Politics of Central Europe

Informationen zum Autor Attila (ac)Agh is Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the Budapest University of Economics. Klappentext This book provides a thorough introduction to East Central Europe and its renewed emergence since the momentous changes in the former Soviet bloc. By carefully differentiating between Central Europe, East Central Europe and the Balkans, Attila [ac]Agh shows how the term `Eastern Europe' was a political misnomer of the Cold War. Drawing on theories of democratization to develop a common conceptual and theoretical framework, this textbook is the first to place the political and social changes of this complex region in a genuinely comparative perspective. Through broad thematic sections the student is shown how to distinguish between processes of democratization and redemocratization, transition and transformation and is introduced to the important issues of Europeanization, nation-building, institutionalization, parties and political culture. Illustrated throughout with chronological charts and the latest data analysis, this is an invaluable guide to the emerging political systems and their future prospects at the core of the new Europe.This is an introduction to Central and Eastern Europe since its emergence from the Soviet bloc. Using theories of democratization, this book shows how to distinguish between processes of democratization and redemocratization, and introduces the issues of nation building. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW The Central European and Balkan Regions in Transition PART TWO: TRANSFORMATION IN EAST CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE BALKANS Europeanization of Central and Eastern Europe The Triple Transition and Nation-Building Building Institutional Democracy Parliamentary and Presidential Systems The Role of Political Parties Political Culture and Electoral Behaviour PART THREE: THE REGIONS IN COMPARATIVE TRANSITION Re-democratization in East Central Europe Democratization in the Balkans PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE The Future of Democracy in East Central Europe and the Balkans ...

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• Autori: Attila Agh, Attilagh Agh, Professor Attila Agh, Attila Ágh
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.06.1998
• EAN: 9780761950318
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-5031-8
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Sage Politics Texts; Sage Politics Texts Series; SAGE Politics Texts series; Sage Politics Texts
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Eastern Europe, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Central Europe, Political science and theory, European Politics;Democracy