Serbian Political Parties in the 19th and early 20th Century

Pre-requisites: no special requirements

Course objectives: To gain knowledge on the subject of political and political party history in the Dukedom and Kingdom of Serbia

Course description: The beginning of party-politics and gathering in Serbia and the dissemination of political ideology from the east and west; models and adaptations of liberal, socialist, conservative and radical ideas to the forming of the first political parties. Party constitutionalization, programs, social structure, leadership and tactics. Analyzing party models- public and private party politics; comparing main concepts in the political programs and their applications.

Learning Outcomes: Working with historical sources, detecting important issues and methodologically addressing them, critical approach with sources

Literature/Reading:

• Vasilije Krestić, Radoš Ljušić, Programi i statuti srpskih političkih stranaka do 1918, Beograd, 1991.
• Dragoslav Janković, Rađanje parlamentarne demokratije. Političke stranke u Srbiji XIX veka, Beograd, 1997.
• Milivoje Popović, Borbe za parlamentarni režim u Srbiji, Beograd, 1939.
• Beleške Milana S. Piroćanca, priredila Suzana Rajić, Beograd, 2004.
• Andrija Radenić, Radikalna stranka i Timočka buna. Istorija Radikalne stranke – doba naprednjaštva, 1–2, Zaječar, 1988.
• Živan Živanović, Politička istorija Srbije u drugoj polovini 19. veka, 1-4, Beograd, 1923-1925.
• Milovan Đ. Milovanović, O parlamentarnoj vladi, Beograd, 1888.
• Jaša Prodanović, Istorija političkih stranaka i struja u Srbiji, Beograd, 1947.
• Olga Obradović-Popović, Parlamentarizam u Srbiji od 1903. do 1914, Beograd, 1998.
• Suzana Rajić, Memoari srpskih liberala, u: Zbornik radova: Pero i povest. Srpsko društvo u sećanjima, Beograd 1999.
• Vladimir Jovanović, Uspomene, priredio Vasilije Krestić, Beograd, 1988.
• Jovan Milićević, Jevrem Grujić: istorijat svetoandrejskog liberalizma, Beograd 1964.
• Suzana Rajić, Aleksandar Obrenović, Vladar na prelazu vekova, sukobljeni svetovi, Beograd, 2011.