Beyond Post-communist Studies - Political Science and the New Democracies of Europe

This book makes the case that several East Central European countries have emerged as fully consolidated democracies. As such, they may be integrated into the mainstream of political science research, and not consigned forever to a transitional category encompassing countries that are now fully democracies as well as some that are not democratic at all. The author outlines the steps of another transition - from post-communist studies to political science research. He demonstrates how institutionalist, or rational choice, theories can be applied to the analysis of political processes in the successfully democratized countries, and proposes a new research agenda for political scientists studying the region. The results of this work can enrich political science as well as our understanding of both democracy and the polities of contemporary Eastern Europe.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Going Beyond Post-Communist Studies; Chapter 2 The Study of Post-Communist Politics; Chapter 3 The Missing Agenda; Chapter 4 Reformulating Democratic Consolidation; Chapter 5 Imagining Post-Consolidation Studies; Chapter 6 Further Extending the Post-Consolidation Agenda; Chapter 7 Some Further Theoretical Considerations, Jan Weiss;

About the author

Terry D. Clark

Summary

This text makes the case that several East Central European countries have emerged as full consolidated democracies. As such, they may be integrated into the mainstream of political science research, and not consigned to a transitional category encompassing countries that are not democratic at all.

Product details

• Authors: Terry D Clark, Terry D. Clark, Clark Terry D.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2002
• EAN: 9780765609816
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0981-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 249 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Central Europe, Political science and theory, Development Studies, Political structures / systems: democracy