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Democratisation of Croatian Society: Heritage and Contemporary Experiences
Slaven Letica
Sažetak
The article is an attempt of the analysis of historical processes in Croatian society during the last century, which had an impact on the creation of our way to democracy. The author points to the fact that our society, unlike the rest of European societies, has experienced two totalitarion ideologies (fascism and communism), three wars (two world wars and the Homeland War), two fallen states (Austro-Hungary and Yugoslavia), half a century of communism (1945-1990) and a decade in a state between democracy and dictatorship (1990-2000). Bearing these experiences in mind, the author singles out the following three essential abstacles that put off development of democracy in Croatia at the point of transition to the next century, to another millennium: the very nature of the anticommunist revolution or democratic uprising, the war, occupation and liberation of the country and the choice of the political elite or leadership. This is why the united nation and enthusiasm created in the period from 1990-1995 were not used as a positive energy for the
foundation of economic and democratic development, but were gradually (1995-2001) turned to the state of mass-apathy, anxiety, hopelessness and fear for future. The author understands democracy both as a type of political establishment and as social and cultural situation, the state of the nation. Therefore, he sees the only way to democracy in the quest after the creative, "experimental thought" that would help with the identification of the "Croatian spirit" which would serve as the basis of the new national consensus, of economic, social and democratic development.
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Hrčak ID:
40234
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Datum izdavanja:
27.5.2002.
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