General Information

Language

English.

Published

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Physical Description

vi, 247 p. ; 24 cm.

Series

Constitutionalism in Eastern Europe

Contributors

Contributor

Elster, Jon, 1940-

Contents/Summary

Summary

In 1989 and 1990; Eastern European Communist regimes and opposition groups conducted a series of roundtable talks to peacefully negotiate the abolition of authoritarian rule and the transition to democratic governance. This volume documents that unprecedented process of national reinvention and constitution making. In five country-specific reports, senior scholars provide detailed accounts of the talks in Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the German Democratic Republic. These essays capture the historical circumstances of these countries - their traditions, customs, and the balance of influence between competing factions - that often took precedence over constitutional ideals. Also included is an essay on the political factors underlying the failure of negotiations between reform groups and the Chinese regime, providing an illuminating counterpoint to the path taken in Eastern Europe

Subjects

Subject

Constitutional history > Europe, Eastern > Sources.

Democracy > Europe, Eastern > Sources.

Post-communism > Europe, Eastern > Sources.

Europe, Eastern > Politics and government > 1989- > Sources.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

edited by Jon Elster.

Library Special Collection

HU OSA 208 - Donation of the Open Society Institute-New York

ISBN

0226206289

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	321.8/09/42 ELS		OSA Repository	-

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