Whose Democracy?

Nationalism, Religion, and the Doctrine of Collective Rights in Post-1989 Eastern Europe

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

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Beskrivning

The years since the collapse of communism in 1989 have witnessed a dangerous renewal of religious intolerance and nationalist demands across Eastern Europe. In this provocative application of moral philosophy to the analysis of contemporary political processes in the region, Sabrina Ramet draws upon the literature of Natural Law to demonstrate that liberal democracy depends on a delicate balance between individual and societal rights. Exploring the situation of Hungarians in Slovakia, Albanians in Kosovo, theoretically-inclined Catholic bishops in Poland, Serbs in Croatia, and contending forces in post-Dayton Bosnia, Ramet contends that the terms of dispute in these cases can be deceptive. She illustrates that claims made on the basis of what she calls the doctrine of collective rights actually subvert the liberal democratic project.

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Utgivningsdatum:1997-07-28
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:300
Förlag:Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN:9780847683239

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Sabrina P. Ramet is professor of international studies at the University of Washington.

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An important intervention in the debate over national conflicts and national rights, especially with regard to the former Yugoslavia. Arguing against the too-commonly accepted premise that 'one is, in the first place, a Serb or a Croat or a Muslim, and only derivately a human being enjoying certain rights,' Ramet aims both to present a plausible alternative to the dominance of collectivist understandings and to spark a debate about other possible normative understandings of conflict. Whose Democracy? is classic Ramet. It is often impressive in its scope and ambition.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Holy Trinity: Rights, Legitimacy, Political Succession Chapter 2 Back to the Future in Eastern Europe Chapter 3 Eastern Europe's Painful Transition Chapter 4 The New Ethnarchy and Theories of Rights Chapter 5 Theocratic Impulses in Poland Chapter 6 The Struggle for Collective Rights in Slovakia Chapter 7 The Albanians of Kosovo Chapter 8 Conclusion: Collective Rights in the Dialectic of History