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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. The authors begin with a introduction to the concept and theories of democracy and then examine the emerging politics of the new democracies to set the post-Communist transitions in longer-term comparative perspective with earlier and existing processes of democratization in Southern Europe, Latin America, and East and Southeast Asia. Finally the politics of EU accession are introduced to place the transitions within the wider context of European integration. Concluding with a summary of recent critiques of modern democ
Interest Group Articulation in Post-Communism
Interest Group Articulation in Post-Communism
Contents
- The Elderly: Difficult Times with Limited Prospects 130
- The Middle Generations: Opportunities for the Skilled and the Well Connected 133
- Youth: The Early Optimism Has Not Been Fully Realized 136
- Women: Limited Resources for Real Political Activism 144
- Minorities: Ethnos, Demos and Democratization 152
- Struggling to Keep the Environment on the Political Agenda 162
- The Newly Poor – an Underclass in Post-Communism? 166
- Interest Representation 167
The transition from communism has created both the conditions and the impetus for the development of various socioeconomic interest groups, some of which are visibly active, while others remain latent. Due to the impoverishment of the public sector, limited resources are available to address social ills, creating an environment of new social cleavages which may or may not ...
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