| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) : graphs |
| Contents |
Introduction : Stabilising fragile democracies and party system development / Geoffrey Pridham and Paul Lewis -- Party inheritances and party identities / Michael Waller -- From nomenclatura to clientura : the emergence of new political elites in east-central Europe / Attila Ágh -- Structuring the new party systems after the dictatorship : coalitions, alliances, fusions and splits during the transition and post-transition stages / Maurizio Cotta -- Parties and electoral choices in east-central Europe / Gábor Tóka -- Italy's postwar transition in contemporary perspective / Oreste Massari -- The emergence of new party systems and transitions to democracy : Spain in comparative perspective / Paul Heywood -- Securing democracy in post-authoritarian Greece : the role of political parties / Michalis Spourdalakis -- The revenge of history : the Portuguese, Spanish and Hungarian transitions -- some comparisons / András Bozóki and Bill Lomax -- The emergence of new party systems and transitions to democracy : Romania and Portugal compared / Tom Gallagher -- The formation of political parties in post-communist Poland / Wlodzimierz Wesolowski -- Bulgaria's new party system / Georgi Karasimeonov |
| Summary |
"This book provides a systematic comparison of the democratic transition in both southern and eastern Europe. The role of the parties is a crucial determinant as to whether a new democracy will put down deep and long-lasting roots. The book is directed towards four main themes - 'coping with the past' (party identities and inheritances); the formation and performance of new democratic political elites; parties and alliances/coalitions; and their electoral behaviour. These themes are discussed comparatively with the aid of four case studies from both southern and eastern Europe. The countries covered include Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Poland and Bulgaria." "Democratisation is a very complex process because it operates on so many levels, but by studying political parties you can focus on an area that covers many of them. Students of European politics will find this an invaluable guide to recent events in eastern Europe as well as a means to understanding the process of democratisation more generally."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Political parties |
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Eastern Europe |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Political parties -- Europe, Eastern -- History
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Political parties -- Europe, Southern -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Parties.
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Political parties
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90000580
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Europe, Southern -- Politics and government
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| Subject |
Eastern Europe
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Southern Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pridham, Geoffrey, 1942-
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Lewis, Paul G., 1945-
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| LC no. |
95025092 |
| ISBN |
0203294254 |
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9780203294253 |
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0203430131 |
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9780203430132 |
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9780415118026 |
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0415118026 |
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0415118034 |
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9780415118033 |
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9786610201785 |
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6610201781 |
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9781134815968 |
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1134815964 |
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9781134815913 |
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1134815913 |
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9781134815951 |
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1134815956 |
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