LEADER 10168oam 2200517 450 001 9910564678603321 005 20231130231035.0 010 $a9783030999513$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783030999506 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6954925 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6954925 035 $a(CKB)21536419100041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921536419100041 100 $a20221120d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCross-regional ethnopolitics in Central and Eastern Europe $elessons from the Western Balkans and the Baltic States /$fVassilis Petsinis 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2022] 210 4$d©2022 215 $a1 online resource (248 pages) 225 1 $aCentral and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$aPrint version: Petsinis, Vassilis Cross-Regional Ethnopolitics in Central and Eastern Europe Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030999506 327 $aIntro -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for Cross-Regional Ethnopolitics in Central and Eastern Europe -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acronyms -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Navigating Through Crises: A Cross-Regional Focus and Main Objectives of This Book -- Outline and Content of Chapters -- Literary Overview: Setting the Conceptual and Analytical Frames -- Euroscepticism, Minority Rights, and Identity Politics: The Cases of Croatia and Serbia -- Institutional Politics, Party Politics, and Ethnopolitics: The Cases of Estonia and Latvia -- Geopolitics, Ethnopolitics, and the EU: The Cases of Latvia and Serbia -- Geopolitics, Ethnopolitics, and the EU: The Cases of Estonia and Croatia -- Bibliography and Other Sources -- 2 Literary Overview: Setting the Conceptual and Analytical Frames -- Introduction -- Transitional Processes and Their Legacies in the Former Yugoslavia and the Baltic States: Why Ethnopolitics Matter -- Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Ethnopolitics: Then and Now -- The Ethno-Symbolic Approach: The Nation as a Socio-Psychological Phenomenon -- Between Triadic and Quadratic Configurations of Ethnopolitics -- From the Theory to Practice in Central and Eastern Europe: The 1990s -- From the Theory to Practice in Central and Eastern Europe: Contemporary Cases -- Nativism, Euroscepticism, and Populism: Conceptual Definitions -- Nativism -- Euroscepticism -- Populism -- Radical Versus Extremist Right-Wing Parties -- New Actors Enter the Scene: The Necessity to Update and Upgrade -- Bibliography and Other Sources -- 3 Euroscepticism, Minority Rights, and Identity Politics: The Cases of Croatia and Serbia -- Introduction -- Euroscepticism in Central and Eastern Europe: A Retrospective and Contextual Overview -- Euroscepticism in Croatia and Serbia: Main Actors and Primary Areas of Concern. 327 $aMinority Rights in Croatia and Serbia: Between European Persuasion and Domestic Practice -- Croatia -- Serbia -- Euroscepticism and the Management of Ethnic Relations in Croatia and Serbia -- Croatia -- Serbia -- Geopolitical Concerns and Euroscepticism in Croatia and Serbia -- Croatia -- Serbia -- Gender-related Issues and Euroscepticism in Croatia and Serbia -- Croatia -- Serbia -- The Migration Crisis and Euroscepticism in Croatia and Serbia -- Croatia -- Serbia -- In Lieu of a Conclusion -- Bibliography and Other Sources -- 4 Institutional Politics, Party Politics, and Ethnopolitics: The Cases of Estonia and Latvia -- Introduction -- Narratives of 'Alien Rule', 'Colonisation', and 'Decolonisation' in Estonia and Latvia: A Conceptual and Contextual Overview -- EKRE and NA: Ideological Foundations, Trajectories of Evolution, and Primary Areas of Concern -- The Bauska Declaration (2013): Establishing Ideological Pillars -- EKRE: Formation and Early Stages -- EKRE's Core Principles: A Populist and Radical Right-Wing Party That Operates in Estonia -- NA: Formation Process and Early Stages -- The NA's Core Principles: A National Conservative Party That Operates in Latvia -- The Latvian and Estonian Party-Systems: Continuity Versus 'Situational Adaptability' -- A State of Continuity in Latvia -- A State of 'Situational Adaptability' in Estonia -- Oscillating Between the Present and the Past: EKRE and the NA on Nativism and Anti-Immigration -- EKRE and the Migration Crisis (2015-2016): Grass-Roots Mobilisation, Anti-Establishment Rhetoric, and Euroscepticism -- The Nativism of EKRE: Framing the Present Inside the Context of the Past -- The NA and the Migration Crisis (2015-2016): Navigating the Halls of Power -- The Nativism of the NA: Framing the Present Inside the Context of the Past -- In Lieu of a Conclusion -- Bibliography and Other Sources. 327 $a5 Geopolitics, Ethnopolitics, and the EU: The Cases of Latvia and Serbia -- Introduction -- The Management of Ethnic Relations in Latvia and Serbia: Constitutional and Legal Arrangements -- Contrasting Legacies from the Communist Era -- Serbia: A Multilevel Infrastructure -- Latvia: A Centralised Legal Framework -- The Management of Ethnic Relations in Serbia and Latvia: Between Domestic Ethnopolitics and Regional Geopolitics -- Systemic Transformation Versus a Pattern of Continuity -- Geopolitics and Ethnopolitics: Readjustment Versus Maintenance -- The Engagement of the EU as an External Actor: Enabling Versus Disabling Circumstances -- The Management of Ethnic Relations in Latvia and Serbia: The Dimension of Party Politics -- Contesting the EU and Minority Rights: A Retrospective Overview -- Party Politics, European Politics, and Ethnopolitics: The View from Within the Halls of Power -- The Management of Ethnic Relations in Latvia and Serbia: Realities 'on the Ground' -- Geopolitics, Ethnopolitics, and the EU: What the People Think -- Ethnopolitics on the Grass-Roots Level: Regional and Sociocultural Dimensions -- In Lieu of a Conclusion -- Bibliography and Other Sources -- 6 Geopolitics, Ethnopolitics, and the EU: The Cases of Estonia and Croatia -- Introduction -- The Sphere of Domestic Politics: Ethnos Versus Demos in Estonia and Croatia (1990s) -- Croatia and Estonia as Independent States: Constitutional and Legal Realities -- National Survival, Narratives of 'Self Versus Other', and Their Political Repercussions -- The Interaction Between Domestic and External Actors in the 1990s -- States, Ethnic Minorities, External Homelands, and the EU in Estonia and Croatia -- Estonia: A More Pragmatic Stance -- Systemic Transformation Versus the Persistence of National Survival: The Cases of Croatia and Estonia in the 2000s. 327 $aCroatia's Change of Course and Its Significance -- Recycling Institutional Legacies from the Yugoslav Era and Cooperating with the EU -- Estonia: A Few Steps Forward -- Contemporary Estonian Nationalism: The Functions of Restoration and Decolonisation -- The Emphasis on National Survival Halts More Substantial Developments in Estonia -- Between Breakthroughs and Backslidings (the 2010s) -- Estonia: Towards a More Inclusive Version of the Ethnic Democracy Model -- The 'EKRE Phenomenon' and Its Repercussions on the Management of Ethnic Relations in Estonia -- Contesting the State Legislation on Minority Rights in Croatia: Emergence of a Multilevel Nexus -- Assessing the Risks: Placing Estonia and Croatia into a Comparative Context -- Patterns of Ethnic Relations in Estonia and Croatia: The Sociocultural Dimension -- Intercultural Realities and Regional Politics in Croatia: The Case of Istria -- Estonia: Soviet Legacies and the Shift Towards Integration -- In Lieu of a Conclusion -- Bibliography and Other Sources -- 7 Final Remarks, Conclusions, and Trajectories for Further Research -- Intersections Between Regional Geopolitics and Domestic Ethnopolitics -- Intersections Among Ethno-Nationalism, Nativism, and (Right-Wing) Populism -- Intersections Between Ethno-Nationalism and Euroscepticism -- Ethnopolitics 'On the Ground': The Sociocultural Dimension -- Trajectories for Further Research -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThis book bridges the gap between academic researchers and policymaking experts working on the Western Balkans and those dealing with the Baltic States. Within the frame of a comparative and cross-regional approach, Vassilis Petsinis generates new insights in subjects as diverse as: how geopolitics shape the management of ethnic relations; the variants of Euroscepticism; opposition to immigration and LGBTQI rights; the patterns of multi-ethnic cohabitation; as well as the endeavour by parties of the populist and radical right to embed their platforms into the longer trajectories of ethno-nationalism in the countries and societies studied (Estonia and Latvia from the Baltic States; Croatia and Serbia from the Western Balkans). This work also assesses the extent to which the centrality of ethnic cleavages can be contested, temporarily effaced, or ultimately transformed by the increasing significance of the economy (social welfare and transparency) in multi-ethnic societies. 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