Politička reprezentacija kao izraz odnosa između većine i manjine
Political representation as an expression of the relationship between the majority and the minority

Author(s): Alpar Lošonc
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Political behavior, Politics and communication, Politics and society, Sociology of Politics
Published by: CEDET Centar za demokratsku tranziciju
Keywords: political community; ethnocultural diversity; diffusion of power; political representation; national councils of minorities
Summary/Abstract: Political relations between the majority and the minority in Serbia are marked by deficit elements in terms of basic consensus, that is, in terms of shaping the basic norms of the political community. They are an expression of differences in relation to the policy of regulation of a complex/heterogeneous community. This paper starts from the fact that the relations between the majority and the minority are related to the constitutional self-understanding of the society. The experiential tendencies discussed in the paper are only an expression of the corresponding self-understanding. Because, in addition to pointing out the disagreement regarding the foundations of the political community, it is also necessary to highlight the weaknesses of regulating the normative framework and the shortcomings of building institutional arrangements related to the position and rights of minorities. The regulation of minority politics, and the different relations between the majority and the minority, is exposed to the processes of power diffusion in Serbia. The rational national interest of Serbia implies a consequent political and legal thematization of the relationship between the majority and the minority within the framework of a well-ordered society, which means not only a legal, but also a changed political perspective based on universalist principles.

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