Central and East European Politics:from Communism to Democracy/ edited by Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry.
Physical description:
xiii, 418 p. ill., maps 25 cm.;
Bibliographic notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.;
Edition:
2nd ed.;
Author(s): Wolchik, Sharon L.;
Curry, Jane Leftwich;
ISBN:
9780742567344 (pbk.;
Subjects: Post-communism --Europe, Eastern.;
Post-communism --Europe, Central.;
Democracy --Europe, Eastern.;
Democracy --Europe, Central.;
Europe, Eastern --Politics and government --1989;
Europe, Central --Politics and government --1989;
North Atlantic Treaty Organization --Europe, Eastern.;
North Atlantic Treaty Organization --Europe, Central.;
European Union --Europe, Eastern.;
European Union --Europe, Central.;
Formatted contents notes:
pt. 1. Introduction -- Democracy, the market, and the return to Europe : from communism to the European Union and NATO / Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry -- pt. 2. Policies and issues -- The political transition / Valerie Bunce -- Re-creating the market / Sharon Fisher -- Ethnicity, nationalism, and the expansion of democracy / Zsuzsa Csergo -- Women's participation in postcommunist politics / Marilyn Rueschemeyer -- EU accession and the role of international actors / Ronald Linden -- Security issues : NATO and beyond / Jeffrey Simon and Joshua Spero -- pt. 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 : appraising the past and adjusting to the present / Federigo Argentieri -- The Baltic States : changes and challenges in the new Europe / Daina Stukuls Eglitis -- Buglaria : progress and development / Janusz Bugajski -- Former Yugoslavia and its successors / Mark Baskin and Paula Pickering -- Romania since 1989 : living beyond the past / John Gledhill and Charles King -- Ukraine : muddling along / Taras Kuzio -- Albania : the challenges of transition / Elez Biberaj -- pt. 4. Conclusion: What now? / Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry.;
Publisher:
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , c2011.;
Call number: 947.0009'049 CEN;
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0 $apt. 1. Introduction -- Democracy, the market, and the return to Europe : from communism to the European Union and NATO / Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry -- pt. 2. Policies and issues -- The political transition / Valerie Bunce -- Re-creating the market / Sharon Fisher -- Ethnicity, nationalism, and the expansion of democracy / Zsuzsa Csergo -- Women's participation in postcommunist politics / Marilyn Rueschemeyer -- EU accession and the role of international actors / Ronald Linden -- Security issues : NATO and beyond / Jeffrey Simon and Joshua Spero -- pt. 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 : appraising the past and adjusting to the present / Federigo Argentieri -- The Baltic States : changes and challenges in the new Europe / Daina Stukuls Eglitis -- Buglaria : progress and development / Janusz Bugajski -- Former Yugoslavia and its successors / Mark Baskin and Paula Pickering -- Romania since 1989 : living beyond the past / John Gledhill and Charles King -- Ukraine : muddling along / Taras Kuzio -- Albania : the challenges of transition / Elez Biberaj -- pt. 4. Conclusion: What now? / Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry.