"Истрийский демократический сабор" и проблематика регионализма в современной Хорватии

Сравнительная политика. 2023. Т. 14. № 4. С. 72–96.

Pivovarenko A.

The purpose of the article is to characterize the political platform of the
Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS), Croatia, as a political power advocating for the idea
of regional autonomy for the Istrian peninsula. Based on the analysis of an extensive
database of empirical materials, this article explores the main points of the political
ideology of IDS, the nature of its relations with the political center of Croatia, as well as
its international cooperation with European organizations and neighboring states. The
comprehensive study of this political party and its history between 1991 and 2022
provides a detailed insight into the so-called Istrian regional movement. It is less evident
when comparing to similar movements in Southern or Western Europe but still distinct
due to its development within both the ethnopolitical context of the Balkan peninsula
and the European regionalist movements. Thus the detailed study of this issue gives a
detailed picture of internal political trends of the Balkans and the countries in the
periphery of the European Union.

Keywords: regionalism, регионализм, региональная политика ЕС, централизм, italian language, Political Parties, Croatia, Хорватия, regional policy of European Union, Италия, ЕС, Истрия, Istria, centralism