Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor States: Accomplis .

Cambridge University Press

Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor StatesAccomplishments, Setbacks, and Challenges since 1990\nAuthor(s): Sabrina P. Ramet, Christine M. Hassenstab, Ola Listhaug\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107180741, 978-1107180741\nSynopsis\nBuilding democracy in societies that have known only authoritarian rule for half a century is complicated. Taking the post-Yugoslav region as its case study, this volume shows how success with democratisation depends on various factors, including establishing the rule of law, the consolidation of free media, and society's acceptance of ethnic, religious and sexual minorities. Surveying the seven successor states, the authors argue that Slovenia is in a class by itself as the most successful, with Croatia and Serbia not far behind. The other states - Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo - are all struggling with problems of corruption, pover.