CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Harutyunyan, Nune |
|---|---|
| Title | Prioritizing the National Question in Post-Communist Democratic Transitions: the case of Croatia and Armenia |
| Summary | The thesis studies the democratization process of countries in conflict based on the cases of Armenia and Croatia. It argues that the prioritization of the national question during the transition period brings to the emergence of non-democratic regime, which can be removed only with the strong cooperation of the united opposition and the civil society. I developed this argument through a detailed historical analysis of the political developments of the two countries applying the method of process tracing, finding evidence of path dependence during the transition phase until the second presidential elections, and looked for ‘critical junctures’ for the later stage exploring the major events that ensured the successful consolidation of the Croatian democracy. Notably the critical juncture did not coincide with the end of the conflict, but much later. |
| Supervisor | Makszin, Kristin Maria |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/harutyunyan_nune.pdf |
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