The Politics of National Minority Participation in Post-communist Societies: State-building, Democracy and Ethnic Mobilization - State-building, Democracy and Ethnic Mobilization (Paperback)

With the upsurge of nationalist sentiment in post-communist societies, the problem of political rights for ethnic minorities became a dangerous flashpoint. The introduction of electoral competition, the rewriting of constitutions, the breakup of federations, the weakness of civic institutions, and the social and economic dislocations associated with marketization have all contributed to the salience of majority-minority relations. This collection systematically analyzes different models of minority politics in Eastern Europe, in an effort to understand why tensions are manageable in some contexts, uncontainable in others. Anchoring the volume are essays by Carlos Flores Juberias on electoral systems, and Janusz Bugajski on national minority parties. Six case studies examine the interaction of different types of institutional arrangements (which structure political participation) and different demographic conditions (ethnic balances and territorial concentrations) in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, and Romania. Framing these studies are overviews by the editors and by Jack Snyder.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Jonathan Stein
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-7656-0528-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7656-0528-7
Barcode:	9780765605283

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