Cleavages Under Communism: Voters and Elections in Bosnia & Hercegovina, 1978–1990

[en] Scholarship on political divisions under communism remains limited. We used the data from Bosnia & Hercegovina’s last three non-democratic and the first democratic elections in the period 1978–1990 to expose the sources of support for the communist regime. Our analysis demonstrates that the pattern of communists’ local power had little to do with the economy, but was instead determined by ethnicity, education and exposure to World War II violence. This is a valuable contribution to the understanding of the social foundations of communist regimes, the enduring political impact of war violence and the collapse of Yugoslavia into interethnic conflict.

Disciplines :

Political science, public administration & international relations

Author, co-author :

GLAURDIC, Josip ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC) > Political Science

LESSCHAEVE, Christophe ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC) > Political Science

MUHAREMOVIC, Ensar ; University of Luxembourg

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Language :

English

Title :

Cleavages Under Communism: Voters and Elections in Bosnia & Hercegovina, 1978–1990

Publication date :

2025

Journal title :

Europe-Asia Studies

ISSN :

0966-8136

eISSN :

1465-3427

Publisher :

Routledge

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Issue :

Pages :

1379-1404

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09668136.2025.2570305

European Projects :

H2020 - 714589 - ELWar - Electoral Legacies of War: Political Competition in Postwar Southeast Europe

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ERC Starting
H2020 European Research Council
European Union

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