The Dynamics of Party Systems in Central and Eastern Europe

Abstract

In the past two decades, social scientists have become increasingly interested in studying countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Apart from the historical relevance, the consolidation and perpetuation of these new liberal nation states have inspired many scholars in their work. It is obvious that at least in the 1990s, there were rather strong divergences between Central or Eastern European and West European countries. However, there is still disagreement on to what extent we can speak of convergence with regard to Western Europe and its political institutions, as for instance political parties. This holds especially, if the diversity of paths are considered some post-communist democracies have chosen. This panel seeks to explore in depth exactly these processes with regard to rather young party systems with a post-communist experience.

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