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Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ybp-ebookcentral/detail.action?docID=4763624. 13:42:39. Developments in Central and East European Politics 5 13:42:39. This page intentionally left blank 13:42:39. Developments in Central and East European Politics 5 Edited by Stephen White Paul G. Lewis and Judy Batt Duke University Press Durham 2013 13:42:39. Selection and editorial matter © Stephen White, Paul G. Lewis and Judy Batt 2013 Individual chapters 1–15 (respectively and in order) © Judy Batt, Frances Millard, Tim Haughton, Judy Batt, Andrew Wilson, Nathaniel Copsey, Rick Fawn, Ray Taras, Sarah Birch, David M. Olson, Paul G. Lewis, Krzyztof Jasiewicz, Mitchell A. Orenstein, Terry Cox, Andrew Roberts 2013 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Published in the United States by Duke University Press Durham, NC 27708-0660 First published 2013 in the United Kingdom by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Developments in Central and East European politics 5 / edited by Stephen White, Paul G. Lewis and Judy Batt. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8223-5469-7 (cloth : alk. paper) –ISBN 978-0-8223-5482-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Democracy–Europe, Eastern. 2. Europe, Eastern–Politics and government–1989- I. White, Stephen, 1945- II. Lewis, Paul G., 1945- III. Batt, Judy. JN96.A58D48 2013 320.947–dc23 2013005661 13:42:39. Developments in Central and East European Politics 5 13:42:39. Developments titles available from Palgrave Macmillan Alistair Cole, Sophie Meunier and Vincent Tiberj (eds) DEVELOPMENTS IN FRENCH POLITICS 5 Maria Green Cowles and Desmond Dinan (eds) DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 2 Richard Heffernan, Philip Cowley and Colin Hay (eds) DEVELOPMENTS IN BRITISH POLITICS 9 Erik Jones, Paul M. Heywood, Martin Rhodes and Ulrich Sedelmeier (eds) DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPEAN POLITICS 2 Stephen Padgett, William E. Paterson and Gordon Smith (eds) DEVELOPMENTS IN GERMAN POLITICS 5* Gillian Peele, Christopher J. Bailey, Bruce Cain and B. Guy Peters (eds) DEVELOPMENTS IN AMERICAN POLITICS 6 Stephen White, Paul G. Lewis and Judy Batt (eds) DEVELOPMENTS IN CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN POLITICS 5* Stephen White, Richard Sakwa and Henry E. 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Contents List of Tables and Figures ix Preface xi Notes on the Contributors xiii List of Abbreviations xvii Map of Europe xx 1 Introduction: Defining Central and Eastern Europe 1 Judy Batt The ‘Lands in Between’: a geopolitical predicament 7 ‘Catching up’ with Europe 9 Bearing the brunt of European power politics 12 The ‘return to Europe’ 15 2 The Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland 20 Frances Millard The structures of government 21 The nature of government 22 Political parties and party systems 26 Party evolution: a summary 34 The voters and the public 37 Current issues 38 Conclusion 41 3 The Other New Europeans 42 Tim Haughton Meeting the challenges of post-communism 43 Opportunities and constraints of EU membership 46 Boom, bailouts and austerity 48 New versions of old themes 51 Conclusion: a tale of three elections 57 v
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