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Post-communism, Democracy, and Illiberalism in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union
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2023
Summary
Post-communism, Democracy, and Illiberalism in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union explores how the downfall of communism brought about a difficult transition for Eastern and Central Europe. The collapse of communism in this region varied from one case to another and the consequences of this process can still be noticed to varying degrees today. Although most of the countries that were part of the former Soviet bloc are now members of the NATO or of the European Union, and the democratic system in these areas seems to be a solid one, the last ten years have indicated a declining trust of the citizens in political institutions and a degradation of political systems which keeps generating vocal manifestations of populism and Euroscepticism. The end of the 1990s marked the final shift towards democracy, with the accession of the first states to NATO and the beginning of accession negotiations with the European Union. The process of consolidating democracies seemed to be an irreversible one, and steps towards respect for human rights, freedom of expression, and the development of economies that functioned according to the rules of the free market gave hope for a very fast path to reduce the gaps in relation to Western democracies.
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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-5378-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-5379-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
230
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Foreword No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter 1: An Observation Post: The Embassy in Bucharest and British Foreign Policy toward Romania during the Last Years of the Ceauşescu Regime No access
Chapter 2: Between Political Participation and Opposition: Everyday Resistance in Communist Romania No access
Chapter 3: 1989—Annus Mirabilis for the Moldavian SSR No access
Chapter 4: Searching for Tourists: Tourist Activity in Romania at the End of 1989 under the Securitate’s Surveillance No access
Chapter 5: The Role of the Mass Media in the Romanian Revolution No access
Chapter 6: Romania’s Elections of May 1990 No access
Chapter 7: The Difficult Transition from Totalitarianism to Democracy in Romania after December 1989: Political Myths, Manipulation, and Violence No access
Chapter 8: Romania and NATO in the Early 1990s: The Difficult Search for Romania’s Post–Cold War Status No access
Chapter 9: The Nation Under Siege—A Hungarian–Romanian Perspective No access
Chapter 10: Thirty Years After: Major Sports Events in Europe—Case Study: Romania No access
Chapter 11: All in the Architecture?: The Unfolding Metamorphosis of Central-Inner Warsaw (1989–2019) No access
Chapter 12: Transformation, Postcommunism, and the Deficiencies of Liberal Democracy in Poland: A Case Study No access
Chapter 13: Romania’s Protest Culture Thirty Years After the Regime Change: Hegemonic Discourses and Western Ideals No access
Chapter 14: Thirty Years Later: An Essay on Open Wounds and Lessons for the Future from Communism and Thirty Years of Transition No access
Chapter 15: The Fall, Rise, and Decline of Democracy in Europe and the World No access
Index No access Pages 221 - 224
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 225 - 230
