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1 online resource (xi, 253 pages) |
| Series |
International studies in sociology and social anthropology, 0074-8684 ; v. 118 |
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International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; v. 118.
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| Contents |
From "Civil Society" to "Europe"; Copyright; Dedication; Introduction: The Objectives of this Book; Prologue: Between "Civil Society" and "Europe": Round Tables in East Central Europe as Political and Legal Events; I A Constitution as a Theory of Society; Ii Stalinist Constitutionalism; Iii In Search of a New Semantics: Discursive Resources of Postcommunist Constitutionalism; Iv Settling Accounts with the Past and the Dilemmas of the Law-Governed State; V Dividing the Cake: The Constitutionalization of Economic Order |
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Summing Up: Thirteen Theses on Postcommunist ConstitutionalismAppendix One: Election Particpation in Eastern Europe; Appendix Two: Satisfaction with Democracy in Eastern Europe; Appendix Three: Satisfaction with the Actually Realized Model of Democracy in Particular Countries; Appendix Four: Comparison of Evaluations of Democracy and Market Economy in Action in Particular Countries; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In East Central Europe, constitutionalism comprises an effort by postcommunist societies to consolidate around certain values, principles, and rules that would facilitate the formation of a new political architecture as well as a new political identity for their countries. Based primarily on the experience of Poland - in comparison with other East Central European countries - this book debates the specific features of postcommunist constitutionalism. The result is a theory of reflexive constitutionalism (informed by the sociological theory of reflexive modernization) which assesses critically |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Constitutional history -- Poland
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Constitutional history -- Europe, Central
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Constitutional history -- Europe, Eastern
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Post-communism -- Poland
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Post-communism -- Europe, Central
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Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Constitutional history
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Politics and government
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Post-communism
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001713
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Poland -- Social conditions -- 1980-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104122
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Europe, Central -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94003220
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Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90000580
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Central Europe
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Eastern Europe
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Poland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004203914 |
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9004203915 |
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1283161036 |
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9781283161039 |
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9786613161031 |
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6613161039 |
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