Beyond Post-communist Studies: Political Science and the New Democracies of Europe

by Terry D. Clark

Overview

This book makes the case that several East Central European countries have emerged as fully consolidated democracies. As such, they may be integrated into the mainstream of political science research, and not consigned forever to a transitional category encompassing countries that are now fully democracies as well as some that are not democratic at all. The author outlines the steps of another transition - from post-communist studies to political science research. He demonstrates how institutionalist, or rational choice, theories can be applied to the analysis of political processes in the successfully democratized countries, and proposes a new research agenda for political scientists studying the region. The results of this work can enrich political science as well as our understanding of both democracy and the polities of contemporary Eastern Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315498713
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/08/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Terry D. Clark

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Going Beyond Post-Communist Studies; Chapter 2 The Study of Post-Communist Politics; Chapter 3 The Missing Agenda; Chapter 4 Reformulating Democratic Consolidation; Chapter 5 Imagining Post-Consolidation Studies; Chapter 6 Further Extending the Post-Consolidation Agenda; Chapter 7 Some Further Theoretical Considerations, Jan Weiss;

Editorial Reviews

Clark (political science and international studies, Creighton U.) seeks to correct shortcomings and oversights in democratic consolidation theory, and to demonstrate how rational-choice approaches can be meaningfully applied to analyzing political processes in some of the democracies of post-communist Europe. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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