Sherrill Stroschein
Biographic Data
| ID | 788016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sherrill Stroschein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sherrill |
| FAMILY NAME | Stroschein |
| SIGNATURE | STROSCHEIN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3215-4787 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 110 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Populism, Nationalism, and Party Politics
Recent political events have forced an examination of ideologies of populism and nationalism in politics. In this piece, I examine literature on the post-2016 political context to illustrate why the rise of identity-based politics has surprised analysts. An understanding of identity-based parties requires a focus on both the forms by which they navigate electoral and party systems, and the content of their rhetorical appeals to publics. I conside…
Ethnic Conflict: Looking Inside Groups
This article sketches the premises of a relational orientation to understanding ethnic conflict. Following on the work of Charles Tilly and others, it prioritizes relations and interactions in the dynamics of ethnic boundary preservation, rather than individual entities. The author first outlines the role of boundary activation mechanisms in ethnic conflict. The author then presents the interactions between elites and masses of ethnic groups in m…
Consociational Settlements and Reconstruction: Bosnia in Comparative Perspective (1995-Present)
Both Bosnia in 1995 and Northern Ireland in 1998 were extremely fragile in the immediate aftermath of brokered peace negotiations. Each instituted a form of consociationalism-a government that institutionalizes a voice for each ethnic group-as an element of brokered peace. In this article, I examine Bosnian postwar governance with comparative insights from Northern Ireland. Bosnia was the recipient of a large amount of international aid. While th…
Governance in Ethnically Mixed Cities
This collection of original essays breaks new ground by examining the dynamics of ethnic politics at the local level, rather than following in the footsteps of many previous studies which focus on the macropolitical level of states and nations. Governance in Ethnically Mixed Cities is based on extensive fieldwork and local observation, providing perspectives from a range of academic disciplines including Political Science, Geography, and Anthropo…
Discourse in Bosnia and Macedonia on the Independence of Kosovo: When and What is a Precedent
Bosnia and Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and 1992, and subsequent referenda legitimised these declarations, but unitary state actors did not emerge. Rather, Bosnia and Macedonia each contain groups with divisive views regarding the nature of the state in which they live. Kosovo is regularly invoked as an example in their contentious discussions. In this essay, I present a framework for understanding this discursive conte…
Ethnic Struggle, Coexistence, and Democratization in Eastern Europe
In societies divided on ethnic and religious lines, problems of democracy are magnified – particularly where groups are mobilized into parties. With the principle of majority rule, minorities should be less willing to endorse democratic institutions where their parties persistently lose elections. While such problems should also hamper transitions to democracy, several diverse Eastern European states have formed democracies even under these condi…
Must the State Be a Vertical Network? Considering Kosovo
Max Weber famously conceived of the state as a hierarchical structure, with centralized control over the use of force within a territory. However, when efforts to construct state institutions from the outside have been made, such hierarchical structures have shown problematic results. Rarely do such state constructions reflect the blueprints of well-meaning internationals. The assumption that centralized hierarchies are required for professionali…
Microdynamics of Bilateral Ethnic Mobilization
Instrumentalist arguments prioritize the actions of elites in ethnic mobilization, whereas social structure accounts examine why elite appeals might succeed. Each remains incomplete. In this paper, an account is presented of the interactions between elites and masses that drive bilateral ethnic mobilization processes. Event analysis and scaling are used to examine tense instances of Hungarian and Romanian ethnic mobilization in Romania in 1990 an…
Demography in ethnic party fragmentation: Hungarian local voting in Romania
When and where might ethnic party outbidding occur? This article examines potential outbidding dynamics via a study of local elections in Romania, where the dominant Hungarian UDMR/RMDSz (Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania) was recently challenged by a rival party, the MPP (Hungarian Citizens’ Party). A comparison of election results is made across cities and counties that differ according to demographic characteristics. Two primary fin…
Everyday Post-Socialism
Making or Breaking Kosovo: Applications of Dispersed State Control
In this article, I make a case for a dispersed state control model as an alternative to the territorial and hierarchical principles of the Weberian state. Rather than allocating governance powers in terms of territory, dispersed state controls are based on a functional principle, in which governance is allocated to various subunits by issue area or function. This examination is informed by recent debates in international relations theory on contr…
Politics is Local: Ethnoreligious Dynamics under the Microscope
All of the pieces in this volume are strong examples of detailed, local research at the micro-level into city politics. They thus provide a number of insights into the dynamics of ethnic politics that tend to be missed by studies that focus on macro-level entities such as states and nations. First, these pieces demonstrate the strong influence of informal institutions in local settings. Second, strong variations in ethnic dynamics between cities …
Examining ethnic violence and partition in Bosnia-Herzegovina
A number of scholars have argued that the separation of ethnic groups is the best way to resolve ‘ethnic wars’, or wars in which the primary cleavage is coded as ethnic. This partitionist view identifies ethnic mixing as the root of conflict, and partitionists thus prescribe policies that will ‘unmix’ ethnic groups—the drawing of new borders and potential population transfers. This paper argues that the partitionist position misidentifies ethnici…
Dilemmas of autonomy and liberal pluralism: Examples involving Hungarians in Central Europe
Liberal pluralists have argued that minority cultural communities are necessary for the liberty of minorities. On the premise that individual rights are insufficient to protect these cultural communities, they argue that ethnic and national groups should be allocated some type of collective autonomy. In this article, we critically examine this claim through a discussion of policies regarding Hungarian minorities. We show that liberal pluralist ap…
NGO Strategies for Hungarian and Roma Minorities in Central Europe
NGOs sponsor a variety of innovative projects relating to the Hungarian and Roma minorities in Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine, as well as for the Roma in Hungary. However, a study of 33 NGOs in this region reveals that the strategies behind these projects tend to vary according to the particular group being addressed. NGO projects emphasizing Hungarian minorities tend to utilize network strategies to increase contact between Hungarians and titula…
Measuring Ethnic Party Success in Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine
Ethnic conflict need not mean war; it can take place peacefully in the political arena
Missing Boundaries of Comparison: The Political Community
PETER JUVILER is professor of political science, Barnard College, and co-director of the Columbia University Human Rights Center. His recent books include Freedom’s Ordeal: The Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy in Post-Soviet States. SHERRILL STROSCHEIN is a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University
Demography in ethnic party fragmentation: Hungarian local voting in Romania
When and where might ethnic party outbidding occur? This article examines potential outbidding dynamics via a study of local elections in Romania, where the dominant Hungarian UDMR/RMDSz (Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania) was recently challenged by a rival party, the MPP (Hungarian Citizens’ Party). A comparison of election results is made across cities and counties that differ according to demographic characteristics. Two primary fin…
Dilemmas of autonomy and liberal pluralism: Examples involving Hungarians in Central Europe
Liberal pluralists have argued that minority cultural communities are necessary for the liberty of minorities. On the premise that individual rights are insufficient to protect these cultural communities, they argue that ethnic and national groups should be allocated some type of collective autonomy. In this article, we critically examine this claim through a discussion of policies regarding Hungarian minorities. We show that liberal pluralist ap…
Making or Breaking Kosovo: Applications of Dispersed State Control
In this article, I make a case for a dispersed state control model as an alternative to the territorial and hierarchical principles of the Weberian state. Rather than allocating governance powers in terms of territory, dispersed state controls are based on a functional principle, in which governance is allocated to various subunits by issue area or function. This examination is informed by recent debates in international relations theory on contr…
Measuring Ethnic Party Success in Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine
Ethnic conflict need not mean war; it can take place peacefully in the political arena
Populism, Nationalism, and Party Politics
Recent political events have forced an examination of ideologies of populism and nationalism in politics. In this piece, I examine literature on the post-2016 political context to illustrate why the rise of identity-based politics has surprised analysts. An understanding of identity-based parties requires a focus on both the forms by which they navigate electoral and party systems, and the content of their rhetorical appeals to publics. I conside…
NGO Strategies for Hungarian and Roma Minorities in Central Europe
NGOs sponsor a variety of innovative projects relating to the Hungarian and Roma minorities in Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine, as well as for the Roma in Hungary. However, a study of 33 NGOs in this region reveals that the strategies behind these projects tend to vary according to the particular group being addressed. NGO projects emphasizing Hungarian minorities tend to utilize network strategies to increase contact between Hungarians and titula…
Consociational Settlements and Reconstruction: Bosnia in Comparative Perspective (1995-Present)
Both Bosnia in 1995 and Northern Ireland in 1998 were extremely fragile in the immediate aftermath of brokered peace negotiations. Each instituted a form of consociationalism-a government that institutionalizes a voice for each ethnic group-as an element of brokered peace. In this article, I examine Bosnian postwar governance with comparative insights from Northern Ireland. Bosnia was the recipient of a large amount of international aid. While th…
Missing Boundaries of Comparison: The Political Community
PETER JUVILER is professor of political science, Barnard College, and co-director of the Columbia University Human Rights Center. His recent books include Freedom’s Ordeal: The Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy in Post-Soviet States. SHERRILL STROSCHEIN is a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University
Microdynamics of Bilateral Ethnic Mobilization
Instrumentalist arguments prioritize the actions of elites in ethnic mobilization, whereas social structure accounts examine why elite appeals might succeed. Each remains incomplete. In this paper, an account is presented of the interactions between elites and masses that drive bilateral ethnic mobilization processes. Event analysis and scaling are used to examine tense instances of Hungarian and Romanian ethnic mobilization in Romania in 1990 an…
Examining ethnic violence and partition in Bosnia-Herzegovina
A number of scholars have argued that the separation of ethnic groups is the best way to resolve ‘ethnic wars’, or wars in which the primary cleavage is coded as ethnic. This partitionist view identifies ethnic mixing as the root of conflict, and partitionists thus prescribe policies that will ‘unmix’ ethnic groups—the drawing of new borders and potential population transfers. This paper argues that the partitionist position misidentifies ethnici…
Ethnic Conflict: Looking Inside Groups
This article sketches the premises of a relational orientation to understanding ethnic conflict. Following on the work of Charles Tilly and others, it prioritizes relations and interactions in the dynamics of ethnic boundary preservation, rather than individual entities. The author first outlines the role of boundary activation mechanisms in ethnic conflict. The author then presents the interactions between elites and masses of ethnic groups in m…
Politics is Local: Ethnoreligious Dynamics under the Microscope
All of the pieces in this volume are strong examples of detailed, local research at the micro-level into city politics. They thus provide a number of insights into the dynamics of ethnic politics that tend to be missed by studies that focus on macro-level entities such as states and nations. First, these pieces demonstrate the strong influence of informal institutions in local settings. Second, strong variations in ethnic dynamics between cities …
Must the State Be a Vertical Network? Considering Kosovo
Max Weber famously conceived of the state as a hierarchical structure, with centralized control over the use of force within a territory. However, when efforts to construct state institutions from the outside have been made, such hierarchical structures have shown problematic results. Rarely do such state constructions reflect the blueprints of well-meaning internationals. The assumption that centralized hierarchies are required for professionali…
Missing Boundaries of Comparison: The Political Community
PETER JUVILER is professor of political science, Barnard College, and co-director of the Columbia University Human Rights Center. His recent books include Freedom’s Ordeal: The Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy in Post-Soviet States. SHERRILL STROSCHEIN is a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University
Measuring Ethnic Party Success in Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine
Ethnic conflict need not mean war; it can take place peacefully in the political arena
NGO Strategies for Hungarian and Roma Minorities in Central Europe
NGOs sponsor a variety of innovative projects relating to the Hungarian and Roma minorities in Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine, as well as for the Roma in Hungary. However, a study of 33 NGOs in this region reveals that the strategies behind these projects tend to vary according to the particular group being addressed. NGO projects emphasizing Hungarian minorities tend to utilize network strategies to increase contact between Hungarians and titula…
Examining ethnic violence and partition in Bosnia-Herzegovina
A number of scholars have argued that the separation of ethnic groups is the best way to resolve ‘ethnic wars’, or wars in which the primary cleavage is coded as ethnic. This partitionist view identifies ethnic mixing as the root of conflict, and partitionists thus prescribe policies that will ‘unmix’ ethnic groups—the drawing of new borders and potential population transfers. This paper argues that the partitionist position misidentifies ethnici…
Dilemmas of autonomy and liberal pluralism: Examples involving Hungarians in Central Europe
Liberal pluralists have argued that minority cultural communities are necessary for the liberty of minorities. On the premise that individual rights are insufficient to protect these cultural communities, they argue that ethnic and national groups should be allocated some type of collective autonomy. In this article, we critically examine this claim through a discussion of policies regarding Hungarian minorities. We show that liberal pluralist ap…
Politics is Local: Ethnoreligious Dynamics under the Microscope
All of the pieces in this volume are strong examples of detailed, local research at the micro-level into city politics. They thus provide a number of insights into the dynamics of ethnic politics that tend to be missed by studies that focus on macro-level entities such as states and nations. First, these pieces demonstrate the strong influence of informal institutions in local settings. Second, strong variations in ethnic dynamics between cities …
Making or Breaking Kosovo: Applications of Dispersed State Control
In this article, I make a case for a dispersed state control model as an alternative to the territorial and hierarchical principles of the Weberian state. Rather than allocating governance powers in terms of territory, dispersed state controls are based on a functional principle, in which governance is allocated to various subunits by issue area or function. This examination is informed by recent debates in international relations theory on contr…
Everyday Post-Socialism
Microdynamics of Bilateral Ethnic Mobilization
Instrumentalist arguments prioritize the actions of elites in ethnic mobilization, whereas social structure accounts examine why elite appeals might succeed. Each remains incomplete. In this paper, an account is presented of the interactions between elites and masses that drive bilateral ethnic mobilization processes. Event analysis and scaling are used to examine tense instances of Hungarian and Romanian ethnic mobilization in Romania in 1990 an…
Demography in ethnic party fragmentation: Hungarian local voting in Romania
When and where might ethnic party outbidding occur? This article examines potential outbidding dynamics via a study of local elections in Romania, where the dominant Hungarian UDMR/RMDSz (Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania) was recently challenged by a rival party, the MPP (Hungarian Citizens’ Party). A comparison of election results is made across cities and counties that differ according to demographic characteristics. Two primary fin…
Ethnic Struggle, Coexistence, and Democratization in Eastern Europe
In societies divided on ethnic and religious lines, problems of democracy are magnified – particularly where groups are mobilized into parties. With the principle of majority rule, minorities should be less willing to endorse democratic institutions where their parties persistently lose elections. While such problems should also hamper transitions to democracy, several diverse Eastern European states have formed democracies even under these condi…
Must the State Be a Vertical Network? Considering Kosovo
Max Weber famously conceived of the state as a hierarchical structure, with centralized control over the use of force within a territory. However, when efforts to construct state institutions from the outside have been made, such hierarchical structures have shown problematic results. Rarely do such state constructions reflect the blueprints of well-meaning internationals. The assumption that centralized hierarchies are required for professionali…
Governance in Ethnically Mixed Cities
This collection of original essays breaks new ground by examining the dynamics of ethnic politics at the local level, rather than following in the footsteps of many previous studies which focus on the macropolitical level of states and nations. Governance in Ethnically Mixed Cities is based on extensive fieldwork and local observation, providing perspectives from a range of academic disciplines including Political Science, Geography, and Anthropo…
Discourse in Bosnia and Macedonia on the Independence of Kosovo: When and What is a Precedent
Bosnia and Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and 1992, and subsequent referenda legitimised these declarations, but unitary state actors did not emerge. Rather, Bosnia and Macedonia each contain groups with divisive views regarding the nature of the state in which they live. Kosovo is regularly invoked as an example in their contentious discussions. In this essay, I present a framework for understanding this discursive conte…
Consociational Settlements and Reconstruction: Bosnia in Comparative Perspective (1995-Present)
Both Bosnia in 1995 and Northern Ireland in 1998 were extremely fragile in the immediate aftermath of brokered peace negotiations. Each instituted a form of consociationalism-a government that institutionalizes a voice for each ethnic group-as an element of brokered peace. In this article, I examine Bosnian postwar governance with comparative insights from Northern Ireland. Bosnia was the recipient of a large amount of international aid. While th…
Ethnic Conflict: Looking Inside Groups
This article sketches the premises of a relational orientation to understanding ethnic conflict. Following on the work of Charles Tilly and others, it prioritizes relations and interactions in the dynamics of ethnic boundary preservation, rather than individual entities. The author first outlines the role of boundary activation mechanisms in ethnic conflict. The author then presents the interactions between elites and masses of ethnic groups in m…
Populism, Nationalism, and Party Politics
Recent political events have forced an examination of ideologies of populism and nationalism in politics. In this piece, I examine literature on the post-2016 political context to illustrate why the rise of identity-based politics has surprised analysts. An understanding of identity-based parties requires a focus on both the forms by which they navigate electoral and party systems, and the content of their rhetorical appeals to publics. I conside…
Political science (17 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Law (14 works) · Political economy (14 works) · Law (12 works) · Ethnic group (10 works) · Politics (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · Corporate governance (5 works) · Ethnic conflict (5 works)