The Politics of Central Europe

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7619-5031-8
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

Reihe: SAGE Politics Texts series

This book provides a thorough introduction to East Central Europe and its renewed emergence since the momentous changes in the former Soviet bloc. By carefully differentiating between Central Europe, East Central Europe and the Balkans, Attila [ac]Agh shows how the term `Eastern Europe' was a political misnomer of the Cold War. Drawing on theories of democratization to develop a common conceptual and theoretical framework, this textbook is the first to place the political and social changes of this complex region in a genuinely comparative perspective. Through broad thematic sections the student is shown how to distinguish between processes of democratization and redemocratization, transition and transformation and is introduced to the important issues of Europeanization, nation-building, institutionalization, parties and political culture. Illustrated throughout with chronological charts and the latest data analysis, this is an invaluable guide to the emerging political systems and their future prospects at the core of the new Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Agh, Attilagh

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW
The Central European and Balkan Regions in Transition
PART TWO: TRANSFORMATION IN EAST CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE BALKANS
Europeanization of Central and Eastern Europe
The Triple Transition and Nation-Building
Building Institutional Democracy
Parliamentary and Presidential Systems
The Role of Political Parties
Political Culture and Electoral Behaviour
PART THREE: THE REGIONS IN COMPARATIVE TRANSITION
Re-democratization in East Central Europe
Democratization in the Balkans
PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE
The Future of Democracy in East Central Europe and the Balkans

Über Autor(innen)

Agh, Attilagh
Attila (ac)Agh is Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the Budapest University of Economics.