Democratic consolidation in East-Central Europe
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Democratic consolidation in East-Central Europe
Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1998
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Politischer Kulturwandel in Ost-Mitteleuropa
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This book is a revised, updated and substantially expanded version of our study 'Politischer Kulturwandel in Ost-Mitteleuropa' published in German in 1997
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-245) and index
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Description
The postcommunist regimes in East Central Europe are confronted with the double challenge of establishing a democratic order and a market economy. This book discusses the concepts of democratic consolidation and analyzes the development of attitudes towards the political and economic system in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia. The study compares the political values in East Central Europe with respective attitudes in the USA and Western Europe. Special attention is given to experiences of the consolidation process in Germany, Italy and Austria after 1945 as well as the more recent developments in Latin America and Southern Europe. The final chapter discusses patterns and paths of democratic consolidation in the light of concepts of regime change.
Table of Contents
Introduction - Concepts of Consolidation - Consolidation and the Concept of Political Culture - The Understanding of Democracy and Politics in East Central Europe - Satisfaction With Democracy - Support for Democracy as a System, Beliefs in Democratic Institutions and Political Trust - Retrospective Evaluations of the Communist regime - Patterns of Political Participation and System Integration - Social and Political Cleavages - Attitudes Towards Economic Transformation - Social Consequences and Evaluation of Regime Change - Patterns and Paths of Democratic Consolidation - Bibliography
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