Political Parties After Communism: - Developments in East-Central Europe

The core of the work studies three crucial factors: historical and cultural factors, social cleavages, and electoral rules. In general Kosteleck sees a move toward more organized political parties, greater rational choice and self-interest in voters' decisions, and better structured, stabler politics. In other words, East-Central European politics is transforming itself from simply a reaction against the politics of the preceding regime to a situation in which diverse groups in society will find their interests institutionalized in diverse political parties, not unlike the politics of Western Europe. Zusammenfassung In other words! East-Central European politics is transforming itself from simply a reaction against the politics of the preceding regime to a situation in which diverse groups in society will find their interests institutionalized in diverse political parties! not unlike the politics of Western Europe.

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• Authors: Kostelecky, Tomas Kostelecky, Kostelecky Tomas
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2002
• EAN: 9780801868511
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-6851-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Poland, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Political structures: democracy, Hungary, Central Europe, Czechia, Political parties and party platforms