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Post-communist Politics

Democratic Prospects In Russia And Eastern Europe
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The author has identified, analyzed and compared four models of conversion from authoritarian to democratic rule - Russia, Poland, the former Czechoslovakia and Hungary. In this book he explores the origins and development of the revolutions, formations and consolidations of the post-Communist states, focusing particularly upon questions of territorial integrity and division of power. Concluding that although Poland, Hungary and the former Czechoslovakia meet the basic requirement of a democratic system, Russia has not yet reached that point. Instead, McFaul argues, the transition there has only just begun and faces much greater obstacles than any other post-Communist.
Michael McFaul is a research associate at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Arms Control.
Transitions to democracy in East Central Europe; Russia's transition from Communism; state building in post-Communist Russia; Russia's post-Communist political parties and social movements; comparative conclusions.
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