Nationalism in Croatian Transition to Democracy: Between Structural Conditionality and the Impact of Legacy of History and Political Culture
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The collapse of communism sparked a wave of democratization that was characterized by distinctive development of democracy in post-communist societies of Central and Eastern Europe. Democratization processes in those societies have generated specific problems, including uncertainty regarding the establishment of democracy, its sustainability, and development. Among the others, a characteristic phenomenon that has characterized many transitional societies is strong nationalism. Moreover, it is often manifested as ethnocentrism (closed, exclusive and intolerant ethnic nationalism), and as such contributed to the deceleration of democratization. On the other hand, nationalism was the driving force of the democratic change, especially in those postcommunist countries which for the first time in their history, parallel with the establishment of democracy, gained state independence. Among them was the Croatian society. With many common features UDK: 321.728(497.5)”199/200” 316.356.4(497.5)”199/200” Izvorni znanstveni rad Primljeno: 1. rujna 2012.
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