The Politics Of National Minority Participation In Post Communist Societies

Author : Jonathan Stein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317455295

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The Politics of National Minority Participation in Post-communist Societies: State-building, Democracy and Ethnic Mobilization by Jonathan Stein Pdf

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.

Author : Jonathan P. Stein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Europe, Eastern
ISBN : 1315699257

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The Politics of National Minority Participation in Post-communist Societies by Jonathan P. Stein Pdf

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.

Author : Monica Robotin,Levente Salat
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114263325

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A New Balance by Monica Robotin,Levente Salat Pdf

This book presents various models of minority participation through political parties in post-communist Europe, based on the experiences of Hungarians in Slovakia and Romania, and Albanians in Macedonia.

Author : Andrew Reynolds
Publisher : Computer Science Press, Incorporated
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123568441

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Electoral Systems and the Protection and Participation of Minorities by Andrew Reynolds Pdf

Includes statistical tables.

Author : Jean-Christophe Merle
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400759985

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Spheres of Global Justice by Jean-Christophe Merle Pdf

Spheres of Global Justice analyzes six of the most important and controversial spheres of global justice, each concerning a specific global social good. These spheres are democratic participation, migrations, cultural minorities, economic justice, social justice, and intergenerational justice. Together they constitute two constellations dealt with, in this collection of essays by leading scholars, in two different volumes: Global Challenges to Liberal Democracy and Fair Distribution. These essays illustrate each of the spheres, delving into their differences, commonalities, collisions and interconnections. Unlike many writings on global justice, Spheres of Global Justice does not content itself with describing the painful and advantageous effects of the globalization process as being ipso facto a global injustice or a just global order. Rather, this multidisciplinary collection of essays, from a pluralist inspiration, combines empirical analysis with theoretical approaches and ethical principles, paying close attention to two aspects of the effects of the globalization process. These aspects are the causal relationships that lead to such effects and the kinds of obligations, or of normative relationships between global rights and correlative duties, that applies to each specific individual case. This volume illustrates how diverse global obligations are, and how they can be, grounded in diverse relationships (identity, ability to provide help, causal responsibility, past injustices, protection of agency and promotion of independence, etc.). These essays also demonstrate that an ethical global approach has not only international or transnational, but also domestic, local and interpersonal dimensions.

Author : Grigore Pop-Eleches,Joshua A. Tucker
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400887828

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Communism's Shadow by Grigore Pop-Eleches,Joshua A. Tucker Pdf

It has long been assumed that the historical legacy of Soviet Communism would have an important effect on post-communist states. However, prior research has focused primarily on the institutional legacy of communism. Communism's Shadow instead turns the focus to the individuals who inhabit post-communist countries, presenting a rigorous assessment of the legacy of communism on political attitudes. Post-communist citizens hold political, economic, and social opinions that consistently differ from individuals in other countries. Grigore Pop-Eleches and Joshua Tucker introduce two distinct frameworks to explain these differences, the first of which focuses on the effects of living in a post-communist country, and the second on living through communism. Drawing on large-scale research encompassing post-communist states and other countries around the globe, the authors demonstrate that living through communism has a clear, consistent influence on why citizens in post-communist countries are, on average, less supportive of democracy and markets and more supportive of state-provided social welfare. The longer citizens have lived through communism, especially as adults, the greater their support for beliefs associated with communist ideology—the one exception being opinions regarding gender equality. A thorough and nuanced examination of communist legacies' lasting influence on public opinion, Communism's Shadow highlights the ways in which political beliefs can outlast institutional regimes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780198906735

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by Anonim Pdf

Author : M. Weller,D. Blacklock,K. Nobbs
Publisher : Springer
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230582293

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The Protection of Minorities in the Wider Europe by M. Weller,D. Blacklock,K. Nobbs Pdf

This book examines whether we are moving towards an integrated regional system of legal provision for minorities. It illustrates the tension between newer member states, many of which have an interest in seeing minority issues addressed, and established members, which remain hesitant in committing themselves fully to a minority rights regime.

Author : Karen Bird,Thomas Saalfeld,Andreas M. Wüst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136914171

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The Political Representation of Immigrants and Minorities by Karen Bird,Thomas Saalfeld,Andreas M. Wüst Pdf

In 2005, almost 700,000 immigrants acquired the citizenship of a member state of the European Union; over 600,000 became US citizens; nearly 100,000 became Australians and approximately 200,000 Canadians. 2005 was not an exceptional year. During the past decades, many advanced liberal democracies have become more ethnically diverse societies. This book breaks new ground in the analysis of the political representation of immigrants and visible minorities both theoretically and empirically. It examines the upward trend in migrant and minority representation and demonstrates that there remain crucial differences across liberal democracies in the timing of these developments; in channels of access for minority representatives, in the policy focus and outcomes of minority representation; in the nature of the connections between minority representatives and minority communities, and in the nature of their relationships with constituents at large. Part I analyses immigrants and visible minorities as voters, who must be the starting point of any analysis of political representation. Part II deals with the stage of candidate selection within political parties, a crucial and under-researched stage in the process of political representation. Part III deals with immigrants and members of visible minorities, once elected to parliament and includes analyses of the Canadian Parliament, the German Bundestag, MPs in the United Kingdom and Members of the United States Congress. The book will of interest to students and scholars of migration and ethnicity studies and political science, especially those with an interest in political representation, democratic institutions, voting behaviour, party organisation, legislative behaviour and comparative politics.

Author : David Foley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498571791

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The Legacy Structure of Russia’s One Hundred Year Transformation by David Foley Pdf

This book analyzes the Russian post-Soviet experience in the context of political history, demonstrating the reach and linkages of political structures as long-term legacies of influence and continuity that resist transition and confound contemporary system analysis.

Author : Alina Mungiu,Ivan Krastev
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9639241768

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Nationalism After Communism by Alina Mungiu,Ivan Krastev Pdf

Drawing on lessons from post-communist Europe, this book provides a summary of the practical wisdom learned in the management of ethnic conflicts from the Balkans to Chechnya. Grounded in empirical - mostly comparative - research, the essays go beyond theoretical postulates and normative ideals and acknowledge the considerable experience that exists within the post-communist world on ethnic conflict, nation and state building. What does the post-communist experience have in common with other nationalisms and nation-related conflicts, and what, if anything, is unique about it? This book, written by academics with experience as policy advisors, is strongly policy-oriented. The primordial type hypotheses of ethnic social capital and ancient hatreds are tested on the basis of public opinion surveys on nationalism and ethnic cohabitation in various countries in east-central Europe. Power-sharing arrangements in the Balkans, the small separatist Republics of the post-Soviet world as well as ethno-federalism from the former Yugoslavia to the former Soviet Empire are discussed in the respective chapters.

Author : Radomir Compel,Rosalie Arcala-Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000403190

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Security and Safety in the Era of Global Risks by Radomir Compel,Rosalie Arcala-Hall Pdf

The concept of risk in global life has not been fully understood and explored and this book attempts to examine what it entails in the fast changing, interconnected and complex world. As a foundational component of safety systems, risk has been considered relatively simple, predictable, and therefore, assessable and manageable phenomenon. Social and political sciences prefer the terminology of security to capture the dimension of risk which is more complex and more consequential to survival. Risk has become more human-made and intentional today, and this book explores innovative approaches and engages in theoretical and policy debates to capture its political and security dimensions.

Author : N. Sigona,N. Trehan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230281165

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Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe by N. Sigona,N. Trehan Pdf

This book examines experiences of Romani political participation in eastern and western Europe, providing an understanding of the emerging political space that over 8 million Romani citizens occupy within the EU, and addressing issues related to the socio-political circumstances of Romani communities within European countries.

Author : Gabriella Citroni,Irene Spigno,Palmina Tanzarella
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000517927

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The Right to Political Participation by Gabriella Citroni,Irene Spigno,Palmina Tanzarella Pdf

This book provides a comparative analysis of how judgments from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) affect political participation and electoral justice at the national level. Looking at specific countries, the work analyses the legal impact the implementation of the ECtHR and the IACtHR judgments has, with a specific focus on cases in which the regional court concerned uses the “democratic argument,” that is, an argument related to democracy and political rights. The reasoning is that, although democracy is a much wider concept, judgments concerning violations of political rights and electoral justice provide reliable indicators to assess the status and sustainability of democracy in a State. Moreover, the analysis of the violations of political rights and electoral justice allows an in-depth comparison between the two regional human rights systems. Mindful of the broader scope of the fall-out generated by the non-implementation of judgments, including in socio-economic terms, the book includes a section exploring how judgments issued by the ECtHR and the IACtHR affect voters’ participation in the countries under their jurisdiction. To this end, an original dataset including the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe and the 20 countries which recognised the adjudicatory jurisdiction of the IACtHR is built. Multidisciplinary in aim and scope of analysis, the book will be an invaluable resource for researchers, academics, and policy-makers working in the areas of constitutional law, international human rights law, and political economy.

Author : Michael Minkenberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137563323

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The Radical Right in Eastern Europe by Michael Minkenberg Pdf

This book is a comparative analysis of the post-communist East European radical right, both in party and non-party formation, using the West European radical right as a baseline. Minkenberg offers insights into the political field of the radical right since the onset of democracy in the region and elicits region-wide and country-specific characteristics. The book argues that due to the nature of the transition process from Soviet hegemony to national independence and from communist to democratic societies, and the unfinished process of nation-building in the region, the radical right in Eastern Europe is a phenomenon sui generis, both organizationally more fluid and ideologically more extreme than the Western counterpart. The issues covered include trends in party system and electoral developments, patterns of movement mobilization and racist activism, and the impact of the radical right on their countries’ politics and policies.