ǂa ǂcomparative study of Post-Yugoslav countries
Marina Tavčar Krajnc (Author), Sergej Flere (Author), Andrej Kirbiš (Author)

Abstract

Understanding patterns of political participation of ethnic minorities is crucial for their integration within postcommunist European countries most of which are ethnically complex and with histories of conflicts. Past research on the relationship between political participation and ethnicity in the democracies has given mixed results and there seems to be a research gap in the literature regarding the patterns of political participation of minorities in postcommunist states. The present study examined differences on two measures of political participation in a representative sample of post-Yugoslav citizens. Employed data source was the South-East European Social Survey Project (SEESSP), fielded in 2003 and 2004. The SEESSP covered six former Yugoslav entities (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia). Results indicated that ethnic minorities had lower levels of electoral participation in four out of six analysed political entities, and had lower levels of party membership in three countries. In addition, a significant voter turnout gap existed among different minorities within individual countries. Finally, no major differences in motives behind political participation were found when comparing the association between authoritarian attitudes and political participation within majority and minority groups. Implications of the results are discussed.

Keywords

politična participacija;politična kultura;postjugoslovanske družbe;mednarodne primerjave;etnične manjšine;demokratizacija;political participation;political culture;post-Yugoslav societies;cross-national studies;ethnic minorities;democratization;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UM FF - Faculty of Arts
UDC: 316.334
COBISS: 19011848 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1855-0541
Parent publication: Innovative issues and approaches in social sciences
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary title: Etnične manjšine in politična participacija: primerjalna analiza postjugoslovanskih držav
Secondary keywords: politična participacija;politična kultura;postjugoslovanske družbe;mednarodne primerjave;etnične manjšine;demokratizacija;
URN: URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 6-23
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ5
Issue: ǂno. ǂ1
Chronology: 2012
DOI: 10.12959/issn.1855-0541.IIASS-2012-no1-art01
ID: 8723723
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