Building Democracy: 2nd Edition
Geoffrey Pridham, George Sanford, Eric Herring, University of Bristol StaffBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
Building Democracy shows that international factors have been a principal component of, and not always favorable to, democratisation in Eastern Europe. The book examines in turn comparative perspectives, theories of democracy and democratisation, problems of international security (including the collapse of Yugoslavia), the roles of the EU and the former USSR, and the cases of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.Synopsis
Building Democracy shows that international factors have been a principal component of, and not always favorable to, democratisation in Eastern Europe. The book examines in turn comparative perspectives, theories of democracy and democratisation, problems of international security (including the collapse of Yugoslavia), the roles of the EU and the former USSR, and the cases of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.
Booknews
The international dimension has been central to democratization in Easter Europe in the form of unintentional effects (such as market forces) as well as deliberate attempts to exercise influence, and the impact of international organizations and national governments. Eight contributions discuss these influences and their consequences, examining also the impact of non-state actors such as entrepreneurs and ethnic groups with cross-border allegiances, problems of international security (including the collapse of Yugoslavia), the roles of the European Union and the former USSR, and the examples of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland. Distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.