ABSTRACT
The year 1989 (respectively 1991 – dissolution of the Soviet Union) marks an upheaval in Central and Eastern Europe and stands for a radical change in such spheres as society, economy, politics and culture in this region. The years of transformation, characterised by the adjustment to Western models of the market and by the transition from what was essentially a one-party system to democracy, brought about far-reaching changes not only to post-socialist societies, but also to the Central and Eastern European research systems.
