A01=Terry D. Clark
Author_Terry D. Clark
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Civil Society
Communist Parties
comparative politics
consolidated
Consolidated Democracies
consolidation
democracy
democratic
Democratic Consolidation
Democratic Labor Party
East Central Europe
east-central
electoral systems research
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HU
institutional analysis
labor
Liberal Union
Lithuanian Seimas
LU
Median Voter Theorem
NATO Entry
party
Party List Vote
Personal Financial Situation
Political Parties
political transitions theory
Portfolio Allocation Model
post-communist democratization analysis
Post-communist Studies
Post-communist Systems
premier
Premier Presidential Systems
President Parliamentary Systems
presidential
Prior Regime Type
Public Administration
rational choice theory
regime transformation
Salient Political Forces
Social Democratic Coalition
systems
Win Set
Product details
- ISBN 9780765609809
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 31 Jul 2002
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book makes the case that several East Central European countries have emerged as fully consolidated democracies. As such, they may be integrated into the mainstream of political science research, and not consigned forever to a transitional category encompassing countries that are now fully democracies as well as some that are not democratic at all. The author outlines the steps of another transition - from post-communist studies to political science research. He demonstrates how institutionalist, or rational choice, theories can be applied to the analysis of political processes in the successfully democratized countries, and proposes a new research agenda for political scientists studying the region. The results of this work can enrich political science as well as our understanding of both democracy and the polities of contemporary Eastern Europe.
