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Izborni uspjeh regionalističkih stranaka u Hrvatskoj i Srbiji
The Electoral Success Of Regionalist Parties In Croatia And Serbia

Author(s): Višeslav Raos
Subject(s): Politics
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu & Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Istria; Vojvodina; regionalism; autonomy; decentralization

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the electoral success of regional parties in Croatia and ss of regional parties in Croatia and Serbia. the article emphasizes the specificity of regional parties and the need for a separate classification in relation to ethno-regional and ethnic parties. this comparative analysis follows the emergence and electoral success of regional parties in the Croatian and Serbian party system over a quarter century. By analyzing the difference in the success of Croatian and Serbian regional parties, the emphasis is put on contextual framework (the nature of party competition, electoral model), as well as social factors (ethnic and religious composition) and historical factors (the legacy of centralization or autonomy). article argues that the combination of contextual, social and historical factors created better conditions for the development of regionalism in the Croatian case and allowed electoral success stronger than in Serbia.

  • Issue Year: 4/2014
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 57-82
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Croatian