Political elites and decentralization reforms in the post-socialist Balkans : regional patronage networks in Serbia and Croatia /: regional patronage networks in Serbia and Croatia. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alexander Kleibrink.
• Authors: Kleibrink, Alexander, 1979-
• Contents: 1. Centre-Periphery Relations in the Balkan -- 1.1. Problem definition and research question -- 1.2. Regional autonomy and decentralisation -- 1.3. The case studies: Serbia and Croatia in the context of former Yugoslavia -- 1.4. Research design, methodology and case selection -- 1.5. Outline of the book -- 2. A Framework for Studying Elite Access to Resources -- 2.1. Existing accounts of decentralisation -- 2.2. Resource dependency and elite agreements between centre and periphery -- 2.3. Conclusion -- 3. The Role of Institutional Legacies from Yugoslav Decentralisation -- 3.1. Pre-socialist legacies -- 3.2. Socialist legacies: Accommodation -- 3.3. Nationalist-authoritarian legacies from the 1990s: Confrontation -- 3.4. Conclusion -- 4. Access to Electoral Resources -- 4.1. Electoral resources in centre and periphery -- 4.2. The electoral systems in Serbia and Croatia -- 4.3. Access to electoral resources at regional and national level -- 4.4. Conclusion -- 5. Information Exchange and Cooperation -- 5.1. Centre-periphery relations during autonomy negotiations since 2000 -- 5.2. Methodological note -- 5.3. Information exchange between centre and periphery -- 5.4. Strategic cooperation between centre and periphery -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 6. Access to Patronage Resources -- 6.1. Access to patronage resources as a causal mechanism -- 6.2. The extent of patronage in Serbia and Croatia -- 6.3. Methodological note -- 6.4. Expert survey results -- 6.5. The politicisation of state-owned enterprises and government funds -- 6.6. Conclusion -- 7. Conclusions -- APPENDIX -- ANNEX I: List of interviewees -- ANNEX II: List of organisations for network analysis -- ANNEX III: Descriptive statistics of expert survey -- ANNEX IV: Timeline of decentralisation in Croatia (Istria) and Serbia (Vojvodina), 1990-2010.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.5/209497; Political science; Elite (Social sciences) -- Political activity -- Serbia; Elite (Social sciences) -- Political activity -- Croatia; Decentralization in government -- Serbia; Decentralization in government -- Croatia; Patronage, Political -- Serbia; Patronage, Political -- Croatia; Post-communism -- Serbia; Post-communism -- Croatia; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; Comparative politics -- Serbia -- Croatia; Constitution: government & the state -- Serbia -- Croatia; Political structures: democracy -- Serbia -- Croatia; Public administration -- Serbia -- Croatia; Decentralization in government; Elite (Social sciences) -- Political activity; Patronage, Political; Politics and government; Post-communism; Politics and Government; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Political Science -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development; Political Science -- General; Sociology; Political structures: democracy; Regional & area planning; Political science & theory; Comparative politics; Political sociology; Democracy; Regional planning; Comparative politics; Politics & government; Serbia -- Politics and government -- 1992-2006; Serbia -- Politics and government -- 2006-; Croatia -- Politics and government -- 1990-; Croatia; Serbia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137495723; 1137495723; 9781349569120; 1349569127; 1137495715; 9781137495716; 9781137495730; 1137495731
• Related ISBNs: 9781137495716
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Publisher supplied information; title not viewed.
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