The Consolidation of democracy in East-Central Europe
By: edited by Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott.
Contributors: Dawisha, Karen.; Parrott, Bruce, 1945-
Series: Democratization and authoritarianism in postcommunist societies ;; 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
Subjects: Democracy -- Europe, Eastern.; Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern.; Democratization -- Europe, Eastern.; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Description: Edited by two leading analysts of postcommunist politics, this book brings together distinguished specialists on the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. The authors analyze the patterns of postcommunist democratization in these countries, paying particular attention to the process of party formation, electoral politics, the growth of civil society, and the impact of economic reform on the emergence of interest groups.

Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott contribute theoretical and comparative chapters on postcommunist political development. This book will provide students and scholars with detailed analysis by leading authorities, plus the latest research data on recent political trends in each country.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Perspectives on postcommunist democratization / Bruce Parrott; title: Democratization and political participation : research concepts and methodologies / Karen Dawisha; title: Deomcratic consolidation in Poland after 1989 / Andrew A. Michta; title: Party politics and political participation in postcommunist Hungary / Rudolf L. Tökés; title: Democratization and political participation : the experience of the Czech Republic / David M. Olson; title: Democratization and political participation in Slovakia / Sharon L. Wolchik; title: Democratization and political participation in postcommunist societies : the case of Latvia / Andrejs Plakans; title: Democratization in Lithuania / Richard J. Krickus; title: Democratization and political development in Estonia, 1987-96 / Toivo U. Raun.