This work surveys processes of party development in the context of the ten years of democratic change in post-communist eastern Europe.
This work surveys processes of party development in the context of the ten years of democratic change in post-communist eastern Europe. It examines the capacity of the former ruling parties to attract contemporary voters and their role in contributing to the consolidation of the new democratic regimes.
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'Enlightening ... one of the strongest features of Lewis's book is the fact that not only well researched parties from the Visegrad countries fall under scrutiny, but also the rather unknown parties from the Baltic states, Slovenia and even Belarus.' - Political Studies
Preface vii Introduction: Democratization and Political Change in Post-Communist Eastern Europe 1(15) Paul G. Lewis Towards a Soviet Past or a Socialist Future? Understanding Why Voters Choose Communist Parties in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic 16(16) Sarah Oates William L. Miller Ase Grodeland Sickles into Roses: Successor Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Post-Communist Politics 32(23) John Ishiyama Party System Institutionalization in New Democracies: Poland --- A Trend-Setter with no Followers 55(23) Radoslaw Markowski The `Professionalization of Party Campaigning in Post-Communist Poland 78(15) Aleks Szczerbiak Party and State in Democratic Slovenia 93(14) Alenka Krasovec Institutions and Party Development in the Baltic States 107(19) Vello Pettai Marcus Kreuzer Slovakia Ten Years After the Collapse of Communist Rule 126(15) Gordon Wightman Perspectives on Democratic Party Development in Belarus 141(11) Elena A. Korasteleva Strands of Conservative Politics in Post-Communist Transition: Adapting Europeanization and Democratization 152(27) Kenneth Ka-Lok Chan Patterns of Europeanization and Transnational Party Co-operation: Party Development in Central and Eastern Europe 179(20) Geoffrey Pridham Conclusion: Party Development and Democratization in Eastern Europe 199(13) Paul G. Lewis Abstacts 212(5) Notes on Contributors 217(4) Index 221
Paul G. Lewis, The Open University.
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