Title: Central and East European politics : from communism to democracy /
Authors: Wolchik, Sharon L.; Curry, Jane Leftwich, 1948-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
Year: 2008
Subjects: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Europe, Eastern.; European Union Europe, Eastern.; Post-communism Europe, Eastern; Democracy Europe, Eastern; Europe, Eastern Politics and government
Contents: Democracy, the market, and the return to Europe: from communism to the European Union and NATO / Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry -- The political transition / Valerie J. Bunce -- Recreating 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 -- 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: dealing with the past and moving into the present / Federigo Argentieri -- The Baltic States: remembering the past, building the future / Daina S. Eglitis -- Bulgaria: 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 -- What now? / Jane L. Curry and Sharon L. Wolchik.