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This thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Handbook of
Political Change in Eastern Europe provides an authoritative and
thorough analysis of the political changes which have occurred in
Central and Eastern Europe since the demise of communism. It offers
an historical, comparative perspective of the region and focuses on
the social consequences of the democratization process throughout
the 1990s and the early years of the 21st century. Significantly,
this new edition includes an examination of the South East European
countries of Croatia, Serbia and Moldova, which are often
overlooked in studies on post-communist political development. The
country-specific chapters are each written by distinguished
scholars with particular expertise in their respective cases:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Moldova.
Each chapter includes detailed examinations of elections, the
formation of governments, electoral systems and constitutional
arrangements. These up-to-date analyses are supplemented by
conclusions on the party systems and emerging political structures
in the region as a whole, and the consolidation of democracy in a
post-communist setting. The revised and expanded version of The
Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe provides a
state-of-the art companion which will be indispensable for students
and scholars in the social sciences, including political science,
comparative politics, European studies and political history.
Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe expands
research on democratic innovations by looking specifically at
different forms of democratic innovations in Central and Eastern
Europe. The book covers direct democracy (referendums in
particular), deliberative democracy practices and e-participation -
forms which are salient in practice because they match the
political realities of our time. Expert contributors show how the
recent actions of ordinary citizens in several Central and Eastern
European countries have challenged the contemporary political
order, and grassroots movements and diverse forms of mobilization
have challenged the notion of weak civil societies in the East. The
empirical evidence presented attempts to deepen citizen involvement
in political contexts sometimes quite different from the democratic
political systems in the Western world. Using lessons from a still
largely underexplored part of Europe, the book both complements and
revises theoretical approaches, or complements empirical results in
existing studies on democratic innovations. Democratic Innovations
in Central and Eastern Europe will be of great interest to scholars
working on democracy, political systems, political engagement, and
Central and Eastern European politics. The chapters originally
published as a special issue of Contemporary Politics.
The Making of the European Union argues that the process of
European integration has drifted into serious crisis, perhaps the
most serious since the Danes voted against the Treaty of the
European Union in 1992. French and Dutch voters blatantly rejected
the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe in the summer of
2005, thus freezing the constitutional process for at least a year.
The outcome of these referenda indicates that the views and
attitudes of average Europeans have not been sufficiently listened
to.Analysing the conditions for European integration, this book
applies a citizens' or 'bottom-up' perspective on the integration
process. The difficulties that the constitutional process has
encountered illustrate the relevance of bringing public opinion
into the analysis of the prospects for European integration. The
book describes and analyses the historical, mental, intellectual,
and attitudinal denominators of European integration, denominators
that have shaped the processes so far and will continue to do so in
the future. The authors apply a broad comparative perspective,
where European nation-states constitute the primary units of
analysis. The focus is on the foundations of European integration,
public views about the EU, including various shades of
Euroscepticism, and the long-term prospects of the EU. This is a
fascinating and penetrating look at the EU and will therefore
appeal to a wide audience including scholars and researchers in the
social sciences - particularly political science, comparative
politics and European studies. The book will also be of great
interest to journalists and all those involved in the EU, including
policy makers and civil servants throughout the EU itself.
The book is the first systematic and comparative effort to capture
political culture in the Baltic countries, including political
orientation and support for democracy. Revolving around public
opinion data from the 1990s and onwards, including two recent
surveys commissioned by the authors, the book takes stock of the
political climate prevailing in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania a
quarter of a century after reclaiming independence and fifteen
years after becoming members of NATO and the EU. These three
countries share the same geopolitical fate and many contemporary
challenges, and yet each has been marked by their own transitions
and struggles between nation building and European integration,
Western and post-Soviet orientations, and past experience and
future aspirations.
This original and thought provoking book addresses the major issues
in the present debate surrounding the EU, including the impact of
eastward enlargement as well as the prospect of further
expansion.Treating the EU as a single political entity comparable
to other political systems, the authors discuss the implications of
the neighbourhood programmes, the balance between vertical and
horizontal integration, the constitutional crisis and the
foundations of a potential European society. They also focus on
topics rarely raised in the political and academic debate including
the hybrid nature of the EU: It does not qualify as a state, but it
is not just another intergovernmental organisation; it promotes
democracy, but it is not yet a democracy in its own right. The EU
is placed within a global federal context, and it is argued that
the territorial expansion from the EU15 to the EU27 has added
substance, but also complexity to the EU. All this makes the book a
unique addition to the current literature. Applying a broad,
pan-European comparative perspective, this invaluable research tool
will strongly appeal to academics and students of European studies
and political science and institutions such as foreign offices,
embassies and EU organizations.
This third edition of The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern
Europe provides an authoritative and thorough analysis of the
political changes, which have occurred in Central and Eastern
Europe since the demise of communism. It offers an historical,
comparative perspective of the region and focuses on the social
consequences of the democratization process. The country-specific
chapters are written by scholars with well-documented area
expertise on their respective cases: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania,
Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia. Each chapter includes detailed
examinations of elections, the formation of governments, electoral
systems and constitutional arrangements. These in-depth and
up-to-date analyses are supplemented by conclusions on the party
systems and emerging political structures in the region as a whole,
as well as the consolidation of democracy in a post-communist
setting. The revised and expanded version of The Handbook of
Political Change in Eastern Europe provides a state-of-the art
companion, which will be indispensable for students and scholars in
the social sciences including political science, comparative
politics, European studies and political history, as well as for
policy makers and practitioners. Contributors: F.H. Aarebrot, D.
Auers, C. Berglund, S. Berglund, W. Crowther, G. ular, K.
Deegan-Krause, T. Donais, K. Duvold, J. Ekman, J.O. Haukaas, A.
Henjak, R. Hislope, M. Jurkynas, G. Karasimeonov, T. Knutsen, M.
Lagerspetz, M. Lyubenov, Z. Mansfeldova, A. Murati, S. Popa, O.
Protsyk, B. Stanley, O.-V. Suciu, B. Todosijevi , G. Toka, H. Vogt,
D. Zajc, N. Zako ek
Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe expands
research on democratic innovations by looking specifically at
different forms of democratic innovations in Central and Eastern
Europe. The book covers direct democracy (referendums in
particular), deliberative democracy practices and e-participation -
forms which are salient in practice because they match the
political realities of our time. Expert contributors show how the
recent actions of ordinary citizens in several Central and Eastern
European countries have challenged the contemporary political
order, and grassroots movements and diverse forms of mobilization
have challenged the notion of weak civil societies in the East. The
empirical evidence presented attempts to deepen citizen involvement
in political contexts sometimes quite different from the democratic
political systems in the Western world. Using lessons from a still
largely underexplored part of Europe, the book both complements and
revises theoretical approaches, or complements empirical results in
existing studies on democratic innovations. Democratic Innovations
in Central and Eastern Europe will be of great interest to scholars
working on democracy, political systems, political engagement, and
Central and Eastern European politics. The chapters originally
published as a special issue of Contemporary Politics.
The book is the first systematic and comparative effort to capture
political culture in the Baltic countries, including political
orientation and support for democracy. Revolving around public
opinion data from the 1990s and onwards, including two recent
surveys commissioned by the authors, the book takes stock of the
political climate prevailing in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania a
quarter of a century after reclaiming independence and fifteen
years after becoming members of NATO and the EU. These three
countries share the same geopolitical fate and many contemporary
challenges, and yet each has been marked by their own transitions
and struggles between nation building and European integration,
Western and post-Soviet orientations, and past experience and
future aspirations.
The present compilation is a commented overview of post-1945 public
opinion surveys in Germany, focused on contents, regularity and
availability of the surveys. The compilation breaks down into seven
chapters. Following the introduction on the use of public opinion
surveys in social science research, the presentation follows a
chronological structure, starting with public opinion polls in
early post-war Germany. The overview proceeds with a chapter on
public opinion surveys in the former GDR, and a chapter on
political science and elections studies in the FRG. Thereafter, a
number of public opinion surveys in unified Germany are presented.
The last empirical chapter deals with cross-national public opinion
barometers in which Germany, Austria and Switzerland participate.
The overview concludes with a discussion about the merits and
shortcomings as well as the contents of the different public
opinion surveys conducted in Germany.
Following World War II, Germany was divided in two parts. For a
period of more than 40 years, two German states developed in
separation from each other, and because of the horrors of the
recent past, both states badly needed to develop new national
self-images. In the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the communist
regime desperately tried to foster a distinct socialist GDR
identity among the East Germans. In the Federal Republic of Germany
(FRG), the successful economic and political development led to the
emergence of a new, post-war national identity. The Berlin Wall was
opened on November 9, 1989, and Germany was formally unified not
even a year later, on October 3, 1990. The past decades have shown,
however, that Germany has had difficulties in becoming informally
unified. This study examines attitudinal differences between East
Germans and West Germans, and asks if differences today are
primarily ascribable to different historical experiences, or rather
an outcome of the uneasy unification process.
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