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Keywords
- communism
- democracy
- Institution
- parliament
- transformation
- russian and post-soviet politics
About this book
Changing configurations of national elites are shaping the prospects for democracy in the countries of postcommunist Eastern Europe. In several countries (Serbia, Bulgaria, Russia) there are unchecked power struggles between elites, with regimes oscillating between democratic and authoritarian tendencies. In other countries (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic) restrained elite competitions are being institutionalized and are leading to stable democratic regimes. These and other outcomes are analyzed for the region as a whole.
About the authors
John Higley is Professor of Government and Sociology at the University of Texas.
Jan Pakulski is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania.
Wlodzimierz Wesolowski is Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Jan Pakulski is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania.
Wlodzimierz Wesolowski is Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Postcommunist Elites and Democracy in Eastern Europe
Editors: John Higley, Jan Pakulski, Wlodzimierz Wesolowski
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-71564-2Published: 15 April 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 301