The political economy behind the gradual demise of democratic institutions in Serbia
Апстракт
This paper aims to accomplish two goals. First, to present recent empirical evidence supporting the claim that Serbia is on the path towards embracing a more radical version of electoral authoritarianism. This is accomplished by examining most recent illiberal politics aimed at controlling electoral processes and the media sphere, and extracting public funds for partisan purposes. I claim that the incomplete design of democratic institutions in Serbia set up between 2001 and 2012 is primarily responsible for the democratic decline. The second goal is more general and aims to emphasize the importance of extracting public funds for hybrid regimes. Extractive institutions matter because they directly impact other critical segments of electoral authoritarianism (notably, elections and media freedom), but also because they explain the type of leadership they promote in politics. If public resources remain without proper institutional oversight and are simply 'up for grabs,' this will attrac...t leaders more willing to dismantle democratic institutions and violate democratic procedures. Serbia serves as a good and current example of this linkage.
Кључне речи:
Electoral authoritarianism / Serbia / Aleksandar Vucic / illiberal politics / competitive authoritarianismИзвор:
Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 2020, 20, 1, 19-39Издавач:
- Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2019.1672929
ISSN: 1468-3857
WoS: 000492096300001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85074495612
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Институција/група
FPNTY - JOUR AU - Pavlović, Dušan PY - 2020 UR - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/778 AB - This paper aims to accomplish two goals. First, to present recent empirical evidence supporting the claim that Serbia is on the path towards embracing a more radical version of electoral authoritarianism. This is accomplished by examining most recent illiberal politics aimed at controlling electoral processes and the media sphere, and extracting public funds for partisan purposes. I claim that the incomplete design of democratic institutions in Serbia set up between 2001 and 2012 is primarily responsible for the democratic decline. The second goal is more general and aims to emphasize the importance of extracting public funds for hybrid regimes. Extractive institutions matter because they directly impact other critical segments of electoral authoritarianism (notably, elections and media freedom), but also because they explain the type of leadership they promote in politics. If public resources remain without proper institutional oversight and are simply 'up for grabs,' this will attract leaders more willing to dismantle democratic institutions and violate democratic procedures. Serbia serves as a good and current example of this linkage. PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group T2 - Southeast European and Black Sea Studies T1 - The political economy behind the gradual demise of democratic institutions in Serbia EP - 39 IS - 1 SP - 19 VL - 20 DO - 10.1080/14683857.2019.1672929 ER -
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Pavlović, D.. (2020). The political economy behind the gradual demise of democratic institutions in Serbia. in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies Routledge Taylor & Francis Group., 20(1), 19-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2019.1672929
Pavlović D. The political economy behind the gradual demise of democratic institutions in Serbia. in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 2020;20(1):19-39. doi:10.1080/14683857.2019.1672929 .
Pavlović, Dušan, "The political economy behind the gradual demise of democratic institutions in Serbia" in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 20, no. 1 (2020):19-39, https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2019.1672929 . .