Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe

ISBN-13: 9781107159129 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 322 str.

Sabrina P. Ramet; Marko Valenta

Opis

Southeast European politics cannot be understood without taking ethnic minorities into account. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the politics of ethnic minorities, examining both their political parties and issues of social distance, migration, and ethnic boundaries, as well as issues related to citizenship and integration. Coverage includes detailed analyses of Hungarian minority parties in Romania, Albanian minority parties in Macedonia, Serb minority parties in Croatia, Bosniak minority parties in Serbia, and various minority parties in Montenegro, as well as the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, a largely Turkish party, in Bulgaria.

Recenzje

'An outstanding, thoroughly informative account of the situation of ethnic minorities in post-socialist Southeastern Europe. The collection of case studies transcends pure description and contributes to theoretically informed debate. The chapters span the region and inform the reader without getting lost in detail, while developing a coherent perspective anchored in social theory … The most important contribution of this volume is in overcoming the simplistic proposition that ethnic heterogeneity leads to instability and conflict. Every chapter discovers a whole array of intervening variables between heterogeneity and political outcomes.' Duško Sekulić, University of Zagreb

Spis treści

Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. Situating ethnic minorities in post-socialist Southeastern Europe: an introduction Marko Valenta and Sabrina P. Ramet; 2. Ethnic politics in post-socialist Southeastern Europe: an overview Janusz Bugajski; 3. Social distance toward ethnic minorities in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Kosovo: a comparative analysis Zan Strabac and Marko Valenta; Part II. Political Engagements and Formations: 4. Ethnic minority parties of Romania Aurel Braun; 5. Albanian political parties in Macedonia Zachary T. Irwin; 6. The organization and political position of Serbs in Croatia Filip Škiljan; 7. For the love of homeland: Croat ethnic party politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina Jelena Subotić; 8. Ethnic minority parties in Montenegro: from marginalisation to integration Kenneth Morrison; 9. The Movement for Rights and Freedoms in Bulgaria: beyond the ethnic vote Maria Spirova; 10. Bosniak politics in Serbia: the struggle for recognition, emancipation, and historical revisionism Aleksander Zdravkovski; Part III. Ethnic Boundaries and Inclusion and Exclusion of Ethnic Minorities: 11. Hungarian society in Romania: political project and practical reality Irina Culic; 12. Minority (Serb) returnees to Croatia: reintegration or new immigration? Milan Mesić and Dragan Bagić; 13. Nationalizing citizenship: the case of unrecognized ethnic minorities in Slovenia Mojca Pajnik; 14. Ethnic boundaries and the position of minority groups in Croatian Istria Marko Valenta, Snježana Gregurović and Zan Strabac; 15. Ethnic boundaries and politics in Kosovo Fred Cocozzelli; Part IV. Conclusion: 16. Afterword: a few thoughts about autonomy and separatism Sabrina P. Ramet.