スロバキアとチェコの民主主義及び政党間競争 Elected Affinities : Democracy and Party Competition in Slovakia and the Czech Republic

Deegan-Krause, Kevin

Stanford University Press（2006/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 352 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780804752060
• DDC分類 320.943709049

Full Description

Nobody talks about the "Czech miracle" anymore except with irony, and no longer can anyone refer to Slovakia as "a hole in the map of Europe." Times have changed rapidly and explanation has lagged far behind.

Elected Affinities is the first book-length project to account for the startling differences in the course of democratization in Slovakia and the Czech Republic during the 1990s. The book uses the natural experiment created by Czechoslovakia's dissolution to explore why some new democracies succeed and why some (nearly) fail. The comparison offers new insights into the inner workings of political parties and governments in postcommunist countries, and into the complex relationships among nationalism, economic reform, and political accountability in democracies, both new and old.

Contents

Contents List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Democracy Amid Division Chapter 1 The Accountability Gap Chapter 2 Accountability and Institutions Chapter 3 Institutions, Voter Attitudes, and Issue Divides Chapter 4 Issue Divides, Factors, and Actors Conclusion Slovakia is Everywhere Notes Works Cited Index