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Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe

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  • Editors:
  • Sabrina P. Ramet, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
  • Marko Valenta, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
Marko Valenta, Sabrina P. Ramet, Janusz Bugajski, Zan Strabac, Marko Valenta, Aurel Braun, Zachary T. Irwin, Filip Škiljan, Jelena Subotić, Kenneth Morrison, Maria Spirova, Aleksander Zdravkovski, Irina Culic, Milan Mesić, Dragan Bagić, Mojca Pajnik, Snježana Gregurović, Fred Cocozzelli
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  • Date Published: October 2016
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  • 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.

    • Examines various dimensions of Southeast Europe's ethnic relations, providing a comprehensive overview of the major political parties that represent ethnic minorities in the most ethnically heterogeneous part of Europe
    • Furthers understanding of the complex circumstances of ethnic minorities in Southeast Europe and how these minorities seek to protect and advance their interests
    • Analyses ethnic boundaries and social distance, examining the sources of prejudice and intolerance and how people can overcome these barriers
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    'This fascinating compilation of articles, skillfully edited, introduced and concluded by Sabrina Ramet and Marko Valenta, focuses on the sometimes bewildering character of ethnic minority politics in Southeastern Europe and the Balkans. Using up-to-date data to document 'social distance' between ethnic groups and the prevalence of ethnically based parties, the authors help us understand the relationship between ethnic problems and the potential solutions to political crises in the region.' Norman M. Naimark, Stanford University, California

    '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

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    • Date Published: October 2016
    • format: Adobe eBook Reader
    • isbn: 9781316984253
    • availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
  • Table of Contents

    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.

  • Editors

    Sabrina P. Ramet, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
    Sabrina P. Ramet is a Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. She was elected in 2002 to membership in the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and in 2009 to membership in the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. She earned her bachelor's degree in Philosophy at Stanford University, Califrornia, her master's degree in International Relations with the University of Arkansas, and her Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of twelve scholarly books, and editor or co-editor of 31 books - among them, Religion and Politics in Central and Southeastern Europe: Challenges since 1989 (2014) and Gender (In)equality and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe: A Question of Justice, co-edited with Christine M. Hassenstab (2015). She has written more than one hundred journal articles and has contributed chapters to various scholarly collections.

    Marko Valenta, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
    Marko Valenta is a Professor at the Department of Social Work and Health Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. He is also a Senior Researcher at the NTNU Social Research. He studied Law at the University of Split, Croatia, and Sociology, Social Science and Geography at NTNU. He also earned his Ph.D. in Sociology at NTNU. He is author or co-editor of three previous books and author or co-author of more than sixty journal articles, research reports, and book chapters focusing on ethnic relations, international migrations, and the Yugoslav successor states. Valenta is a member of the European IMISCOE Research Network and board member of Nordic Migrations and Ethnic Relations research network. He coordinates the International Migrations and Ethnic Relations Research Network for Southeastern Europe.

    Contributors

    Marko Valenta, Sabrina P. Ramet, Janusz Bugajski, Zan Strabac, Marko Valenta, Aurel Braun, Zachary T. Irwin, Filip Škiljan, Jelena Subotić, Kenneth Morrison, Maria Spirova, Aleksander Zdravkovski, Irina Culic, Milan Mesić, Dragan Bagić, Mojca Pajnik, Snježana Gregurović, Fred Cocozzelli

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