity to claims about political authority and community. It provides the broader framework for understanding claims made in the name of Bosniak nationhood.
Croat nationalism: Croat nationalism is a political movement and ideology centered on Croatian national identity and political interests. Competing Croat and Bosniak projects shaped disputes over power-sharing and territorial organization during the war.
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a tripartite collective head of state with Bosniak, Croat, and Serb members. The institution formalizes representation of Bosnia's three constituent peoples, including Bosniaks.

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