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Central and East European politics : from communism to democracy / edited by Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane Leftwich Curry.
LIBRA DJK51 .C437 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European Union.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- Democracy.
- Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-.
- Europe, Eastern.
- Eastern Europe.
- Politics and government.
- Europe, Central--Politics and government--1989-.
- Europe, Central.
- Central Europe.
- Post-communism--Europe, Eastern.
- Post-communism.
- Post-communism--Europe, Central.
- Democracy--Europe, Eastern.
- Democracy--Europe, Central.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Europe, Eastern.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Europe, Central.
- European Union--Europe, Eastern.
- European Union--Europe, Central.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 550 pages ; cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
- Summary:
- Now in a fully updated edition, this essential text explores the postcommunist half of Europe and the problems and potential it brings to the world stage. Clear and comprehensive, the book offers an authoritative and current analysis of the region's transformations and realities-from precommunist history to the victories and reversals in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and Ukraine, including the Euromaidan and its domestic and international ramifications. Divided into two parts, the book presents a set of comparative country case studies as well as thematic chapters on key issues, including EU and NATO expansion, the economic transition and its social ramifications, the role of women, persistent problems of ethnicity and nationalism, legacies of the past, and political reform. New to this edition are chapters on social issues and transitional justice. For students and specialists alike, this book will be an invaluable resource on the politics and economics of Central and Eastern Europe, caught between the EU and a resurgent Russia. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- PART 1. INTRODUCTION
- Twenty-five years after 1989 : issues in postcommunist Europe / Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry
- PART 2. POLICIES AND ISSUES
- The political transition / Valerie Bunce
- Re-creating the market / Sharon Fisher
- Social aspects of transformation / Alfio Cerami
- Ethnicity, nationalism, and the expansion of democracy / Zsuzsa Csergo
- Women's participation in postcommunist politics / Marilyn Rueschemeyer
- Transitional justice in Central and Eastern Europe / Peter Rožič and Brian Grodsky
- EU accession and after / Ronald Linden with Shane Killian
- Security issues : NATO and beyond / Joshua Spero
- PART 3. CASE STUDIES
- Poland : the politics of "god's playground" / Jane L. Curry
- The Czech and Slovak Republics : two paths to the same destination / Sharon L. Wolchik
- Hungary : from postcommunism to populist nationalism / Federigo Argentieri
- The Baltic countries : changes and challenges in the new Europe / Daina S. Eglitis
- Bulgaria : progress and development / Janusz Bugajski
- Romania : old problems and new challenges / Daniel Brett
- Albania : the challenges of transition / Elez Biberaj
- Former Yugoslavia and its successors / Mark Baskin and Paula Pickering
- Ukraine : leaving the crossroads / Taras Kuzio
- PART 4. CONCLUSION
- Twenty-five years after 1989 : a balance sheet / Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781442224209
- 1442224207
- 9781442224216
- 1442224215
- OCLC:
- 892794760
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