
Building Democracy?
The International Dimension of Democratisation in Eastern Europe
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 24. April 1997
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-7185-0099-3 (ISBN)
Description
The focus of this work is the international dimension of democratization in eastern Europe. Coverage of this theme includes: the role of national governments and international organizations; the behaviour of non-state actors such as entrepreneurs and ethnic groups with cross-border allegiances; unintentional effects, such as those of market forces; and deliberate attempts to exercise influence, such as the use of trade barriers. The work argues that international factors have been a principal component of, and not always favourable to, democratization in eastern Europe. It examines in turn comparative perspectives, theories of democracy and democratization, problems on international security - including the collapse of Yugoslavia - and the roles of the EU and the former USSR. Also considered are the cases of the Czech Repbulic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
462 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7185-0099-3 (9780718500993)
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Persons
Geoffrey Pridham is professor of politics at the University of Bristol.
Editor
Introduction
Senior Lecturer in Eastern Europe and Comparative of Bristol
Content
The international dimension of democratization - theory, practice and inter-regional comparisons, Geoffrey Pridham; east-central Europe in comparative perspective, Laurence Whitehead; towards a culture of democracy? democratic theory and democratization in eastern and central Europe, N.J. Rengger; international security and democratization in eastern Europe, Eric Herring; the European Community and democracy in eastern Europe, John Pinder; the USSR/CIS and democratization in eastern Europe, Margot Light; the international dimension of democratization in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Judy Butt; communism's weakest link - democratic capitalism's greatest challenge - Poland, George Sanford.