Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe - 9780415201827

Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern EuropeAuthor(s): Paul Lewis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415201827, 978-0415201827\nSynopsis\nPolitical 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.\nThe book includes:\n a brief historical introduction to the context of post-communist change\n the process of competitive party formation and democratic elections\n the development of independent parties; their ideologies, and electoral volatility\n the structure and level of organisation developed by new parties\n an analysis of stable party systems which have emerged in east.