Politics, Power and the Struggle for Democracy in South-East Europe (Democratization and Authoritarianism in Post-Communist Societies, Series Number 2) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521597331 ISBN 13: 9780521597333

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1997

Synopsis

In this volume, leading specialists on Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia/Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania, examine the challenge of building democracy in countries riven with conflict, and focus on oppositional activity, political cultures that often favor strong presidentialism, the struggle for economic reform, and basic societal trends.

About this title

Book Description:

Edited by two of the world's leading analysts of post-communist politics, this book brings together distinguished specialists on Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia/Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania Analysing the challenge of building democracy in the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in neighboring states, this book will provide students and scholars with detailed analysis by leading authorities on each country, plus the latest research data on recent political and economic developments.

About the Author:

Karen Dawisha is the Walter E. Havighurst Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and the director of the University s Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies. She has written five previous books, eight edited volumes, and numerous journal articles, and continues to do research and teaching in the areas of post-communist transitions and Russian politics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0521597331
• ISBN 13: 9780521597333
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: Dawisha Karen, Parrott Bruce