{"product_id":"postcommunist-transition-9781474287807","title":"PostCommunist Transition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe transition from communist dictatorship to multi-party democracy has proved a long and painful process for the countries of Eastern Europe, and has met with varying degrees of success. In Hungary, the radical opposition was uniquely successful in fighting off attempts by the old-guard communist elite to hijack reform programmes, by forcing free elections and creating a multi-party system. This volume focuses on the Hungarian experience, analysing in detail the process of transition from dictatorship to pluralist democracy. Some of Hungary's leading political scientists examine issues such as the legitimation crisis of communist rule, resulting struggles within the ruling elite and the forces behind transition. Constitutional reform, party formation and voting behaviour at the first free elections are also taken into account. The concluding section places the Hungarian experience in comparative perspective, within the context of other Central and Western European states.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003ci\u003eGeorge Schöpflin\u003c\/i\u003e 1. The Decay of Communist Rule in Hungary \u003ci\u003eAndrás Körösényi\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Post-Communist Transition \u003ci\u003eAndrás Bozóki\u003c\/i\u003e 3. The Character of the Political Parties in Hungary in Autumn 1989 \u003ci\u003eLászló Lengyel\u003c\/i\u003e 4. 1989: The Negotiated Revolution in Hungary \u003ci\u003eLászló Bruszt\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Political Transition and Constitutional Change in Hungary \u003ci\u003eAndrás Bozóki\u003c\/i\u003e 6. The Hungarian Parliamentary Elections, 1990 \u003ci\u003eAndrás Körösényi\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Hungarian Transition from a Public Choice Perspective \u003ci\u003eLászló Urbán\u003c\/i\u003e 8. From Communism to Democracy in Hungary \u003ci\u003eGeorge Schöpflin\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Revival of the Past or New Beginning? The Nature of Post-Communist Politics \u003ci\u003eAndrás Körösényi\u003c\/i\u003e 10. The Making of Political Fields in Post-Communist Transition (Dynamics of Class and Party in Hungarian Politics, 1989-90) \u003ci\u003eTamás Kolosi, Ivan Szelényi, Szonja Szelényi and Bruce Western\u003c\/i\u003e 11. The Hungarian Transition in a Comparative Perspective \u003ci\u003eAndrás Bozóki\u003c\/i\u003e Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742569234775,"sku":"9781474287807","price":104.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474287807.jpg?v=1758385290","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/postcommunist-transition-9781474287807","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}