Eastern Europe - Political Crisis and Legitimation

Eastern Europe (1984) discusses the study of legitimation in post-Stalin Eastern Europe and relates them to the politics of the individual states. The problematic relationship between legitimacy and power in Eastern Europe is examined in detail, as is the relation of power to legitimacy and the occurrence of political crises.

List of contents

1. Legitimation and Political Crises: East European Developments in the Post-Stalin Period Paul G. Lewis 2. Legitimation in the German Democratic Republic Martin McCauley 3. Hungary - the Quest for Legitimacy Bill Lomax 4. Ideology and Power in the Czechoslovak Political System Mark Wright 5. The Military and 'Normalisation' in Poland Jacques Rupnik 6. Political Crisis and East European Economic Reforms Bruce McFarlane 7. Afterword Paul G. Lewis

Product details

• Authors: Paul G. Lewis
• Assisted by: Paul G. Lewis (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2025
• EAN: 9781041081784
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4108178-4
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Politics of the European Union
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Treaties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Political leaders & leadership, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional / International studies, EU (European Union), International institutions, Political leaders and leadership, EU & European institutions, Public administration / Public policy