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Klappentext This wide-ranging overview of the processes of democratization in post-Communist Europe, places the transitions in East-Central Europe within a broad European and global context. The authors begin with a introduction to the concept and theories of democracy and then examine the emerging politics of the new democracies to set the post-Communist transitions in longer-term comparative perspective with earlier and existing processes of democratization in Southern Europe, Latin America, and East and Southeast Asia. Finally the politics of EU accession are introduced to place the transitions within the wider context of European integration. Concluding with a summary of recent critiques of modern democracy and looking toward future theories, this text provides a comprehensive introduction to what will remain the key contemporary issue for all students of political science. Zusammenfassung This wide-ranging overview of the processes of democratization in post-Communist Europe! places the transitions of East-Central Europe within a broad European and global context. The authors introduce the concept and theories of democracy! and then analyze the emerging politics of the new democracies to set the post-Communist transitions in longer-term comparative perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDS FOR DEMOCRATIZATION The Democracy Project and the Development of Comparative Politics Historical Legacies of Regional Democratization PART TWO: THE EMERGING POLITICS OF THE NEW DEMOCRACIES Conceptualizations of Transition Early Dichotomies and Evolving Complexities Civil Society Using the New Freedoms Concepts of Economic Restructuring Interest Group Articulation in Post-Communism Political Party Formation and Electoral Competition Elites and Citizens Elite Democracy and Citizen Participation PART THREE: REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS OF DEMOCRATIZATION Regional Comparisons of Democratization Southern Europe - Lessons from Another European Region Structuring Executive Power in Emerging Democracies Warnings from Latin America Economics First, Then (Maybe) Politics The Challenge of the East Asian Model East-Central Europe, the EU and Globalizing Capitalism What Kind of Democratization, What Kind of Democracy? ...
