Developments in Central and East European politics 5

The 2013 edition of this textbook brings together specially commissioned chapters by a team of top international scholars on the changing politics of this diverse region negotiating the competing pulls of the European Union and post-communist Russia.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Defining Central and Eastern Europe - Judy Batt
2. The Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland - Frances Millard
3. The Other New Europeans - Tim Haughton
4. The Western Balkans - Judy Batt
5. The East Europeans: Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova - Andrew Wilson
6. The EU and Central and East European Politics - Nathaniel Copsey
7. The International Transformation and Re-regionalization of 'Eastern Europe' - Rick Fawn
8. Executive Leadership - Ray Taras
9. Elections and Voters - Sarah Birch
10. Representation and Accountability: The Parliaments - David M. Olson
11. Political Parties - Paul G. Lewis
12. Citizens and Politics - Krzysztof Jasiewicz
13. Recovering from Transition in Eastern Europe: Neoliberal Reform in Retrospect - Mitchell A. Orenstein
14. Social Change and Social Policy - Terry Cox
15. The Quality of Post-Communist Democracy - Andrew Roberts