A Concise Field Guide to Post-Communist Regimes : Actors, Institutions, and Dynamics Paperback / softback
by Balint (Research Fellow, CEU Democracy Institute) Magyar, Balint (Research fellow, CEU Democracy Institute) Madlovics
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While the literature of hybrid regimes has given up the presumption that post-communist countries must democratize, its language and concepts still mostly relate to Western democracies.
Magyar and Madlovics strongly argue for a vocabulary and grammar tailored to the specifics of the region.
In 120 theses they unfold a conceptual framework with (1) a typology of post-communist regimes and (2) a detailed presentation of ideal-type actors and the political, economic, and social phenomena in these regimes.
The book is a more digestible companion to the 800-page The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes (CEU Press, 2020), which was a detailed theoretical study with plenty of empirical illustrations.
Each of the 120 theses contains a statement and its concise discussion supported by illustrative tables, figures, and QR-codes that connect the interested reader to the more detailed analysis in the Anatomy.
In a condensed variety, this book has kept the holistic approach of the Anatomy and treats the spheres of political, market, and communal action as parts of a single, coherent whole.
The endeavor to synthesize a vast range of ideas does not, however, result in a too complicated text.
On the contrary, freed from the implicit presumptions of democracy theory, the new terminology yields a readily usable toolkit of unambiguous means of expression to speak about post-communism.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:264 pages, 44 Tables, black and white; 37 Figures
- Publisher:Central European University Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2022
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- ISBN:9789633865873
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:264 pages, 44 Tables, black and white; 37 Figures
- Publisher:Central European University Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9789633865873