Kopecky / Fagan / Kopecký The Routledge Handbook of East European Politics

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-41888-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 392 Seiten

The Routledge Handbook of East European Politics is an authoritative overview that will help a wide readership develop an understanding of the region in all its political, economic and social complexity. Including Central Europe, the Baltic republics, South Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, as well as all the countries of the former Soviet Union, it is unrivalled in breadth and depth affording a comprehensive overview of Eastern European politics provided by leading experts in the fields of comparative politics, international relations and public administration. Through a series of cutting-edge articles it seeks to explain and understand patterns of Eastern European politics today.

It will be a key reference point both for advanced-level students developing knowledge about the subject, as well as researchers producing new material in the area and beyond. It brings geographical scope and depth, with comparative chapters contributed by experts across the region.

The Routledge Handbook of East European Politics will be an essential reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners interested and working in the fields of East European Politics, Russian Politics, EU Politics, and more broadly in European Politics, Comparative Politics, Democriatization Studies and International Relations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kopecky, Petr

Fagan, Adam

Kopecký, Petr

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

An Introduction to East European Politics Adam Fagan and Petr Kopecky

Part I: Political Regimes

1. Quality of Democracy in Eastern Europe Andrew Roberts

2. Belated Transitions in the Balkans and the Post-Yugoslav Republics Florian Bieber

3. The Promises and Reversals in Post-Soviet Europe Andrew Wilson

Part II: Political Institutions

4. Core Executives in Central Europe Martin Brusis

5. Eastern Europe’s Presidential and Semi-Presidential Regimes Thomas Sedelius

6. Parliaments Josephine T. Andrews

7. Political Parties Allan Sikk

8. The Rule of Law and the Courts Martin Mendelski

9. Bureaucracies in Central Europe and the Balkans Jan Hinrik Meyer-Sahling

10. Federalism, Regions, and Regionalism James Hughes

Part III: Elections and Political Participation

11. Elections and Electoral Participation Sarah Birch

12. Voters and Political Parties Zsolt Enyedi and Kevin Deegan Krause

13. Social Movements Ondrej Císar

14. Contention and Politics of Protest Grzegorz Ekiert and Jan Kubik

Part IV: Minorities and Identity Politics

15. Ethnic Minorities Sherrill Stroschein

16. The Plight of Eastern Europe’s Romas Peter Vermeersch

17. The Representation of Women Frank Thames

18. The Struggle for LGBT Rights Conor O’Dwyer

19. Politics at the Fringes: Eastern Europe’s Populists, Racists and Extremists Cas Mudde

Part V: Policy Issues and Policy Choices

20. Varieties of Capitalism in Eastern Europe Dorothe Bohle

21. Dealing with the Past: Transitional Justice and De-communization Eva-Clarita Pettai and Vello Pettai

22. Foreign Policy Orientations Elsa Tulmets

23. Combating Corruption Maria Spirova

24. Financial Sector Reforms in ECE Rachel Epstein

Part VI: International Relations and Actors

25. The EU in Eastern Europe Antoaneta Dimitrova

26. The EU Neighborhood Policies and Democracy Promotion Elena Korosteleva

27. The NATO in Eastern Europe Mark Webber

28. Russia in the Region Richard Sakwa

Über Autor(innen)

Adam Fagan is Professor of European Politics at Queen Mary University of London and Professorial Fellow at the London School of Economics. His research focuses on the Europeanization of the Western Balkans, with particular reference to judicial reform, minority rights and environmental governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia. His most recent book is Europeanization of the Western Balkans: Environmental Governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia (Palgrave 2015). He is the author of Europe’s Balkan Dilemma: Paths to State building or Civil Society? (I B Tauris, 2010). He is also the co-editor of East European Politics.

Petr Kopecky is a Professor of Political Science at Leiden University. He has previously taught at Sheffield University and he is a coeditor of East European Politics. His current research focuses on political parties, patronage politics and democratization. His research has been published in, among others, the European Journal of Political Research, European Union Politics, Party Politics, Political Studies and West European Politics. His most recent book (co-edited) is Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies (Oxford University Press, 2012).