Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe

By Paul G. Lewis

Book Overview

Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe is the first textbook to survey the course of party developments in eastern Europe as a whole in the post-Communist period. This book relates the specifics of the post-communist situation to the broader picture of the early stages of party development in western Europe and also to contemporary models of party organisation in established democracies.
The book includes:
- a brief historical introduction to the context of post-communist change
- the process of competitive party formation and democratic elections
- the development of independent parties; their ideologies, and electoral volatility
- the structure and level of organisation developed by new parties
- an analysis of stable party systems which have emerged in eastern Europe and the contribution they make to emerging democracies in the region
Party Politics in Post-Communist Eastern Europe will be a comprehensive and invaluable resource, accessible to undergraduates of politics and European studies, as well as the non-specialist reader.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415201829
• ISBN13: 9780415201827
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"