Central and East European politics
Subtitle: from communism to democracy
By: edited by Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9780742567337; 9780742567344; 9780742567351
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Introduction; title: Democracy, the market, and the return to Europe : from communism to the   European Union and NATO / Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry; title: pt. 2. Policies and issues; title: The political transition / Valerie Bunce; title: Re-creating the market / Sharon Fisher; title: Ethnicity, nationalism, and the expansion of democracy / Zsuzsa Csergo; title: Women's participation in postcommunist politics / Marilyn Rueschemeyer; title: EU accession and the role of international actors / Ronald Linden; title: Security issues : NATO and beyond / Jeffrey Simon and Joshua Spero; title: pt. 3. Case studies; title: Poland : the politics of "God's playground" / Jane L. Curry; title: The Czech and Slovak Republics : two paths to the same destination / Sharon L. Wolchik; title: Hungary : appraising the past and adjusting to the present / Federigo Argentieri; title: The Baltic States : changes and challenges in the new Europe / Daina Stukuls Eglitis; title: Buglaria : progress and development / Janusz Bugajski; title: Former Yugoslavia and its successors / Mark Baskin and Paula Pickering; title: Romania since 1989 : living beyond the past / John Gledhill and Charles King; title: Ukraine : muddling along / Taras Kuzio; title: Albania : the challenges of transition / Elez Biberaj; title: pt. 4. Conclusion: What now? / Sharon L. Wolchik and Jane L. Curry.