Ethnic politics, regime support and conflict in Central and Eastern Europe /

Ethnicity and ethnic parties have often been portrayed as threats to political stability. Against a backdrop of recurring ethnic mobilization and conflict during the post-communist era, this study conducts a systematic analysis of ethnic politics in Central and Eastern Europe. It challenges the noti...

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Main Author: Bernauer, Julian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Ethnic Minority Representation
  • 1.1. Identity and Representation
  • 1.2. Actual Representation
  • 1.3. Partisan-Descriptive Representation
  • 1.4. A Guide to the Book
  • 2. Ethnic Representation as Politics
  • 2.1. Ethnic Entrepreneurs
  • 2.2. Explaining Partisan-Descriptive Representation
  • 2.3. Consequences of Partisan-Descriptive Representation
  • 3. Explaining Representation
  • 3.1. Studying the Emergence of Ethnic Parties
  • 3.2. Electoral Entry and Success
  • 3.3. The Emergence of Ethnic Parties
  • 3.4. Explaining Descriptive Representation
  • 4. Ethnic Representation and Regime Support
  • 4.1. Studying Regime Support
  • 4.2. Patterns of Regime Support
  • 4.3. Representation and Regime Support
  • 5. Ethnic Representation and Conflict
  • 5.1. Studying Conflict
  • 5.2. Patterns of Protest
  • 5.3. Quality of Representation and Protest
  • 6. Partisan-Descriptive Representation in Perspective
  • Appendix A. Data Sources
  • Appendix B. Election Sources and Minority Parties
  • Appendix C. Ethnic Groups
  • Appendix D. Descriptives for Chapter 3
  • Appendix E. Descriptives for Chapter 4
  • Appendix F. The Hierarchical Selection Model
  • Appendix G.A Bayesian Multilevel Model
  • Appendix H. Causal considerations
  • Appendix I. Votes into Seats.