Romania between Balkan Nationalism and Democratic Transition

Bibliographic Data

ID6353356
AuthorsD E M Mihas (Independent political scientist)
Year1997
Volume17
Issue3
Pages175-181
Publication date1997-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1467-9256.00050
OpenAlexW1990095763
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

This article deals with certain aspects of nationalism, minorities and transition politics in the post-communist Balkans with particular reference to Romania. After attempting to explain why nationalism constitutes a dominant feature of Balkan and as – a consequence – of Romanian political culture, it argues that the involvement of Romania's Hungarian minority in the collapse of the communist regime has been disproportionately exaggerated. Furthermore, it argues that the communist legacy is still shaping Romanian politics, emphasising the lack of substantial political reforms in a genuine liberal-democratic West European direction and arguing that Romania's transition politics does not necessarily mean democratic politics

Communism · Communist state · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Romanian · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society

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