The Reaches of Democracy

by Kecmanovic, Nenad; Nedeljkovic, Aleksandar B.

• ISBN13: 9781591026518
• ISBN10: 1591026512
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Humanities Press

Summary

The author was the last peace-time rector of the Sarajevo University. This, his new book, looks at the causes of the tragic disintegration of Yugoslavia, and describes what might happen next.

Author Biography

Dr. Nenad Kecmanovic is a full professor at the Faculty of Political Science and the head of the Department of Politicology at Belgrade University. He also teaches at universities in Sarajevo and Banjaluka (in Republika Srpska)

Table of Contents

A Word in Advance	p. 7
From Democratophilia to the Theoretical Preconditions of Democracy	p. 11
An Enthusiasm Not Verified by Evidence	p. 11
Democratization of the State and Its Policies	p. 21
Civil Society and Its Actors	p. 23
Rule of Law	p. 26
Sharing of Power, and the Control of Those Who Wield Power	p. 28
Political Pluralism and Forms of Electoral System	p. 30
Institutionalization of the Public Awareness and Openness: Independence of the Media	p. 33
Between Authoritarian and Democratic Political Cultures	p. 37
The Uncertainty of the Catch-up Development	p. 37
Freedom and/or Equality	p. 42
Inclination to Poetry, Idealism, and Cynicism	p. 46
Survival of the Democratic Tradition	p. 51
Unlearning, Before Learning	p. 58
Brussels as Replacement for Moskva	p. 67
Apathy and Reanimation	p. 76
Who Will Educate the Educators?	p. 83
The Crisis of Legitimization of Democracy	p. 92
A Halt, or the end, of Democratization in the Western Balkans	p. 105
Interests of Great Powers	p. 105
Renewal of Ancient Hatreds	p. 112
Advantages Turned into Disadvantages	p. 121
Bolsheviks Leading the Transition	p. 129
The Clash of Seven Civilizations	p. 143
Serbian Authoritarian Heritage	p. 148
Nations Reawakened	p. 159
Democracy as a Solvent	p. 167
Balkanese Democratic Blind Alley	p. 177
Notes	p. 195
About the Author	p. 215
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