Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989

Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989

Author: Sabrina P. Ramet

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-02-18

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 9780521716161

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The only textbook to provide a complete introduction to post-1989 Central and Southeast European politics, this dynamic volume provides a comprehensive account of the collapse of communism and the massive transformation that the region has witnessed. It brings together 23 leading specialists to trace the course of the dramatic changes accompanying democratization. The text provides country-by-country coverage, identifying common themes and enabling students to see which are shared throughout the area, giving them a sense of its unity and comparability whilst strengthening understanding around its many different trajectories. The dual thematic focus on democratization and Europeanization running through the text also helps to reinforce this learning process. Each chapter contains a factual overview to give the reader context concerning the region which will be useful for specialists and newcomers to the subject alike.


Bulgaria and Europe

Bulgaria and Europe

Author: Stefanos Katsikas

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1843318466

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'Bulgaria and Europe: Shifting Identities' offers a comprehensive analysis of Bulgaria's relationship with the European continent, focusing particularly on its accession to the EU and the aftermath.


Bulgaria's Democratic Institutions at Thirty

Bulgaria's Democratic Institutions at Thirty

Author: Kjell Engelbrekt

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-05-21

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1793607737

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Thirty years after Bulgaria’s democratic breakthrough, this book provides a “balance sheet” of the country’s democratic institutions through a number of interdisciplinary contributions. The volume is organized around three themes—democratic institutions, civil society, and European Union (EU) processes—and examines such topics such as voting, political parties, populism, media, civil society organizations, identity, and the rule of law. While the contributors argue that Bulgaria’s democracy is successful in terms of the procedural norms of democracy, civic participation, and compliance with EU rules, they also identify serious problem areas. Bulgaria’s democratic institutions struggle with obstacles such as populist Euroscepticism, political elitism, corruption, and a lack of political accountability, though this volume fully acknowledges the historical development of Bulgarian democracy, including its achievements and continuing setbacks.


Bulgaria In Transition

Bulgaria In Transition

Author: John D. Bell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-20

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0429723830

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Since the forced resignation of Todor Zhivkov in November of 1989, Bulgaria's transition to democracy has been marked by good beginnings ending in frustration or disappointment. It has avoided the violent ethnic confrontations that have characterized much of the "post-Communist" Balkans, but has also seen the development of an influential criminal


Ethnicity and Conflict in a Post-Communist World

Ethnicity and Conflict in a Post-Communist World

Author: Peter King

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1349222135

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The post-Communist world has seen a dramatic revival of ethnicity and nationalism. The volume explores the contemporary sources, scope and intensity of nationality conflicts in the context of a disintegrating Soviet Empire. The authors address themselves to the resurgence of ethnicity and nationalism within the former Soviet imperium, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Bulgaria and China and examine the consequences of perestroika and glasnost. Central issues involve identity formation, the nature and implications of ethnic and internal conflicts and possible paths toward resolution.


Beyond the Frontier

Beyond the Frontier

Author: Edward Palmer Thompson

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780804728973

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E. P. Thompson, one of the preeminent British historians of the second half of the twentieth century, considers the circumstances surrounding the death of his older brother Frank as a British Liaison Officer with the Bulgarian partisans in 1944.


Problems of Economic and Political Transformation in the Balkans

Problems of Economic and Political Transformation in the Balkans

Author: Ian Jeffries

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781855673199

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Provides an assessment of the problems of transformation in the Balkan countries, covering topics on both politics and economics. The book gives an overview of the problems of transition, and also country-specific coverage, including Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and the former Yugoslavia.