ABSTRACT
This book is an attempt to tackle the problem of democratization in East-Central Europe from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Its contributors look at the process of change within a comparative framework, discussing the emergence of multi-party and new electoral systems, comparing democratic transition in other parts of the world with that of Eastern Europe and analysing that region's relationship with the Soviet Union.
Democratization in Eastern Europe will be indespensable to upper-level students of East European Politics, and will also be useful for those with more comparative and theoretical interests.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I Political change in historical and structural perspective
chapter 1|23 pages
Democratic transitions in theory and practice: Southern European lessons for Eastern Europe
part |2 pages
Part II Emerging party systems and institutions
chapter 6|38 pages
The emergence of multi-party systems in East-Central Europe
part |2 pages
Part III The external dimension
part |2 pages
Part IV Conclusion