Party Politics in the Western Balkans
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Party Politics in the Western Balkans

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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:



  • Provide an overview of the development of the respective political system since 1990, presenting key changes over time


  • Depict important political issues in each of these countries and explains parties´ particular policies in relation to these issues


  • Discuss the level of democracy as well as ethnic minorities in the given states


  • 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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Yes, you can access Party Politics in the Western Balkans by Vera Stojarová, Peter Emerson, Vera Stojarová,Peter Emerson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & American Government. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Routledge research in comparative politics
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. List of illustrations
  8. Notes on contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. List of abbreviations
  11. Introduction
  12. 1 Electoral systems and the link to the party systems
  13. 2 Legacy of communist and socialist parties in the Western Balkans
  14. 3 Nationalist parties and the party systems of the Western Balkans
  15. 4 National minorities in the party systems
  16. 5 The party system of Croatia
  17. 6 The party system of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  18. 7 The party system of Serbia
  19. 8 The party system of Montenegro
  20. 9 Regional party systems in Serbia
  21. 10 The party system of Kosovo
  22. 11 The party system of Macedonia
  23. 12 The party system of Albania
  24. Conclusion
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index