Overview

The transition from communist dictatorship to multi-party democracy has proved a long and painful process for the countries of Eastern Europe, and has met with varying degrees of success. In Hungary, the radical opposition was uniquely successful in fighting off attempts by the old-guard communist elite to hijack reform programmes, by forcing free elections and creating a multi-party system. This volume focuses on the Hungarian experience, analysing in detail the process of transition from dictatorship to pluralist democracy. Some of Hungary’s leading political scientists examine issues such as the legitimation crisis of communist rule, resulting struggles within the ruling elite and the forces behind transition. Constitutional reform, party formation and voting behaviour at the first free elections are also taken into account. The concluding section places the Hungarian experience in comparative perspective, within the context of other Central and Western European states.

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Author:   András Bozóki (Central European University, Hungary) ,  András Körösényi (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary) ,  George Schöpflin (European Parliament, Belgium)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9781474287807

ISBN 10:   1474287808
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 October 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface George Schöpflin 1. The Decay of Communist Rule in Hungary András Körösényi 2. Post-Communist Transition András Bozóki 3. The Character of the Political Parties in Hungary in Autumn 1989 László Lengyel 4. 1989: The Negotiated Revolution in Hungary László Bruszt 5. Political Transition and Constitutional Change in Hungary András Bozóki 6. The Hungarian Parliamentary Elections, 1990 András Körösényi 7. Hungarian Transition from a Public Choice Perspective László Urbán 8. From Communism to Democracy in Hungary George Schöpflin 9. Revival of the Past or New Beginning? The Nature of Post-Communist Politics András Körösényi 10. The Making of Political Fields in Post-Communist Transition (Dynamics of Class and Party in Hungarian Politics, 1989-90) Tamás Kolosi, Ivan Szelényi, Szonja Szelényi and Bruce Western 11. The Hungarian Transition in a Comparative Perspective András Bozóki Index

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András Bozóki is Professor of Political Science at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. András Körösényi is the General Director of the Centre for Social Sciences at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. George Schöpflin is former Jean Monnet Professor of Politics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London and current Member of the European Parliament.

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