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  3. Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
June 2012
Print publication year:
2010
Online ISBN:
9780511803185
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511803185
Subjects:
Russian and East European Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics
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Book description

The only textbook to provide a complete introduction to post-1989 Central and Southeast European politics, this dynamic volume provides a comprehensive account of the collapse of communism and the massive transformation that the region has witnessed. It brings together 23 leading specialists to trace the course of the dramatic changes accompanying democratization. The text provides country-by-country coverage, identifying common themes and enabling students to see which are shared throughout the area, giving them a sense of its unity and comparability whilst strengthening understanding around its many different trajectories. The dual thematic focus on democratization and Europeanization running through the text also helps to reinforce this learning process. Each chapter contains a factual overview to give the reader context concerning the region which will be useful for specialists and newcomers to the subject alike.

Reviews

'Appearing 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this collection provides a broad and insightful comparative view of the political transformation of Eastern Europe. Examining both successes and failures, the authors - under the editorial guidance of the indefatigable Sabrina Ramet - provide lucid analyses that give due weight to historical and cultural legacies, geographical and personal contingencies, economic and political developments, as well as local and global actors.’

Andrew Wachtel - Northwestern University

'Such a thorough examination of the experience of post-communist countries makes [this]volume essential for anyone interested in learning about East European transitions. The breadthand scope of the volume make it a valuable reference resource for anyone curious about the changes in the former Soviet Bloc. In particular, the accessible style, clear and forceful analysis,and the thorough coverage of the field makes this collection an excellent learning guide forundergraduate students struggling to comprehend the complexity of the post-Cold War period inEastern Europe. At the same time, the volume lends itself as supplementary reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on contemporary European affairs, international relations, comparative politics and European history.'

Source: Europe-Asia Studies

'There are many books that describe and explain the process of democratisation and party system formation in Central and Eastern Europe but few are truly comparative in nature and none have focused on the Southern East European countries. This gap in the academic literature is now filled by this excellent comparative analysis of post-socialist Europe, edited by Sabrina Ramet, which includes states that have so far remained on the periphery of academic research such as the Baltics, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania and Moldova … Because of its accessible style it fits within the agenda of modules and courses that aim to provide a macro account of the European transitions. Its contribution to the academic debate on Europe is twofold: it provides a truly comparative account of post-socialist Europe and at the same time it includes in its analytical framework countries that have been excluded from similar analysis.'

Lyubka Savkova Source: Political Studies Review

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