{"product_id":"elected-affinities-9780804752060","title":"Elected Affinities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElected Affinities\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new and comprehensive account of politics in postcommunist Slovakia and the Czech Republic and offers a useful framework for understanding the competing influences of social structure and the contingent decisions of political leaders in new democracies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eElected Affinities\u003c\/i\u003e presents a novel conceptual scheme built upon a wealth of informational building blocks, with a remarkably complete picture of Czech and especially Slovak politics in the 1990s.\" -- Carol Leff * University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *\u003cbr\u003e\"Kevin Deegan-Krause's work is highly ambitious. It brings together an impressive amount of empirical research and historical background to explore the nature of non-democratic actions on the part of elected leaders. The author has produced a book that is rich in detail while solidly anchored to important theoretical concerns.\" -- Sharon Wolchik * George Washington University *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eElected Affinities\u003c\/i\u003e offers an original theoretical framework to understand the emergence of democracy and party competition in post-communist countries. The empirical analysis focuses on Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The complex national, economic, and constitutional questions facing these countries offer a unique opportunity to highlight the interaction among the forces shaping political outcomes. This book is a must to read for social scientists who are interested in a theoretically sophisticated account of transition and consolidation of democracy.\" -- Hans-Dieter Klingeman * Free University of Berlin *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  List of Tables and Figures  Preface and Acknowledgments  Introduction\tDemocracy Amid Division  Chapter 1\tThe Accountability Gap  Chapter 2\tAccountability and Institutions  Chapter 3\tInstitutions, Voter Attitudes, and Issue Divides  Chapter 4\tIssue Divides, Factors, and Actors  Conclusion\tSlovakia is Everywhere  Notes  Works Cited  Index","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405562683735,"sku":"9780804752060","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804752060.jpg?v=1730492843","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/elected-affinities-9780804752060","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}