Postsocialist Pathways

Postsocialist Pathways
Title Postsocialist Pathways PDF eBook
Author David Stark
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 304
Release 1998-02-28
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9780521589741

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This book, first published in 1998, analyzes democratization and economic change in the postsocialist societies of East Central Europe.

Post-Communist Welfare Pathways

Post-Communist Welfare Pathways
Title Post-Communist Welfare Pathways PDF eBook
Author Alfio Cerami
Publisher Springer
Pages 301
Release 2009-10-29
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0230245803

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This book adopts novel theoretical approaches to study the diverse welfare pathways that have evolved across Central and Eastern Europe since the end of communism. It highlights the role of explanatory factors such as micro-causal mechanisms, power politics, path departure, and elite strategies.

Postsocialism

Postsocialism
Title Postsocialism PDF eBook
Author C.M. Hann
Publisher Routledge
Pages 362
Release 2003-09-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1134504454

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Social scientists did not predict the collapse of the socialist system in 1989-91 and their attempts to explain postsocialism have not been comprehensive. Economic disintegration and political instability have been documented, but the deeper causes have often gone unnoticed. Consequently the solutions proffered, such as the promotion of non-governmental organisations as the foundations of 'civil society', have so far brought little success. Postsocialism presents, for the first time, the anthropological responses to these problems which are all grounded in intensive fieldwork. The authors demonstrate that even when local conditions are specific, the view 'from below' illuminates macro trends. A wide range of topics are discussed, including: *the role of social and cultural capital in determining the 'winners' of rural decollectivization *the devaluation of blue collar labour *the position of Gypsies *the viability of 'multicultural' models in situations of religious differences and ethnic violence *new patterns of consumption in China *the revival of rituals and the healing of socialist 'trauma'. _

The Left Transformed in Post-Communist Societies

The Left Transformed in Post-Communist Societies
Title The Left Transformed in Post-Communist Societies PDF eBook
Author Jane Leftwich Curry
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages 308
Release 2004-09-01
Genre History
ISBN 0585466769

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One of the most unexpected outcomes of the Soviet bloc's transition out of communism has been the divergent but important paths followed by once ruling communist parties. In Poland, Hungary, and Lithuania those parties transformed themselves into pro-Western free market center leftists who have won elections and formed governing coalitions periodically since the early 1990s. The result has been former communists leading their countries into NATO and the EU even as their conservative opponents continue to condemn them for their communist past. No less surprising has been the ability of anti-Western neo-Leninist communist parties in Russia and Ukraine to win sizable pluralities of votes in free competitive elections. Their very strength has contributed to blocking genuine democratic alternation of power. By employing a unique cross-regional comparative framework The Left Transformed explores the divergent trajectories of ex-ruling communist parties in key countries of the former Soviet Empire. In-depth interviews, party presses and primary documents, and national election data provide a foundation for the most up-to-date examination of party transition, organization, ideology, and electoral fortunes through late 2002. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in contemporary history, political parties, or comparative government in Eastern Europe and Russia.

Postsocialist Europe

Postsocialist Europe
Title Postsocialist Europe PDF eBook
Author László Kürti
Publisher Berghahn Books
Pages 342
Release 2009
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9781845454746

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Now that nearly twenty years have passed since the collapse of the Soviet bloc there is a need to understand what has taken place since that historic date and where we are at the moment. Bringing together authors with different historical, cultural, regional and theoretical backgrounds, this volume engages in debates that address new questions arising from recent developments, such as whether there is a need to reject or uphold the notion of post-socialism as both a necessary and valid concept ignoring changes and differences across both time and space. The authors' firsthand ethnographies from their own countries belie such a simplistic notion, revealing, as they do, the cultural, social, and historical diversity of countries of Central and Southeastern Europe.

Paths Toward Democracy

Paths Toward Democracy
Title Paths Toward Democracy PDF eBook
Author Ruth Berins Collier
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 254
Release 1999-09-13
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780521643825

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Examining the experiences of Western Europe and South America, Professor Collier delineates a complex and varied set of patterns of democratization.

Post-Communist Transitional Justice

Post-Communist Transitional Justice
Title Post-Communist Transitional Justice PDF eBook
Author Lavinia Stan
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 357
Release 2015-02-26
Genre Law
ISBN 1107065569

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Explores how the former communist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe have grappled with the serious human rights violations of past regimes.