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Book SynopsisStephen White is James Bryce Professor of Politics at the University of Glasgow, UKand Visiting Professor at the Institute of Applied Politics inMoscow, Russia. Paul G.Lewis is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the Open University.Judy Batt holds a Jean Monnet Ad Personam Chair in the European Integration of South East Europe. She is an independent consultant on Balkan affairs.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Defining Central and Eastern Europe; Judy Batt 1. The Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland; Frances Millard 2. The Other New Europeans; Tim Haughton 3. The Western Balkans; Judy Batt 4. The East Europeans: Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova; Andrew Wilson 5. The EU and Central and East European Politics; Nathaniel Copsey 6. The International Transformation and Re-regionalization of Eastern Europe; Rick Fawn 7. Executive Leadership; Ray Taras 8. Elections and Voters; Sarah Birch 9. Representation and Accountability: The Parliaments; David M. Olson 10. Political Parties; Paul G. Lewis 11. Citizens and Politics; Krzysztof Jasiewicz 12. Recovering from Transition in Eastern Europe: Neoliberal Reform in Retrospect; Mitchell A. Orenstein 13. Social Change and Social Policy; Terry Cox 14. The Quality of Post-Communist Democracy; Andrew Roberts.