Post-communist Transition as a European Problem
Author : Stefano Bianchini
Publisher : Longo Angelo
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 26,94 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : Stefano Bianchini
Publisher : Longo Angelo
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 26,94 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : Christian Vogel
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 49,2 MB
Release : 2007-08-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3638770230
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Eastern Europe, grade: 1,0, University of Tartu (Center of Baltic Studies), course: Post-communist transition and Estonian experience, 16 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction "Die EU braucht eine Pause zur Besinnung, zur Selbstfindung, zur Konsolidierung." By proclaiming that the European Union (EU) needs a break for reflection and consolidation, Egon Bahr, who has been an intimate and consultant of the former German chancellor Willy Brandt as well as one of the most important German politicians as far as foreign policy is concerned, is pointing at a major problem of the before said institution. Since the EU enlargement of 10 new states has taken place at the 1st of May 2004, the problem which has been addressed before is even more up to date. Especially the recent argumentation about a common constitution, which is overdue to both providing a proper legal capacity as well as a capability to act, has been proofing that the EU is still far away from a strong, functioning political union. But how is it possible to create such a proper union consisting of 25 members, and most probably 27 by the year 2007, consisting of basically national states being still heavily occupied with dealing with their own backgrounds especially if one has a closer look the former communist states? Is there any strategy of the lowest common denominator of policy advice or do one have to identify the (communist) past in relation to present developments ? Facing this problem, the main purpose of this analysis will be an evaluation of different political transition theories and rating strategies which have been particularly taken into account by the former states behind the iron curtain. Finally this work is aiming at a probably existing connection between a successful political transition and a deeper integration into the European Union. For that reason the fir
Author : Ivana Marková
Publisher :
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 21,72 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9780191734922
A collection of essays concerned with theoretical and empirical analyses of trust and distrust in post-communist Europe which show that, while political and economic changes can have rapid effects, cultural and psychological changes may linger and influence political trust and representations of democracy.
Author : M. Petrovic
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,59 MB
Release : 2015-12-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1137315350
Tracing both economic and political developments through the prism of history as well as more recent developments, this book casts new light on the role of communist history in setting the different regional successes in post-communist transition.
Author : Regina Cowen Karp
Publisher : Sipri Monograph
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 10,86 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198291695
V. The return of history.
Author : Juan J. Linz
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 40,43 MB
Release : 1996-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801851582
5. Actors and contexts
Author : John Pickles
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 47,95 MB
Release : 2005-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 113471565X
Examining transformations using a variety of perspectives Theorizing Transition provides both a rich empirical map of the dimensions of post-Communism and raises important theoretical issues about how we interpret these changes.
Author : Ivana Marková
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 24,51 MB
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197263136
These ten essays are concerned with theoretical and empirical analyses of trust and distrust in post-Communist Europe after the collapse of the Soviet bloc in 1989. Differences between meanings of trust in countries with democratic traditions and in post-totalitarian countries raise questions about the ways in which history, culture and social psychology shape the nature and development of political phenomena. The authors show that while political and economic changes can have rapid effects, cultural and psychological changes may linger behind and influence the quality of political trust and representations of democracy.
Author : Ostap Kushnir
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 42,82 MB
Release : 2021-08-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1793650756
This edited collection addresses the dynamics of the post-Communist transition in Central Eastern Europe. Its contributors present a detailed analysis of the events unfolding during the last three decades in the region, focusing in particular on identity-building processes and reforms in Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The contributors outline reasons why some of these states accomplished a decisive break with the Communist past and became members of European and transatlantic structures, while some opted for pseudo-transition and fostered hybrid political regimes, jeopardizing their genuine integration with the West. A group of states which decided to preserve their Communist legacy is also explained. The collection describes and scrutinizes the formation of geopolitical affiliations and the evolution of discourses of belonging. It also traces the fluctuating dynamics of national decision-making and institution-building, as many of the post-Communist states reconsider and re-elaborate their initial ideas and visions of Europe today. Finally, the collection brings to light the rapidly changing perceptions of the region by the major global actors—the European Union, People’s Republic of China, Russian Federation, and others.
Author : John D Nagle
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 33,18 MB
Release : 1999-05-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0857026232
This wide-ranging overview of the processes of democratization in post-Communist Europe, places the transitions in East-Central Europe within a broad European and global context. The authors begin with a introduction to the concept and theories of democracy and then examine the emerging politics of the new democracies to set the post-Communist transitions in longer-term comparative perspective with earlier and existing processes of democratization in Southern Europe, Latin America, and East and Southeast Asia. Finally the politics of EU accession are introduced to place the transitions within the wider context of European integration. Concluding with a summary of recent critiques of modern democracy and looking toward future theories, this text provides a comprehensive introduction to what will remain the key contemporary issue for all students of political science.