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Transition to Democracy in Eastern Europe

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Klaus Beyme

    1. University of Heidelberg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Advances in Political Science (ADPOSC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: System’s Change in Comparative Perspective

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 1-5

  3. Theoretical Approaches to System’s Changes in Eastern Europe

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 6-30

  4. The Last Ideology of the Old Intelligentsia: Civil Society

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 31-41

  5. A New Movement in an Ideological Vacuum: Nationalism in Eastern Europe

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 42-62

  6. System’s Change without a Change of Elites? Cooperation of Old and New Elites in Post-Communist Systems

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 63-75

  7. Transformation of the Planning System to a Market Economy

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 76-95

  8. Institution-Building and Democratization

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 96-121

  9. Parties and Party Systems in Eastern Europe

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 122-146

  10. Changing Political Culture in Eastern Europe

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 147-163

  11. Résumé: System’s Change with Uncertain Results

    • Klaus von Beyme
    Pages 164-169

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 170-186
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This is the first comprehensive study of the transition to democracy in Eastern Europe which includes the processes in party-formation, political culture-building, institution-building and economic transformation, and to differentiate between areas and countries. East and southeastern Europe are included as well as the Republics of the former Soviet Union. The theories of transformation to democracy developed in former transitions, such as 1919, 1945 and the 1970s are tested in the case of Eastern Europe. In many areas the picture developed by the author is not very optimistic. He feels that 'Anocracy', a mixture between democracy and authoritarian regimes, is likely to develop in many countries.

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  • University of Heidelberg, Germany

    Klaus Beyme

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KLAUS VON BEYME

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