Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989

Sabrina P. Ramet is Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Senior Associate of the Centre for the Study of Civil War at the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO).

Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction Sabrina P. Ramet; 2. Post-socialist models of rule in Central and Southeastern Europe Sabrina P. Ramet and F. Peter Wagner; Part II. Issues: 3. The emergence of the nation-state in East-Central Europe and the Balkans in historical perspective Reneo Lukic; 4. Central and East European party systems since 1989 Elisabeth Bakke; 5. Economic reforms and the illusion of transition Karl Kaser; 6. The war of Yugoslav succession Marko Attila Hoare; Part III. Central Europe: 7. Poland since 1989: muddling through, wall to wall Konstanty Gebert; 8. Building democratic values in the Czech Republic since 1989 Carol Skalnik Leff; 9. Slovakia since 1989 Erika Harris; 10. Hungary since 1989 András Bozóki and Eszter Simon; Part IV. Yugoslav Successor States: 11. Slovenia since 1989 Danica Fink-Hafner; 12. Politics in Croatia since 1990 Sabrina P. Ramet; 13. Serbia and Montenegro since 1989 Sabrina P. Ramet; 14. Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1990 Florian Bieber; 15. Macedonia since 1989 Zachary T. Irwin; 16. Kosova: resisting expulsion and striving for independence Frances Trix; Part V. Southeastern Europe: 17. Romania: in the shadow of the past Lavinia Stan; 18. Bulgaria since 1989 Maria Spirova; 19. Albania since 1989: the Hoxhaist legacy Bernd Jürgen Fischer; Part VI. Former Soviet Republics: 20. The Baltic states Hermann Smith-Sivertsen; 21. Moldova since 1989 Steven D. Roper; Part VII. Present and Future Challenges: 22. Regional security and regional relations Rick Fawn; 23. The EU and democratization in Central and Southeastern Europe since 1989 Ulrich Sedelmeier; 24. Facing the twenty-first century: lessons, questions, and tendencies (a conclusion) Aurel Braun.