Karen Dawisha / Bruce Parrott (eds.)

The Consolidation of Democracy in East-Central Europe

Herausgeber: Dawisha, Karen; Parrott, Bruce

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Edited by two leading analysts of post-communist politics, this book brings together distinguished specialists on the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. The authors analyze the patterns of postcommunist democratization in these countries, paying particular attention to the process of party formation, electoral politics, the growth of civil society, and the impact of economic reform on the emergence of interest groups. Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott contribute theoretical and comparative chapters on postcommunist political development. This book will provide students and scholars with detailed analysis by leading authorities, plus the latest research data on recent political trends in each country.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 666g
• ISBN-13: 9780521599382
• ISBN-10: 0521599385
• Artikelnr.: 21008603

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: perspectives on postcommunist democratization Bruce Parrott
2. Systemic change and political outcomes Karen Dawisha
3. Democratic consolidation in Poland after 1989 Andrew A. Michta
4. Party politics and political participation in postcommunist Hungary Rudolf L. Tökés
5. The experience of the Czech Republic David M. Olson
6. Democratization and political participation in Slovakia Sharon L. Wolchik
7. The case of Latvia Andrejs Plakans
8. Democratization in Lithuania Richard J. Krickus
9. Democratization and political development in Estonia, 1987-95 Toivo U. Raun
10. Conclusion Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott.