Centre-Right Parties In Post-Communist East-Central Europe

Description: This is the first book to cover the centre-right in post-communist Eastern Europe. It makes a vital contribution to the broader research agenda on the Central and East European centre-right by focusing on one specific question: why strong and cohesive centre-right formations have developed in some post-communist states, but not others. It also delves into the attempts to develop centre-right parties after 1989 in four nations: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The authors of these fresh case studies use a common analytical framework to analyse and provide fascinating insights into the varying levels of cohesion in centre-right parties across the region. This volume was previously published as a special issue of the 'Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics'. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 'Sean Hanley' and 'Aleks Szczerbiak '2. Getting the Centre-Right Right in Central and Eastern Europe 'Sean Hanley '3. The Czech Republic (focusing on the Civic Democratic Party) 'Sean Hanley '4. Hungary (focusing on Fidesz) 'Brigid Fowler '5. Poland (focusing on Solidarity Electoral Action) 'Aleks Szczerbiak '6. Slovakia 'Tim Haughton '7. Conclusion 'Paul Lewis'