Developments in Central and East European Politics 4Stephen White, Judy Batt, Paul G. Lewis Duke University Press, 2007 - 310 pages The face of Central and Eastern Europe has been dramatically transformed since the collapse of communism. The region faces new challenges, including the needs to find a balance between effective leadership and accountability and to reverse the economic decline of the late communist years. Addressing these concerns and others, Developments in Central and East European Politics 4 brings together specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic. The chapters, all of which are new to this edition, focus on key features of the political systems that have emerged following the transition to postcommunist rule and the enlargement of the European Union through 2006. Full attention is given to the pattern of events in individual nations, but the main emphasis is on the framework of politics across the region--constitutions, leadership, parliaments, parties, and electoral systems--and the process of politics, as it is revealed in political participation, civil society, economic change, and the quality of democratic government within and beyond the region. Clearly written and well supported with references and suggestions for further reading, Developments in Central and East European Politics 4 is the ideal guide to the process of change in a group of states that were formerly modeled on the Soviet Union but are now a distinctive and varied presence within a continent that has been redefining its boundaries, its values, its economic systems, and its international allegiances. Contributors. Judy Batt, Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Sarah Birch, Heather Grabbe, Tim Haughton, Krzysztof Jasiewicz, Petr Kopecký, Paul G. Lewis, Frances Millard, Cas Mudde, D. Mario Nuti, Mark Pittaway, Ray Taras, Stephen White, Andrew Wilson, Kataryna Wolczuk |
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... accession bargain and the EU's leverage When the EU accepts a membership application , it offers would - be members an explicit political bargain : if the country can meet the accession conditions , it will be allowed to join . Over the ...
... accession process puts direct pressure on three sets of relations between different parts of the state : the relationship between the executive and legislature ; the emergence of a privileged accession team in the executive ; and the ...
... accession process can impede the development of a wider debate on forms of governance in the country . The accession process also affects party competition . Pressures from the EU interact with domestic debates about both policies and ...
Contents
From Communist to PostCommunist Politics | 20 |
The collapse of communist rule | 26 |
The challenge of postcommunism | 32 |
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