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Democratisation and electoral engineering in post-ethnic conflict societies
ID Scholdan, Bettina (Author)

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Abstract
Članek proučuje teorijo in prakso ustavnega inženiringa v etnično razdrobljenih družbah. Umeščenost volilnega inženiringa v širše pojmovanje demokratičnih pravic in procesov demokratizacije kaže, da napetost med predstavništvom in stabilnostjo zadeva povezovanje demokratične legitimnosti z učinkovitostjo reševanja povojnih situacij. Zgodovinski in kognitivni konstitucionalizem lahko ponujata ustreznejše razumevanje razvoja etničnih skupnosti v politične skupnosti kot "pozitivni institucionalizem", ki izhaja iz teorij racionalne izbire in prevladuje v proučevanjih upravljanja s konflikti. Avtorica predlaga tri kriterije za ocenjevanje demokratične legitimnosti ustavnega inženiringa, ki ne predpostavljajo rešitve problema, ali se morajo najprej izoblikovati demokratične institucije ali demokratična kultura. S kratko analizo razprav o volilnem sistemu v Bosni se članek loteva praktičnih vprašanj o retoriki institucionalizma in demokratične teorije v povojnem kontekstu.

Language:English
Keywords:volitve, etnični odnosi, etnični konflikti, Bosna in Hercegovina, election, ethnic relations, ethnic conflicts, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Work type:Not categorized
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
Year:2000
Number of pages:Str. 25-40
Numbering:Vol. 7, no. 1
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-75239 This link opens in a new window
UDC:324
ISSN on article:1318-3222
COBISS.SI-ID:19739997 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:21.12.2015
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Title:Javnost
Shortened title:Javnost
Publisher:Evropski inštitut za komuniciranje in kulturo
ISSN:1318-3222
COBISS.SI-ID:40119808 This link opens in a new window

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Title:Demokratizacija in volilni inženiring v družbah s postetničnimi konflikti
Abstract:
The article explores the theory and practice of constitutional engineering in the context of ethnically fragmented societies. By looking at the way electoral engineering fits into broader concepts of democratic rights and democratisation processes, the tension between representation and stability is presented as an issue of how to combine democratic legitimacy with efficiency in dealing with post-war situations. Historical and cognitive institutionalism might provide a better understanding of how an ethnic community might evolve into a political community than a rational-choice oriented, positive institutionalism prevalent in conflict management studies. The author suggests three criteria for assessing efforts of constitutional engineering in terms of democratic legitimacy without having to solve the dilemma of whether democratic institutions or democratic culture must come first. By closing with a brief analysis of discussions of the electoral system in Bosnia, the article raises practical questions about the rhetoric of institutionalism and democratic theory in a post-war context.


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