ABSTRACT
What has become of the Communist parties that once held monopoly power in the east bloc? A decade ago, it was assumed that they would dissolve, but many of them have enjoyed electoral success. This book systematically examines how they have evolved. In the opening section, Herbert Kitschet and Ivan Szelenyi respectively consider post-communist party strategies and social democratic prospects in the transitional societies. Part II presents nine case studies of the major communist and communist successor parties of the region, and Part III is devoted to seven comparative studies. Appendices provide comparable electoral and party membership data.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|48 pages
Approaches
chapter 2|27 pages
Constraints and Opportunities in the Strategic Conduct of Post-Communist Successor Parties
part II|220 pages
Case Studies
chapter 7|25 pages
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia after 1989
chapter 10|18 pages
The Yugoslav “Left” Parties
part III|150 pages
Theoretical and Comparative Considerations
chapter 14|16 pages
Doomed to be Radicals?
chapter 18|30 pages
Mainstreaming Extremism
chapter 19|22 pages
Organizational Strength Divorced from Power
part IV|16 pages
Conclusions