Demokracija i nacionalna država
In analyses of the dissolution of the communist totalitarian system produced by political scientists it is the pessimistic forecasts that prevail concerning the victory of democracy in Eastern, Central, and South-Eastern Europe, including Croatia. Many believe that the root of all these threats to democracy can be found in »nationalism«. In contrast to this post-communist »ethno-nationalism« fatal to democracy, the Western Europe of Maastricht is taking the path to »etatistic nationalism«. The discussion on whether post-cornmunist ethnic nationalism is essentially incompatible or compatible with the West European post-national democratic ideal encounters many misunderstandings on both sides.
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