There are unique periods in history when a single year witnesses the total transformation of international relations. The year 1989 was one such crucial watershed. This book uses previously unavailable sources to explore the momentous events following the fall of the Berlin Wall…
"Scholars of post-communist politics often argue that parties in new democracies lack strong organizations -- sizable membership, local presence, and professional management -- because they don't need them to win elections and they may hinder a party's flexibility and efficiency…
Scholars of post-communist politics often argue that parties in new democracies lack strong organizations - sizable membership, local presence, and professional management - because they do not need them to win elections and they may hinder a party's flexibility and efficiency i…
"Scholars of post-communist politics often argue that parties in new democracies lack strong organizations -- sizable membership, local presence, and professional management -- because they don't need them to win elections and they may hinder a party's flexibility and efficiency…
This publication addresses the durability of communist autocracies in Eastern Europe and Asia, the longest-lasting type of nondemocratic regime to emerge after World War I.
This volume brings together a distinguished group of scholars working to address the puzzling durability of communist autocracies in Eastern Europe and Asia, which are the longest-lasting type of non-democratic regime to emerge after World War I. The volume conceptualizes the co…
This volume brings together a distinguished group of scholars working to address the puzzling durability of communist autocracies in Eastern Europe and Asia, which are the longest-lasting type of non-democratic regime to emerge after World War I. The volume conceptualizes the co…