Cross-Regional Ethnopolitics in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons from the Western Balkans and the Baltic States

This book provides new insights into ethnic relations, Euroscepticism, immigration, LGBTQI rights, multi-ethnic cohabitation, and the role of the economy in shaping ethnopolitics in the Western Balkans and Baltic States. It bridges the gap between academic researchers and policymaking experts.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 234 pages
Publication date: 20 April 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This book serves as a vital bridge between academic researchers and policymaking experts engaged in the Western Balkans and those working on the Baltic States. Through a comparative and cross-regional lens, Vassilis Petsinis offers fresh insights into a wide range of topics, including:

• The influence of geopolitics on the management of ethnic relations.
• The diverse manifestations of Euroscepticism.
• Opposition to immigration and LGBTQI rights.
• Patterns of multi-ethnic cohabitation.
• The efforts of parties on the populist and radical right to incorporate their platforms into the longer trajectories of ethno-nationalism in the countries and societies studied (Estonia and Latvia from the Baltic States; Croatia and Serbia from the Western Balkans).

Furthermore, this work critically examines the extent to which the primacy of ethnic cleavages can be challenged, temporarily subdued, or ultimately transformed by the growing importance of the economy (social welfare and transparency) in multi-ethnic societies. The book makes a significant contribution to the field of ethnopolitics, not only in Central and Eastern Europe but on a global scale.

Weight: 343g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030999537
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022