Democracy and Enlargement in Post-Communist Europe: The Democratisation of the General Public in 15 Central and Eastern European Countries, 1991-1998

by Haerpfer,Christian W.

• ISBN13: 9780415274227
• ISBN10: 0415274222
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book presents the principal findings of a unique and in-depth study into the birth of democracy and the market economy in 15 post-communist countries. It analyses and compares the information collected by the New Democracies Barometer public opinion surveys to provide an overview of the process of democratization across Central and Eastern Europe.

Table of Contents

List of tables	vi
Preface and acknowledgements	viii
The concept of democratisation and democracy	1	(5)
Nostalgia for the Communist past and support for the restoration of Communism	6	(15)
The birth of democracy	21	(26)
Social structure and democracy	47	(11)
Economic well-being of households and democracy	58	(13)
The birth of the market economy and democracy	71	(12)
Security and democracy	83	(26)
European identity, enlargement and support for democracy	109	(33)
Conclusion	142	(4)
Appendix	146	(6)
Bibliography	152	(5)
Index	157