Democracy in Serbia on the eve of the First World War
The author describes and analyzes the political life in Serbia 1903-1914. The Constitution (1903) and the Electoral Act (1903) provide a strong institutional basis for electoral democracy. Elections were held in 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1912, and despite some irregularities, they were free and fai...
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Serbian Sociological Association, Belgrade
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| description | The author describes and analyzes the political life in Serbia 1903-1914. The Constitution (1903) and the Electoral Act (1903) provide a strong institutional basis for electoral democracy. Elections were held in 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1912, and despite some irregularities, they were free and fair. There is a broad right to vote, among the broadest in Europe. The main political processes were democratic, according to the criteria of the early 20th century. The democratic character of the political system has undoubtedly contributed to strengthening the loyalty of the majority of population to the state. This was an important factor of the success of Serbia 1912-1918 war. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92dbf647f02041debabe9e1f67daa5832022-12-21T17:15:12ZengSerbian Sociological Association, BelgradeSociološki Pregled0085-63202560-48802014-01-0148442145810.5937/socpreg1404421A0085-63201404421ADemocracy in Serbia on the eve of the First World WarAntonić Slobodan0University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, SerbiaThe author describes and analyzes the political life in Serbia 1903-1914. The Constitution (1903) and the Electoral Act (1903) provide a strong institutional basis for electoral democracy. Elections were held in 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1912, and despite some irregularities, they were free and fair. There is a broad right to vote, among the broadest in Europe. The main political processes were democratic, according to the criteria of the early 20th century. The democratic character of the political system has undoubtedly contributed to strengthening the loyalty of the majority of population to the state. This was an important factor of the success of Serbia 1912-1918 war.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0085-6320/2014/0085-63201404421A.pdfsociology of electionspolitical lifeelectionsconstitutionalitypolitical struggleparliamentarism |
| spellingShingle | Antonić Slobodan Democracy in Serbia on the eve of the First World War Sociološki Pregled sociology of elections political life elections constitutionality political struggle parliamentarism |
| title | Democracy in Serbia on the eve of the First World War |
| title_full | Democracy in Serbia on the eve of the First World War |
| title_fullStr | Democracy in Serbia on the eve of the First World War |
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| title_short | Democracy in Serbia on the eve of the First World War |
| title_sort | democracy in serbia on the eve of the first world war |
| topic | sociology of elections political life elections constitutionality political struggle parliamentarism |
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