Ethnic Struggle, Coexistence, and Democratization in Eastern Europe

ISBN-13: 9781107005242 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 312 str.

Sherrill Stroschein

Opis

Argues that protest by ethnic Hungarians in Romania and Slovakia brought about policy changes and integrated Hungarian minorities into the democratic process.

Recenzje

"Sherrill Stroschein's book is a valuable read for comparative scholars and area experts … the volume is useful, provoking, and responsibly presented."
Richard P. Farkas, DePaul University, Slavic Review

Spis treści

1. Ethnic protest, moderation, and democratization; 2. Time, process, and events in democratization; 3. Ethnic contention in context; 4. Local violence and uncertainty in Târgu Mureş, 1990; 5. The power of symbols: Romanians, Hungarians, and King Mathias in Cluj; 6. Forging language laws: schools and sign wars; 7. Debating local governance: autonomy, local control, and minority enclaves; 8. Implications of group interaction.