International studies, Vol. II No. 3, 2002.
Conference paper
Analysis of Attitudes about National Minorities of some Political Parties in Split
Slobodan Bjelajac
; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences and Educational Fields, University of Split, Croatia
Abstract
The research on attitudes towards ethnic minorities conducted among certain political parties in Split revealed that they differ in their attitudes, with the difference being especially pronounced between the two major ruling coalition parties (HSLS and SDP). A very high contingency coefficient indicates that the attitude towards ethnic minorities, their accomplished rights as well as national distance, kept especially from certain minorities, differ considerably. Considerable are also the differences in views between HSLS and SDP members regarding regional and religious distances, their structural characteristics, as well as certain feelings that point at progressive or regressive orientation. According to the author's conclusion, this contributes to hampering decision making as regards changes of ethnic minorities' social position in Croatia.
Keywords
national minorities; national distance; political parties
Hrčak ID:
286486
URI
Publication date:
30.9.2002.
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