Books in the Democratization and Authoritarianism in Post-Communist Societies series

This 1997 volume includes chapters in Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine plus three chapters on Russia's regional politics, its political parties, and the overall process of democratization. It provides an in-depth analysis of the uneven pattern of political change in these four countries.

This volume examines the former Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Chapters on Kazakhstan, Kyrkyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia provide a systematic analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic groupings.

This volume examines Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia/Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania. The authors analyse the challenge of building democracy in the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the neighbouring states. They focus on oppositional activity, the role of nationalism and basic socioeconomic trends.

This volume examines the post-communist and political transition in Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. Particular attention is paid to the process of party formation, electoral politics, and the impact of economic reforms on the emergence of interest groups.

This 1997 volume includes chapters in Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine plus three chapters on Russia's regional politics, its political parties, and the overall process of democratization. It provides an in-depth analysis of the uneven pattern of political change in these four countries.