This master's thesis examines the differences in the attitudes towards European integration between youth in Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim of the research is to identify the dimensions and examine where these differences are most consistently expressed. The theoretical section analyzes the concepts of Euroscepticism, the position of youth within the European integration process, the historical development of relations between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the research approach based on framing analysis. Empirical research was conducted using focus groups with youth from both Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the collected data were analyzed through four analytical frameworks: socioeconomic, cultural, sovereignty, and legitimacy. The
results indicate that differences within socioeconomic dimensions are limited, while the most consistent differences were visible within the sovereignty and cultural dimensions, particularly in relation to identity, political autonomy, and transfer of decision-making.
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