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In this timely volume, Rachel A. May and Andrew K. Milton have
assembled an array of scholars from different disciplines to
examine transitional governments in Eastern Europe and Latin
America. Although policy makers and scholars often conflate them,
the processes of democratization and the institutionalization of
human rights are interactive, and the successful completion of each
requires the parallel development of both. Drawing on specific
political conditions and organized around topics such as the media,
political parties, and political violence, (Un)Civil Societies
broadens the discussion about democratization both thematically and
geographically. This book is a valuable resource for students of
comparative politics and anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue
about human rights and democracy.
In this timely volume, Rachel A. May and Andrew K. Milton have
assembled an array of scholars from different disciplines to
examine transitional governments in Eastern Europe and Latin
America. Although policy makers and scholars often conflate them,
the processes of democratization and the institutionalization of
human rights are interactive, and the successful completion of each
requires the parallel development of both. Drawing on specific
political conditions and organized around topics such as the media,
political parties, and political violence, (Un)Civil Societies
broadens the discussion about democratization both thematically and
geographically. This book is a valuable resource for students of
comparative politics and anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue
about human rights and democracy.
This is a history of Poland's post-World War II Communist era, that
approaches the transition from Communism to democracy through an
analysis of Poland's political crises, beginning with the 1956
uprising and culminating in the 1990 collapse of the former
Communist regime.
Originally published in 1990, Polish Journalists: Professionalism
and Politics is a study of how, in the face of constant political
instructions and restrictions, Polish journalists act as
independent forces in their society. Based on a survey of Polish
journalists and interviews carried out with working journalists and
editors before and after the Solidarity era, as well as published
and unpublished studies, documents, and discussions, the book
examines how individuals who go into journalism come to think of
themselves as journalists, create a strong community of fellow
professionals, and work publicly and privately to protect their own
interests and serve their own goal of being the 'watchdogs and
advocates for a better society'. In doing this, the book answers
questions of how groups come to be independent critical forces
lobbying for their own interests and influencing broader public
policy when the ideology denies their existence.
Originally published in 1990, Polish Journalists: Professionalism
and Politics is a study of how, in the face of constant political
instructions and restrictions, Polish journalists act as
independent forces in their society. Based on a survey of Polish
journalists and interviews carried out with working journalists and
editors before and after the Solidarity era, as well as published
and unpublished studies, documents, and discussions, the book
examines how individuals who go into journalism come to think of
themselves as journalists, create a strong community of fellow
professionals, and work publicly and privately to protect their own
interests and serve their own goal of being the 'watchdogs and
advocates for a better society'. In doing this, the book answers
questions of how groups come to be independent critical forces
lobbying for their own interests and influencing broader public
policy when the ideology denies their existence.
Now in a fully updated edition, this essential text explores the
post-communist half of Europe and the problems and potential it
brings to the world stage. Clear and comprehensive, the book offers
an authoritative and current analysis of the region's
transformations and realities-from pre-communist history to the
victories and reversals in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics,
and Ukraine, including the Euromaidan and its domestic and
international ramifications. Divided into two parts, the book
presents a set of comparative country case studies as well as
thematic chapters on key issues, including EU and NATO expansion,
the economic transition and its social ramifications, the role of
women, persistent problems of ethnicity and nationalism, legacies
of the past, and political reform. Leading scholars provide the
crucial historical context necessary to evaluate the challenges
facing the region. They explain how communism ended and how
democratic politics has developed or is struggling to emerge in its
wake, how individual countries have transformed their economies,
how their populations have been affected by rapid and wrenching
change, and how foreign policy making has evolved. They explore the
reversals and conflicts that have emerged even in the most
successful transitions and their relevance to our understanding of
political transitions and democratic consolidation in general. For
students and specialists alike, this book will be an invaluable
resource on the politics and economics of Central and Eastern
Europe, caught between the EU and a resurgent Russia.
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