Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989

The collapse of the communist monopoly across Central and Southeastern Europe in 1989/1990 initiated a process of rapid political economic and cultural change. While Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia and Serbia went on to suffer three and a half years of war all the states of the region have confronted challenges as they dismantled communist institutions and drafted new laws in some cases ignoring their own laws. Indeed in certain countries local politicians have done their best to corrupt the media and the economy with recent years seeing some states move in an illiberal direction. Throughout the region however there has been a strong interest in enjoying the benefits of membership of the European Union and NATO. In this updated second edition regional specialists comprehensively analyze the post-communist trajectories of the states of Central and Southeastern Europe encompassing democratization privatization corruption and war. It will appeal to students and scholars whether they have a specific interest in the region or are studying European politics more generally.