Eds. Sevba Abdula, Ali Erken
IDEFE Publications, 2025
216 pp.
ISBN: 978-608-4944-23-2
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This publication is a volume of a Balkan Politics Series – Political Parties that is a result of collaborative and interdisciplinary effort to better understand the evolving political landscape of the Balkans. We express our profound appreciation to the contributing authors—emerging scholars whose meticulous research and innovative perspectives have substantially advanced this volume’s critical examination of the complex dynamics among democratization, political parties, and state-building throughout the region.
We also wish to extend our gratitude to the editorial and publishing teams for their professionalism and dedication, and to those who facilitated access to vital data, archives, and field resources across various countries in the region.
Finally, this book would not have been possible without the enduring curiosity and commitment of those seeking to better understand the political dynamics of the Balkans. It is our hope that this work will contribute meaningfully to both scholarly literature and public understanding of the region’s ongoing democratic journey.
We look forward to continuing this intellectual journey through future volumes of the Balkan Politics series, expanding our exploration of the region’s political evolution in areas such as electoral behavior, democratization, party systems, governance, identity politics, and foreign policy. It is our hope that this work serves as both a foundation and an invitation—for scholars, students, and policymakers alike to deepen the comparative understanding of the Balkans and to critically engage with the ongoing political transformations that shape not only national realities but also broader European and global dynamics. As we move forward, we remain committed to fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, empirical inquiry, and regional collaboration through future studies on Balkan societies, economies, institutions, and international relations.
Sevba Abdula, Ali Erken
