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.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part II Emerging party systems and institutions

part |2 pages

Part III The external dimension

part |2 pages

Part IV Conclusion

chapter 9|9 pages

Conclusion