The Politics of Slovakia
Voters, Parties and Democracy 1989-2004
Karen Henderson(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 25. December 2015
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-415-33394-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents detailed factual information about the Slovak political scene and explains the underlying domestic political dynamics in the Slovak Republic, which became an internationally recognized entity at the beginning of 1993.
Slovakia is the least familiar of the 'Visegrad Four' states, which are clearly emerging as the key actors among the ten states which joined the EU in 2004. Karen Henderson focuses on parties and elections, offering an original contribution to the literature both on party systems in general, and on the specific factors that have affected party politics in the transition states of eastern Europe, and on the peculiar situation of countries that have to grapple with the exigencies of building a new nation state while also struggling with other aspects of post-communist transition.
Slovakia is the least familiar of the 'Visegrad Four' states, which are clearly emerging as the key actors among the ten states which joined the EU in 2004. Karen Henderson focuses on parties and elections, offering an original contribution to the literature both on party systems in general, and on the specific factors that have affected party politics in the transition states of eastern Europe, and on the peculiar situation of countries that have to grapple with the exigencies of building a new nation state while also struggling with other aspects of post-communist transition.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
20 s/w Tabellen
20 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-33394-8 (9780415333948)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
University of Leicester, UK
Content
Introduction 1. Politics in Slovakia before 1989 2. Parties and Voters 3. Revolution and the Break-Up of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) 4. Uneasy Steps of Independence (1992-1994) 5. The 1994 Elections: The Triumph of Nationalism 6. The Third Meciar Government (1994-1998) 7. The 1998 Elections: The Triumph of Democracy 8. The 'Return to Europe' (1998-2002) 9. The 2002 Elections: The Normalisation of Slovak Politics 10. Slovakia Joins the European Union (2002- 2004). Conclusion: Explaining the Slovak Paradox