Democracy and Democratization

This wide-ranging overview of the processes of democratization in post-Communist Europe, places the transitions in East-Central Europe within a broad European and global context.

PART ONE: THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDS FOR DEMOCRATIZATIONThe Democracy Project and the Development of Comparative PoliticsHistorical Legacies of Regional DemocratizationPART TWO: THE EMERGING POLITICS OF THE NEW DEMOCRACIESConceptualizations of Transition Early Dichotomies and Evolving ComplexitiesCivil Society Using the New FreedomsConcepts of Economic RestructuringInterest Group Articulation in Post-CommunismPolitical Party Formation and Electoral CompetitionElites and Citizens Elite Democracy and Citizen ParticipationPART THREE: REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS OF DEMOCRATIZATIONRegional Comparisons of Democratization Southern Europe - Lessons from Another European RegionStructuring Executive Power in Emerging Democracies Warnings from Latin AmericaEconomics First, Then (Maybe) Politics The Challenge of the East Asian ModelEast-Central Europe, the EU and Globalizing Capitalism What Kind of Democratization, What Kind of Democracy?