
Party Politics in the Western Balkans
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Party Politics in the Western Balkans
About this book
This book examines the development of party politics in the region of Western Balkans, describing party politics and analyzing inter-ethnic or inter-party cooperation and competition.
Beginning with a thematic overview of the electoral systems and their link to the party systems, the authors consider the legacy of socialist/communist parties; compare the nationalist parties in the region; and explore opportunities for the national minorities. The book then provides detailed country case studies on Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania that:
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- Provide an overview of the development of the respective political system since 1990, presenting key changes over time
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- Depict important political issues in each of these countries and explains parties´ particular policies in relation to these issues
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- Discuss the level of democracy as well as ethnic minorities in the given states
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- Explore the extent to which nationalism has dominated party organization, the stability of the parties, important changes in the party policies, and their electoral performance and personalisation of the parties
Bringing together a range of specialist experts on the Balkans, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of party politics, comparative European politics, post-communist politics, nationalism, Southern European and Western Balkan politics.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Routledge research in comparative politics
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Electoral systems and the link to the party systems
- 2 Legacy of communist and socialist parties in the Western Balkans
- 3 Nationalist parties and the party systems of the Western Balkans
- 4 National minorities in the party systems
- 5 The party system of Croatia
- 6 The party system of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 7 The party system of Serbia
- 8 The party system of Montenegro
- 9 Regional party systems in Serbia
- 10 The party system of Kosovo
- 11 The party system of Macedonia
- 12 The party system of Albania
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index