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  Serbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Serbia was a principality or kneževina (knjaževina), between 1817 and 1882, and a kingdom between 1882 and 1918, during which time the internal politics revolved largely around dynastic rivalry between the Obrenović and Karađorđević families.
Serbia's terrain ranges from the rich, fertile plains of the northern Vojvodina region, limestone ranges and basins in the east, and, in the southeast, ancient mountains and hills.
Serbia, and in particular the valley of the Morava, is often described as "the crossroads between East and West", which is one of the primary reasons for its turbulent history.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Serbia   (4861 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, Srbija i Crna Gora, often abbreviated as "SCG") is the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics united since 2003 in a loose confederation.
Upon the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the remaining confederation of Serbia and Montenegro was reconstituted in 1992 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).
Serbia, and in particular the valley of the Morava is often described as "the crossroads between the East and the West" - one of the primary reasons for its turbulent history.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro   (1226 words)

  
 Serbia
Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro Savet Ministara Drzavne Zaje...
Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro The Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro (Skupština Srbije i Crne Gore) is the nation...
Transportation in Serbia and Montenegro Serbia, and in particular the valley of Morava is often described as "the crossr...
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/serbia.html   (1091 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Politics of Serbia and Montenegro
And although his political party, the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), did not enjoy a majority in either the federal or Serbian parliaments, it dominated the governing coalitions and held all the key administrative posts.
New FRY President Vojislav Kostunica was soon joined at the top of the domestic Serbian political scene by the Democratic Party's (DS) Zoran Djindjic, who was elected Prime Minister of Serbia at the head of the DOS ticket in December's republican elections.
Political Council for Presevo, Meveda and Bujanovac or PCPMB
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Politics-of-Serbia-and-Montenegro   (1171 words)

  
 Democratic Opposition of Serbia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Democratic Opposition of Serbia was an alliance of political parties in Serbia, formed as an alliance against the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia and its leader, Slobodan Milosevic.
Center for Democracy NGO working towards the development of civil society in Serbia and FR Yugoslavia through spreading the democratic political culture, tolerance and dialogue, promoting and protecting human rights.
Institute for Protection of Nature of Serbia Public service institution, operating in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of Serbia.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Democratic_Opposition_of_Serbia.html   (322 words)

  
 serbian.politics
Out of war, new political elements emerged: Seselj’s Serbian Radical party, a pet of the ruling SPS, and the coalition of opposition parties - DEPOS - which strived to radically bring a direct change toward democracy by calling down the ruling SPS and ending the war in Bosnia.
Serbia needs, I think, someone like Panic or Kostunica, but even if they won, change would not be instantaneous.
Serbia's electoral system is similar to the United States system and also that of post-1993 Japan -- single member districts which favor the ruling party -- which is understandable because 24 Americans drafted Japan's Constitution in 1946.
www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~kenao/otherstuff/yugo/serbian.politics.B.html   (1847 words)

  
 Serbian nationalism from the "Nacertanije" to the Yugoslav Kingdom
For Serbia, 1914 was an extension of the fighting of 1912 and 1913, and it has been called the "Third Balkan War" by some writers.
Serbia's only foreign policy achievements in these years were the retention of its autonomy and its escape from foreign occupation.
However, in the Balkan theater Serbia was defeated on the battlefield by 1915: the army and the government fled over the mountains of Albania and spent the rest of the war in exile.
www.lib.msu.edu /sowards/balkan/lect13.htm   (4585 words)

  
 Q&A: Serbia after Djindjic
However, they say economic and political reforms are likely to continue because Serbia is in currently in no position to defy the United States and the European Union.
Serbia is likely to concentrate on its own internal affairs in the immediate future.
This could mean a delay in the formation of the new government of Serbia and Montenegro - the state formed last month to replace Yugoslavia.
www.invest-in-serbia.com /tws/djindjic/2003_03_12_2.htm   (360 words)

  
 Free Serbia - Other voices from Serbia - Politics
The political scene in Serbia at the moment was split among two groups of parties, regardless of them being in power or opposition.
In its policy, JUL is prominent in its verbal assault upon the "fifth column", "traitors" on the political scene of Serbia, and proposing projects like a Chinatown in Belgrade, "Europolis", Institute for Spiritual Reconstruction of the Country, and "decontamination" of media from non-patriotic reporters and editors.
Those nuveau riche of Serbia, war profiteers and tycoons would never, by the nature of those matters, support a party which fights for social equality of people, except in the case when that party is exactly the structure which enabled them to become extremely rich in just a few years, during the war and isolation.
www.xs4all.nl /~freeserb/politics/e-jul.html   (798 words)

  
 Politics of Serbia and Montenegro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
And although political party the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) did not enjoy a majority either the federal or Serbian parliaments it the governing coalitions and held all the administrative posts.
New FRY President Vojislav Kostunica was soon joined at the top the domestic Serbian political scene by the Party's (DS) Zoran Djindjic who was elected Prime Minister of at the head of the DOS ticket December's republican elections.
After the initial euphoria replacing Milosevic's autocratic regime the Serbian population reaction to this political maneuvering was sliding apathy and disillusionment with its leading politicians mid-2002.
www.freeglossary.com /Politics_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro   (1205 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro
Renamed Serbia and Montenegro in 2003, the former Yugoslavia was formed on Dec. 4, 1918, from the patchwork of Balkan states and territories.
Serbia and Montenegro - Serbia and Montenegro, Serbian Srbija i Crna Gora, formerly Yugoslavia...
Serbia and Montenegro: Land - Land Inland from the Adriatic coast of Montenegro, where Kotor, the one seaport of the nation, is...
images.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108157.html   (1816 words)

  
 Free Serbia - Other voices from Serbia - Politics
The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) is the political party founded in 1992 by the faction of the Democratic Party (DS).
Yugoslav Left, a political protegee of Mirjana Markovic, Slobodan Milosevic's wife, is a political organization which came to being by merging 19 parties and movements of Yugoslavic and leftist orientation, among which the biggest was the League of Communists - Movement for Yugoslavia (SKPJ)...
Socialist party of Serbia is the biggest and rulling party in Serbia.
www.xs4all.nl /~freeserb/politics/e-index.html   (260 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Serbia's Machiavellian politics
Serbia's Prime Minister, Zoran Djindjic, stands accused of "Machiavellian" tactics in his power struggle with the president of the Yugoslav Federation, Vojislav Kostunica - including the "bugging" of Mr Kostunica's communications.
Politics in Yugoslavia remains a rough business and to survive at the head of a coalition of 17 organisations, Mr Djindjic has had to be prepared to be just as rough.
He lacks the charisma of his rivals and is still tarred with Milosevic-era allegations that he worked against the interests of the country when it was under attack.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2181665.stm   (1109 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Of course, corruption exists outside of politics too, but in Serbia and Montenegro politics is the seedbed of corruption and the main base for sustaining corruption.
Namely, in Serbia a lawyer is a synonym for an active participant in corruption, regardless of the fact that, undoubtedly, there is also a good number of honest practitioners of this profession.
The problem of morals of political leaders Corruption is manifested not only in the area of finance but also in the sphere of morals.
www.goethe.de /MS/buk/archiv/material/Simeunovic.doc   (2232 words)

  
 The Politics of Serbia in the 1990s (Robert Thomas )
This is a very detailed, almost exhaustive account of Serbian political events and conflicts during the 1990s (up to mid-1998).
Thus there is little discussion of the growth of organized crime as the Serbian economy flagged under the burden of international sanctions nor, crucially, of the ensuing close ties and collaboration between mob leaders and the political elite.
Although a more analytical approach might be desirable, the chronological account of Serbian politics is useful for anybody researching of former Yugoslavia and a "must" for those working on Serbia.
www.tp-book.de /4935-4975-serbia/info-0231113803/The_Politics_of_Serbia_in_the_1990s.html   (347 words)

  
 Tadic accused of "greater Serbia" politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is the same greater Serbia politics but with better democratic speech and rhetoric make-up.
Besides, Boris Tadic's father is one of the creators of the SANU Serbian Academy of Science and Arts memorandum in accordance with which the aggression against Bosnia-Hercegovina and genocide were carried out.
After all, that was confirmed when Boris Tadic scheduled his official inauguration for 11 July and clearly demonstrated to which politics he belonged.
www.slobodan-milosevic.org /news/rn070804.htm   (275 words)

  
 His Opposition May Turn Out to Be Milosevic's Best Friend - LA Times
LONDON--In the aftermath of the war in Kosovo, politics in Serbia is entering a new and potentially critical phase.
The economic desolation in Serbia is as likely to encourage apathy and concentration on the essentials of survival as it is to prompt political activism.
The intense personal and political rivalry that exists between Draskovic and Zoran Djindjic, the leader of the Democratic Party, the main political formation in the Alliance for Change, is well known.
www.freeserbia.net /Articles/1999/Opposition.html   (1223 words)

  
 The Nation: Privatizing politics in Serbia: 'nationalist' is the epithet of choice, market conversion the topic of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Nation: Privatizing politics in Serbia: 'nationalist' is the epithet of choice, market conversion the topic of concern.@ HighBeam Research
Privatizing politics in Serbia: 'nationalist' is the epithet of choice, market conversion the topic of concern.
Their interest in Serbian democracy belatedly aroused by this winter's protest demonstrations, Western media have managed to keep their stereotypes largely intact by proceeding on the assumption that the proper approach to Serbia is to scrutinize it for "nationalism" with a severity few other countries on the face of the earth are...
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:19249852&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (204 words)

  
 Serbia Info News / Djindjic: The politics of compromise
The German diplomat said that a peaceful life of coexistence was necessary and stressed that Berlin therefore supported the efforts of Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic in Kosovo.
He explained that political terrorism meant, "propagating violence" with the objective of "changing borders and political conditions" and said that "terror and bomb attacks follow political extremism."
Stressing that the Balkan region in particular needed to adopt the politics of compromise, Djindjic said that the Serbian government was ready to discuss all outstanding issues with all leaders in the region, including ethnic Albanian leaders in Kosovo and all those who support the processes of integration into Europe.
www.serbia-info.com /news/2001-09/18/25505.html   (298 words)

  
 The Politics of Serbia in the 1990s; ; Robert Thomas
The Politics of Serbia in the 1990s illuminates the chronic factionalism that has frustrated any attempt to unseat Slobodan Milosevic from the presidency.
Dissecting Serb politics of the past decade, Thomas's study opens with a detailed overview of Serbian history and its communist years, and political dissent during this era.
The book continues with in-depth explorations of such subjects as the fragmentation of Serb politics during the most deadly years of fighting in the region, the nation's fragile electoral politics at several critical moments, the alliance of radical and socialist groups and its rapid disintegration, and the aftermath of the Dayton accords.
www.columbia.edu /cu/cup/catalog/data/023111/0231113811.HTM   (384 words)

  
 Serbia 2000: Citizens in Politics
It is expected that the forthcoming elections will dramatically change the existing political scene by establishing new and by consolidating the existing authorities composed of opposition parties in many towns and municipalities in Serbia, and by achieving a decisive, moral and psychological victory on presidential elections.
The major political issues that the new government will have to resolve are free and fair elections, human and minority rights, independent judiciary, freedom of the media, property rights (including privatization), social policy, local government, regional autonomy, relations with Kosovo and Montenegro, relations with ex-Yugoslav republics and other neighboring countries and the European Union.
The main task of the new political elite which will make its first serious attempt to win power after 10 years, is not to prevent the necessary changes: democratization, economic reforms, institutional changes, integration in the European and regional integration processes.
www.emins.org /english/eplus/no26/2ser2000.htm   (836 words)

  
 Central Europe Review - Still Standing: Stability in Serbia
Thomas generally depicts Milošević not as charismatic but as a "supra-political figure," defined as someone whose "actions were not judged by normal political criteria and whose popularity was largely detached from the reputation of the political organization of which he was the leader" (p 426).
Thomas demonstrates the impact of symbols on politics with numerous examples of the conflict between the ideological heirs of the rival Second World War resistance movements, Tito's Communist partisans and Draža Mihailović's royalist chetniks.
Leaders like Drašković are "political entrepreneurs" who, in contrast to the more familiar economic entrepreneurs, "seek not to become the propertied bourgeoisie, but rather a political class that owns public office, status, access to the wide variety of further benefits offered by the state."[4]
www.ce-review.org /00/33/books33_milivojevic.html   (1927 words)

  
 POLITICS-SERBIA: Trial Begins in Assassination Case
The indictment says that the Zemun Clan led by Lukovic "undertook the campaign of endangering the constitutional order of the country in order to achieve profit and gain power." Zemun is a Belgrade neighbourhood where Lukovic and most of his associates lived.
Serbia was plunged into political crisis after Djinjdic's death.
Serbia remains deeply divided over the wars of the 1990s, war crimes against non-Serbs and its re-integration into Europe.
www.ipsnews.net /interna.asp?idnews=21698   (808 words)

  
 Central Europe Review - Certainty in the Haze   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
But it was in Belgrade, capital of both federal Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia, that the opposition scored its biggest victory, taking virtually every seat in the town assembly: 102 out of 110 seats according to predictions.
Very often, I was warned that politics brought nothing good to our family." However much he tries to turn his back on history and Serbian politics, he is a stranger to neither.
But, as he also told Free Serbia, success in the local election in Belgrade is but one step, and it is a step of little importance if the opposition does not also succeed in the Presidential election.
www.ce-review.org /00/33/pozun33.html   (1140 words)

  
 PolitInfo.com: Information: Government & Politics of Serbia and Montenegro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In February 2003, the Constitutional Charter was ratified by the Republic of Serbia, Republic of Montenegro, and the Yugoslav Parliament.
The main political parties included the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), led by Ibrahim Rugova; Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), led by former KLA political chief Hashim Thaci; the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), led by former KLA commander Ramush Haradinaj; and the Serb coalition party Povratak.
From the breakup of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia in 1989, the foreign policy of the F.R.Y. was characterized primarily by a desire to secure its political and geopolitical position and the solidarity of ethic Serbs in the Balkan region through a strong nationalist campaign.
www.politinfo.com /government_politics/serbia_and_montenegro.html   (2080 words)

  
 Government Of Serbia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
She was particularly critical of Serbia and Montenegro, saying that Mladic was...
Prominent SDP members include Slobodan Orlic, who heads the government of Serbia and Montenegro's information department, and Nebojsa Covic, who is that...
The government of Serbia consists of four political parties- DSS;G-17 Plus;Serbian Renewal Movement;New Serbia and it has support of one more - SPS the party of Slobodan Milosevic who rules the party from the Hague, from ICTY.
www.wikiverse.org /government-of-serbia   (246 words)

  
 Politics of Serbia and Montenegro - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Politics of Serbia and Montenegro - Open Encyclopedia
This political stalemate continued for much of 2002, and reform initiatives stalled.
Democratic Opposition of Serbia or DOS (a coalition of many small parties including DSS for some time in 2000 and 2001) -- dissolved
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Politics_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro   (1098 words)

  
 The Politics of Autocracy: Serbia under Slobodan Milosevic - Questia Online Library
The world is still struggling to understand both the domestic and international significance of these events, as well as appreciate the magnitude of the challenges facing the peoples of the area in the economic, political and social spheres.
As the East European countries proceed with the complex, interrelated tasks of economic and political reform, we are concerned not only with the specific goals outlined by leaders, but how these goals are reached.
These two trends, the resurfacing of nationalist conflicts and the re-emergence of the former communists, have strong political implications for the region.
www.questia.com /PM.qst?a=o&d=5002320803   (485 words)

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