Ideological Transformations of the Socialist party of Serbia

This study examines the ideological transformation of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), successor to the League of Communists of Serbia, during Serbia’s transition to capitalism. A distinctive feature of the Serbian case is that reformed communists retained power until the arrival of the right-li...

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Main Author: Anastasia V. Maleshevich
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Language:Russian
Published: Institute of Europe Russian Academy of Sciences 2024-12-01
Series:Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.15211/vestnikieran62024101113
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description This study examines the ideological transformation of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), successor to the League of Communists of Serbia, during Serbia’s transition to capitalism. A distinctive feature of the Serbian case is that reformed communists retained power until the arrival of the right-liberal opposition in 2000. The ideological analysis is based on two closely related concepts: democratic socialism and social democracy. The study demonstrates the reasons behind the SPS's choice in favor of democratic socialism and examines how the party shifted rightward compared to its original ideological stance. The factor of European integration played a significant role in the alignment of the SPS with the neoliberal consensus, generally shaping the behavior and ideological positions of domestic actors in potential candidate countries. The article analyzes the SPS programs from 1990, 1992, and 2010. According to the latest program, the SPS now occupies the position of a typical center-left European party.
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spelling doaj-art-ee2ba827a758416e9db01bdb11b9555c2025-01-22T18:11:16ZrusInstitute of Europe Russian Academy of SciencesНаучно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН2618-79142024-12-01426101113http://dx.doi.org/10.15211/vestnikieran62024101113Ideological Transformations of the Socialist party of SerbiaAnastasia V. Maleshevich0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6894-3978Institute for International Studies, MGIMO, Moscow, RussiaThis study examines the ideological transformation of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), successor to the League of Communists of Serbia, during Serbia’s transition to capitalism. A distinctive feature of the Serbian case is that reformed communists retained power until the arrival of the right-liberal opposition in 2000. The ideological analysis is based on two closely related concepts: democratic socialism and social democracy. The study demonstrates the reasons behind the SPS's choice in favor of democratic socialism and examines how the party shifted rightward compared to its original ideological stance. The factor of European integration played a significant role in the alignment of the SPS with the neoliberal consensus, generally shaping the behavior and ideological positions of domestic actors in potential candidate countries. The article analyzes the SPS programs from 1990, 1992, and 2010. According to the latest program, the SPS now occupies the position of a typical center-left European party.http://dx.doi.org/10.15211/vestnikieran62024101113socialist party of serbiaslobodan miloševićdemocratic socialismsocial democracysocialist internationaleuropean unionideologypolitical parties
spellingShingle Anastasia V. Maleshevich
Ideological Transformations of the Socialist party of Serbia
Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН
socialist party of serbia
slobodan milošević
democratic socialism
social democracy
socialist international
european union
ideology
political parties
title Ideological Transformations of the Socialist party of Serbia
title_full Ideological Transformations of the Socialist party of Serbia
title_fullStr Ideological Transformations of the Socialist party of Serbia
title_full_unstemmed Ideological Transformations of the Socialist party of Serbia
title_short Ideological Transformations of the Socialist party of Serbia
title_sort ideological transformations of the socialist party of serbia
topic socialist party of serbia
slobodan milošević
democratic socialism
social democracy
socialist international
european union
ideology
political parties
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