The Consolidation of Democracy in East-Central Europe

ISBN-13: 9780521599382 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 412 str.

Karen Dawisha; Bruce Parrott

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'… 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

Spis treści

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.