The Roundtable Talks of 1989 : The Genesis of Hungarian Democracy / ed. by András Bozóki.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arato, Andrew, Contributor.

Bozóki, András, Contributor.

Bozóki, András, Editor.

Békés, Csaba, Contributor.

Kalmár, Melinda, Contributor.

Karácsony, Gergely, Contributor.

Masát, Ádám, Contributor.

Rainer, János M., Contributor.

Renwick, Alan, Contributor.

Ripp, Erzsébet, Contributor.

Ripp, Zoltán, Contributor.

Schiemann, John W., Contributor.

Tökés, Rudolf L., Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.) : Appendicies

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is the first book in English which provides comprehensive analysis and documentary history on the Roundtable talks, the major event of the “negotiated revolution” of Hungary. These negotiations occurred during the summer months of 1989 between the representatives of the Communist Party, the Opposition Roundtable, and the so-called Third Side (which brought some pro-Communist satellite organizations together). The authors offer much more than just a detailed account on the negotiations: they also put the process of constitutional revolution into a comparative and historical perspective. They believe that the Roundtable Talks amounted to much more than just a sideshow and in fact they constituted the hub of the revolutionary transformation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

List of Appendices and Tables

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Significance of the Roundtable Talks

Appendix

PART ONE: ANALYTICAL APPROACHES

1. The Politics of the Roundtable Talks

Unity and Division: The Opposition Roundtable and Its Relationship to the Communist Party

From 'Model Change' to Regime Change: The Metamorphosis of the MSZMP's Tactics in the Democratic Transition

The Making of a Political Elite: Participants in the Hungarian Roundtable Talks of 1989

2. The Institution-building Process

Institution Building in Hungary: Analytical Issues and Constitutional Models, 1989-90

Beyond the One-party System: The Debate on "The Party Law"

The Negotiated Origins of the Hungarian Electoral System

3. Roundtable Talks in Context: Historical and Comparative Analyses

The Role of Non-elite Forces in Hungary's Negotiated Revolution

Regime Change and the Tradition of 1956

The Roundtables, Democratic Institutions and the Problem of Justice

Back to Europe: The International Background of the Political Transition in Hungary, 1988-90

PART TWO: KEY DOCUMENTS

Introduction to the Documents

1. Proclamation of the Independent Lawyers' Forum to the Organizations of the Opposition (March 15, 1989)

2. Proposal of the Opposition Roundtable to the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Worker's Party (April 19th, 1989)

3. Agreement on the Commencement of National Roundtable Talks (June 10th, 1989)

4. Opening Plenary Meeting of the National Roundtable Talks (June 13th, 1989)

5. Agreement among Members of the National Roundtable on the Thematic Structure and Schedule of the Talks (June 21st, 1989)

6. Plenary Session of the National Roundtable Talks (June 21st, 1989)

7. Plenary Session of the National Roundtable Talks (September 18th, 1989)

8. Agreement Concluding the Political Reconciliation Talks. June 13th to September 18th, 1989 (September 18th, 198

Chronology of the Hungarian Roundtable Talks. January 1989-April 1990

Biographies of the Key Participants

Selected Bibliography

Name and Place Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2022)

ISBN:

963-386-545-X