Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe

<p><em>Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe</em> 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.<br>The book includes:<br>· a brief historical introduction to the context of post-communist change<br>· the process of competitive party formation and democratic elections<br>· the development of independent parties; their ideologies and electoral volatility<br>· the structure and level of organisation developed by new parties<br>· an analysis of stable party systems which have emerged in eastern Europe and the contribution they make to emerging democracies in the region<br><em>Party Politics in Post-Communist Eastern Europe</em> will be a comprehensive and invaluable resource accessible to undergraduates of politics and European studies as well as the non-specialist reader.</p>