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Party System Changes and Challenges to Democracy
This open access book focuses on the nexus between “party system stability” and “democratic consolidation”, using Slovenia as a case study. Its findings are presented from a comparative perspective to illustrate the commonalities and differences found in research on Central European post-socialist countries and former Yugoslav countries. On the one hand, Slovenia’s characteristics (including the characteristics of its transition to democracy) are far more similar to those of Central European post-socialist countries than Western Balkan countries. On the other, Slovenia shares some similarities with other parts of the former Yugoslavia – especially its experiences with the politic...
Democratic Transition in Slovenia
The first of the Yugoslav successor states to successfully build a democratic system and to enter the European Union, Slovenia stands as a model for democratic transition. This ground-breaking volume analyzes the challenges confronting the post-Communist government and evaluates the strategies adopted in refashioning its value system. Sabrina P. Ramet and Danica Fink-Hafner have assembled a team of outstanding specialists to analyze various aspects of the country’s transformation from socialism to democracy. The editors note that while a great deal has been written on political and economic questions, relatively little attention has been paid to the transformation and transmission of value...
Small States, Big Challenges
This comparison of two small European states, Slovenia and Norway, will illuminate similarities that can be traced back to their status as small countries and also show how their regional and historical contexts are visible in different approaches to domestic and international politics. Part one of the book includes chapters on democratic cultures, political parties, national identities, and the media. The second part of the book includes a comparison of gender equality and of Church-State relations. Part three covers economic developments and environmental policies and the final part includes chapters on Norway and Slovenia's different relationships to the EU and foreign policy. Kristen Ringdal is professor of Sociology and Sabrina P. Ramet is professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. Danica Fink-Haffner is professor of Political Parties, Interest Groups and Policy Analysis and the Head of the Centre for Political Science Research at the Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Making a New Nation
A description and analysis of the transition process in Slovenia.
