Lewis Paul (EN) — Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe

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Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe is the first textbook to survey the course of party developments in eastern Europe as a whole in the post-Communist period. This book relates the specifics of the post-communist situation to the broader picture of the early stages of party development in western Europe and also to contemporary models of party organisation in established democracies.The book includes:* a brief historical introduction to the context of post-communist change* the process of competitive party formation and democratic elections* the development of independent parties; their ideologies, and electoral volatility* the structure and level of organisation developed by new parties* an analysis of stable party systems which have emerged in eastern Europe and the contribution they make to emerging democracies in the regionParty Politics in Post-Communist Eastern Europe will be a comprehensive and invaluable resource, accessible to undergraduates of politics and European studies, as well as the non-specialist reader.