The Discovery of Liberalism in Yugoslavia
The Discovery of Liberalism in Yugoslavia

Summary/Abstract: Liberal thought is emerging in Yugoslavia, as in most of Eastern Europe, though there is a difference. While in some East European countries liberalism is being rediscovered, in Yugoslavia it has to be found. This is not because there never were liberal intellectuals or even liberal parties in Yugoslavia. In some parts of Yugoslavia this is true, for some of its nations do not have any liberal tradition. But Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, as the three key nations in Yugoslavia, did have a certain history of liberalism and, in some respects, it has never been broken. Still, liberalism has to be discovered anew, because continuity has been impossible. [...]

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