Democracy and Civil Society in Eastern Europe

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Paul G. Lewis

   Pages 1-15

3. The Discourse of Civil Society and the Self-elimination of the Party

   • Árpád Szakolczai, Ágnes Horváth

   Pages 16-31

4. The End of Anti-politics in Central Europe

   • Knud Erik Jørgensen

   Pages 32-60

5. Why is There No Women’s Movement in Eastern Europe?

   • Melanie Tatur

   Pages 61-75

6. From Closed to Open Communication System: New Information and Communication Technologies and the Rebirth of Civil Society in Communist Eastern Europe

   • Tomasz Goban-Klas, Teresa Sasinska-Klas

   Pages 76-90

7. Economic Change and Civil Society in Poland

   • Witold Morawski

   Pages 91-112

8. Dilemmas and Controversies Concerning Leadership Recruitment in Eastern Europe

   • Jacek Wasilewski

   Pages 113-127

9. Between Hope and Helplessness: Women in the GDR after the ‘Turning-point’

   • Irene Dölling

   Pages 128-133

10. Civil Society in Slovenia: From Opposition to Power

    • Tomaž Mastnak

    Pages 134-151

11. Civil Society at the Grass-roots: A Reactionary View

    • Chris Hann

    Pages 152-165

12. Back Matter

    Pages 167-169

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The book presents an informed and wide-ranging examination of issues surrounding the development and future prospects of civil society in Eastern Europe. The contributions, mostly by leading East European scholars, relate the key concept of civil society to the processes that led to the collapse of communism and which bear on prospects for the establishment of a democratic order throughout the region. The development of the concept is related to questions like those surrounding economic policy and reform and the women's movement.

• communism
• democracy
• economic policy
• Policy
• russian and post-soviet politics

• The Open University, UK

  Paul G. Lewis

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