Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe

Volume 1: Institutional Engineering

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Zielonka, JanHrsg.

BuchKartoniert, Paperback

508 Seiten

Englisch

OUP Oxforderschienen am14.06.2001

This book provides a unique insight into the institution building process and constitutional politics in new democracies of Eastern Europe. For the first time, an in-depth empirical analysis of thirteen individual post-communist countries is provided within a sound comparative and theoretical context.mehr

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KlappentextThis book provides a unique insight into the institution building process and constitutional politics in new democracies of Eastern Europe. For the first time, an in-depth empirical analysis of thirteen individual post-communist countries is provided within a sound comparative and theoretical context.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-19-924408-9

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

Verlag

OUP Oxford

Erscheinungsjahr2001

Erscheinungsdatum14.06.2001

Seiten508 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 156 mm, Höhe 234 mm, Dicke 27 mm

Gewicht764 g

Artikel-Nr.13799759

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GenrePhilosophie/Religion/Geisteswissenschaften

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PART I: INSTITUTIONAL ENGINEERING IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE ; Institutional Engineering and Transition to Democracy ; Constitutions and Constitution-Building: A Comparative Perspective Robert Elgie and Jan Zielonka ; Constitutional Design and Problems of Implementation in Southern and Eastern Europe ; PART II: INSTITUTIONAL ENGINEERING IN A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ; Estonia: Positive and Negative Institutional Engineering ; Rebuilding Democracy in Latvia: Overcoming a Dual Legacy ; Institutional Engineering in Lithuania: Stability through Compromise ; Bulgaria: The (Ir)Relevance of Postcommunist Constitutionalism ; Constitutionalism as a Vehicle for Democratic Consolidation in Romania ; Ukraine: Tormented Constitution-Making ; Power Imbalance and Institutional Interests in Russian Constitutional Engineering ; Constitutionalism in Belarus: A False Start ; The Czech Republic: From the Burden of the Old Federal Constitution to the Constitutional Horse Trading Among Political Parties ; Slovakia: From the Ambiguous Constitution to the Dominance of Informal Rules ; Slovenia: From Elite Consensus to Democratic Consolidation ; Hungary's Pliable Constitution ; Legitimacy: the Price of a Delayed Constitution in Poland ; Conclusions: On the Relevance of Institutions and the Centrality of Constitutions in Postcommunist Transitionsmehr