Albania

Norma Osterberg-Kaufmann

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-13762-5_14

Albania

Norma Osterberg-Kaufmann

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Abstract

This chapter analyzes constitutional politics in Albania since 1991. It outlines the argument that radical change was only possible due to extreme events opening up windows of opportunity because of their disruptive nature shaking the existing institutions. It also demonstrates that the replacement of the ruling elites led to new political actors coming to power, who were open and ready for a fundamental change. Only two constitutional reforms were sparked by such dramatic events (in 1991 and 1998) and those achieved an improvement in the quality of democracy. Meanwhile, the majority of constitutional amendments took place in non-crisis situations. All of those reforms, promoted by the respective ruling party, were power-oriented and even lessened the democratic improvements.

Translated title of the contribution	Verfassungspolitik in Albanien
Original language	English
Title of host publication	Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe : From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems
Editors	Anna Fruhstorfer, Michael Hein
Number of pages	26
Place of Publication	Wiesbaden
Publisher	Springer VS
Publication date	13.10.2016
Pages	333-358
ISBN (Print)	978-3-658-13761-8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-658-13762-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13762-5_14
Publication status	Published - 13.10.2016

UN SDGs

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research areas and keywords

Politics
Alabania
Constitutional politics
Democratization
Post-Socialism

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Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems. ed. / Anna Fruhstorfer; Michael Hein. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2016. p. 333-358 (Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft).

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