The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.

NDI has published a report analyzing the democratic transition in Bosnia-Herzegovina 14 years after the Dayton Peace Agreement was signed.

The report is based on an assessment conducted in September as part of NDI's democracy program in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is funded by the National Endowment for Democracy.

The report examines the post-conflict and post-communist legacies impeding Bosnia’s democratic transition and presents recommendations on democracy assistance going forward.

NDI representatives met with 30 leading political, civic, and government leaders in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, and in several local communities, along with representatives of the international community. The NDI assessment team consisted of Ross Reid, Newfoundland's deputy minister for the voluntary and non-profit sector; Lincoln Mitchell, U.S. political consultant and trainer; Robert Benjamin, NDI Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe; and Elvis Zutic, NDI/Bosnia Senior Program Manager.

NDI has conducted democracy support programs in Bosnia since 1996, assisting the development of the country's political parties, election processes, parliaments and legislative systems, and civic advocacy at the local level.