Συνταγματική γεωγραφία των μειονοτήτων στα Βαλκάνια : η περίπτωση των πρώην σοσιαλιστικών κρατών

Abstract

One of the chief characteristics of the Balkan Peninsula is the coexistence
of many different nationalities and religions. Because of the Balkan
peoples’ close dependence on their more or less common history, the minorities play a fundamental part in sustaining the equilibrium both within the
Balkan countries themselves and in terms of inter-Balkan relations. Particularly
since 1989, which marked the start of the world-shaping changes in the
political, economic, and social system of the former socialist countries of
Eastern Europe and the ethnic and religious wars in federal Yugoslavia, the
minority issues have further complicated the political situation on the Balkan
Peninsula.
As a result of the changes taking place on the political stage of the old
and new Balkan countries and in direct proportion to the efforts of their societies
to meet the needs and demands of the parliamentary system by adopting
new constitutions, the framework is already being constructed whereby all
the constitutional measures and provisions regarding the various minority
groups in the former socialist Balkan countries can initially be recorded and
evaluated.