{"product_id":"post-communist-democratization-political-discourses-across-thirteen-countries-hardback-9780521806640","title":"Post-Communist Democratization; Political Discourses across Thirteen Countries (Hardback) 9780521806640","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePost-Communist Democratization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePolitical Discourses across Thirteen Countries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the way democracy is thought about and lived by people in the post-communist world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn S. Dryzek (Author), Leslie Templeman Holmes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521806640, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 June 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e314 pages, 28 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Post-Communist Democratization is an excellent piece of work. It was a well-conceived project, the findings of which have been equally well presented. It is a book that will be of interest to area specialists as well as those with a broader interest in theories of democracy. It is a pity that there are not more studies of this calibre available. Democratization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDemocracy is not just a matter of constitutions, parliaments, elections, parties and the rule of law. In order to see if or how democracy works, we must attend to what people make of it, and what they think they are doing as they engage with politics, or as politics engages them. This book examines the way democracy and democratization are thought about and lived by people in China, Russia and eleven other countries in the post-communist world. It shows how democratic politics (and sometimes authoritarian politics) work in these countries, and generates insights into the prospects for different kinds of political development. The authors explore the implications for what is probable and possible in terms of trajectories of political reform, and examine four roads to democratization: liberal, republican, participatory and statist. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, political theory and post-communist studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introductory: 1. The discourses of democratic transition\u003cbr\u003e 2. Methodology\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Pre-Transition Countries: 3. China\u003cbr\u003e 4. Yugoslavia\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Halting Transitions: 5. Belarus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Russia\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ukraine\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Transition Torn by War: 8. Armenia\u003cbr\u003e 9. Georgia\u003cbr\u003e 10. Moldova\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Late Developers: 11. Slovakia\u003cbr\u003e 12. Romania\u003cbr\u003e 13. Bulgaria\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Trailblazers: 14. Poland\u003cbr\u003e 15. Czechia\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Conclusions: 16. Differences that matter - and those that do not.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005228962072,"sku":"9780521806640","price":95.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521806640i_b2b1eea4-fadc-433a-a2ac-6200ee29be69.jpg?v=1691368253","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/post-communist-democratization-political-discourses-across-thirteen-countries-hardback-9780521806640","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}