Date: 2007
Type: Thesis
The post-communist tripartition 1990-2005 : contrasting actor-centred and structural explanations
Florence : European University Institute, 2007, EUI, SPS, PhD Thesis
MOLLER, Jorgen, The post-communist tripartition 1990-2005 : contrasting actor-centred and structural explanations, Florence : European University Institute, 2007, EUI, SPS, PhD Thesis - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/10453
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This dissertation seeks to explain the divergent political pathways of twenty six post-communist states, following the breakdown and eventual collapse of communism in 1989-1991. Considering the trajectories of individual states between 1990 – 2007, this dissertation challenges two central bodies of theory relating to democratization and regime change. Through a sustained analysis of global and post-communist developments within this time period, the author shows that claims of an increasing asymmetry between the ‘electoral’ and ‘liberal’ elements of modern democracy have been greatly exaggerated. The author goes on to contend that in accounting for the geographical dispersion of post-communist regime forms, deeper structural factors should be considered as crucial. The dissertation is divided into the following parts: * Part I demonstrates how different conceptualisations of democracy can lead to very different conclusions about the empirical dynamics of democratization. * Part II contrasts different explanations of post-communist political change and provides an integrated framework for explaining the political pathways encountered within the former Eastern Bloc. This dissertation will be of interest to students and scholars of post-communist studies, democratization studies, comparative politics and regime change.
Additional information:
Defence date: 28 September 2007; Examining Board: Prof. Peter Mair (EUI); Prof. Herbert Kitschelt (Duke University); Prof. Leonardo Morlino (Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane); Prof. Laszlo Bruszt (EUI Supervisor); First made available online: 5 September 2009
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/10453
Full-text via DOI: 10.2870/63801
Series/Number: EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Publisher: European University Institute
LC Subject Heading: Post-communism
Published version: http://hdl.handle.net/1814/11873