The Consolidation of Democracy in East-Central Europe / Edition 1

by Karen Dawisha, Bruce Parrott

Overview

This book brings together distinguished specialists on the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. Particular attention is paid to the process of party formation, electoral politics, the rooting of civil society, and the impact of economic reforms on the emergence of interest groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521599382
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/13/1997
Series:	Democratization and Authoritarianism in Post-Communist Societies , #1
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	412
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.91(d)

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

'… the utility of the volume lies in its … high quality and well-informed descriptions of key aspects of the democratisation process in a large number of cases.' Ellen Comisso, University of California, San Diego

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