Party Politics in the Western Balkans

<p>This book examines the development of party politics in the region of Western Balkans describing party politics and analyzing inter-ethnic or inter-party cooperation and competition. </p><p>Beginning with a thematic overview of the electoral systems and their link to the party systems the authors consider the legacy of socialist/communist parties; compare the nationalist parties in the region; and explore opportunities for the national minorities. The book then provides detailed country case studies on Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Kosovo Macedonia and Albania that:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Provide an overview of the development of the respective political system since 1990 presenting key changes over time</li> <p> </p> <li>Depict important political issues in each of these countries and explains parties´ particular policies in relation to these issues</li> <p> </p> <li>Discuss the level of democracy as well as ethnic minorities in the given states</li> <p> </p> <li>Explore the extent to which nationalism has dominated party organization the stability of the parties important changes in the party policies and their electoral performance and personalisation of the parties </li> </ul><p>Bringing together a range of specialist experts on the Balkans this book will be of interest to students and scholars of party politics comparative European politics post-communist politics nationalism Southern European and Western Balkan politics.</p>