Ivan T. Berend is Distinguished Professor at the University of California Los Angeles, Director of the European Studies Program. He was one of the masterminds of regime change in Hungary.
This book explores and illustrates how domestic and international factors shape the direction of democratization in Turkey, with special reference to the constitution making process as a key mechanism of democratic development.
This book is based on a detailed examination of the changing representation of Bishop Nikolaj Velimirovic in the Serbian media and in commemorative discourse devoted to him.
Provides the most comprehensive history of Gypsies in Romania, synthesizing Romanian and foreign literature with extensive archival research to address the enormous social... Læs mere
The 12 essays explore a wide scope of subjects that belong to disciplines ranging from moral philosophy, through theory of human rights, democratic transition, constitutionalism, to political economy.
This book examines constitutional adjudication in the Visegrad Four: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The creation of constitutional courts was one of major milestones in the re-creation of the democratic system in these countries.
Written around 1112-1116, The Deeds of the Princes of the Poles tells the ancient history of Poland down to the reign of Boleslaw III. The chronicle contains information on Poland's relations to her neighbours as well as the political ideas of the time.
Provides detailed, empirically based examination of party structure and organization in post-communist Poland... Læs mere
Based on comparative surveys, Domanski presents a study of social transformation in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989, focusing on... Læs mere
Successful transition for any post-communist country is reliant upon market, government and the civil sector. This study of the Czech Republic highlights the early transitional mistakes made during the Klaus era with respect to the role of these sectors.
In the past 50 years every Central and Eastern European society has been subject to transformation. Initially, Hungary was transformed by... Læs mere
This is an examination of administrative law and institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. In a series of case studies, discussing each country in the... Læs mere