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Informationen zum Autor Karel Vodicka is a Researcher at the Hannah Arendt Institute for Research on Totalitarianism at the Technical University of Dresden. His publications include Zündfunke aus Prag: Wie der Mut zur Freiheit die Geschichte veränderte (2014). Klappentext More than 25 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, European integration remains a work in progress, especially in those Eastern European nations most dramatically reshaped by democratization and economic liberalization. This volume assembles detailed, empirically grounded studies of eleven states-Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and the former East Germany-that went on to join the European Union. Each chapter analyzes the political, economic, and social transformations that have taken place in these nations, using a comparative approach to identify structural similarities and assess outcomes relative to one another as well as the rest of the EU. Zusammenfassung Each chapter analyzes the political! economic! and social transformation processes that have taken place in a given nation! identifying structural similarities and assessing outcomes compared to one another as well as the rest of Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables Preface Vladimír Spidla List of Abbreviations Introduction Günther Heydemann and Karel Vodicka Chapter 1. Estonia Ralph Michael Wrobel Chapter 2. Latvia Claudia-Yvette Matthes Chapter 3. Lithuania Rolf Winkelmann Chapter 4. The GDR Günther Heydemann Chapter 5. Poland Klaus Ziemer Chapter 6. The Czech Republic Karel Vodicka Chapter 7. The Slovak Republic Rüdiger Kipke Chapter 8. Slovenia Bozo Repe Chapter 9. Hungary Jürgen Dieringer Chapter 10. Romania Bogdan Murgescu Chapter 11. Bulgaria Karel Vodicka Conclusion: Post-Communist Space: State of Consolidation and Prospects. Politics, Economy, Society Günther Heydemann and Karel Vodicka Bibliography Index ...
