Southeast European politics cannot be understood without considering ethnic minorities. This book is a comprehensive introduction to ethnic political parties.

Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. Situating ethnic minorities in post-socialist Southeastern Europe: an introduction Marko Valenta and Sabrina P. Ramet; 2. Ethnic politics in post-socialist Southeastern Europe: an overview Janusz Bugajski; 3. Social distance toward ethnic minorities in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Kosovo: a comparative analysis Zan Strabac and Marko Valenta; Part II. Political Engagements and Formations: 4. Ethnic minority parties of Romania Aurel Braun; 5. Albanian political parties in Macedonia Zachary T. Irwin; 6. The organization and political position of Serbs in Croatia Filip Škiljan; 7. For the love of homeland: Croat ethnic party politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina Jelena Suboti¿; 8. Ethnic minority parties in Montenegro: from marginalisation to integration Kenneth Morrison; 9. The Movement for Rights and Freedoms in Bulgaria: beyond the ethnic vote Maria Spirova; 10. Bosniak politics in Serbia: the struggle for recognition, emancipation, and historical revisionism Aleksander Zdravkovski; Part III. Ethnic Boundaries and Inclusion and Exclusion of Ethnic Minorities: 11. Hungarian society in Romania: political project and practical reality Irina Culic; 12. Minority (Serb) returnees to Croatia: reintegration or new immigration? Milan Mesi¿ and Dragan Bagi¿; 13. Nationalizing citizenship: the case of unrecognized ethnic minorities in Slovenia Mojca Pajnik; 14. Ethnic boundaries and the position of minority groups in Croatian Istria Marko Valenta, Snježana Gregurovi¿ and Zan Strabac; 15. Ethnic boundaries and politics in Kosovo Fred Cocozzelli; Part IV. Conclusion: 16. Afterword: a few thoughts about autonomy and separatism Sabrina P. Ramet.