A powerful insight into the process of institution building in the new democracies of Eastern Europe ... Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe is going to be a very helpful repository for anyone who is studying the period of transition and who is looking for critical and well-informed perspectives on Eastern Europe's experience of democratization.

• Introduction ; PART 1 COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ; 1. Western Actors and the Promotion of Democracy ; 2. Regionalization and Democratic Consolidation ; 3. The Impact of External Economic Factors: The Role of the IMF ; 4. International Security and Democracy-Building ; 5. The Internationalization of Ethnic Strife ; 6. International Migration and the Consolidation of Democracy ; 7. Crime, Corruption and Politics: Transnational Factors ; 8. Attitudes towards the West, Democracy and the Market ; PART 2 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ; 9. Estonia and Latvia: International Influences on Citizenship and Minority Intergration ; 10. The Case of Hungary ; 11. Poland: Compatibility of External and Internal Democratic Designs ; 12. The Czech Republic: The Unexpected Force of Institutional Constraints ; 13. Slovakia: Misreading the Western Message ; 14. Building Democracy in Romania: Internal Shortcomings and External Neglect ; 15. Bulgaria and Macedonia: Voluntary Dependence on External Actors ; 16. Yugoslavia: International Efforts to Link Peace, Stability and Democracy ; 17. Belarus and Ukraine: Democracy-Building in a Grey Security Zone ; 18. Russia and the West: To Belong or Not to Belong? b ; 19. Foreign Made Democracy

A powerful insight into the process of institution building in the new democracies of Eastern Europe ... Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe is going to be a very helpful repository for anyone who is studying the period of transition and who is looking for critical and well-informed perspectives on Eastern Europe's experience of democratization.

• Introduction ; PART 1 COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ; 1. Western Actors and the Promotion of Democracy ; 2. Regionalization and Democratic Consolidation ; 3. The Impact of External Economic Factors: The Role of the IMF ; 4. International Security and Democracy-Building ; 5. The Internationalization of Ethnic Strife ; 6. International Migration and the Consolidation of Democracy ; 7. Crime, Corruption and Politics: Transnational Factors ; 8. Attitudes towards the West, Democracy and the Market ; PART 2 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ; 9. Estonia and Latvia: International Influences on Citizenship and Minority Intergration ; 10. The Case of Hungary ; 11. Poland: Compatibility of External and Internal Democratic Designs ; 12. The Czech Republic: The Unexpected Force of Institutional Constraints ; 13. Slovakia: Misreading the Western Message ; 14. Building Democracy in Romania: Internal Shortcomings and External Neglect ; 15. Bulgaria and Macedonia: Voluntary Dependence on External Actors ; 16. Yugoslavia: International Efforts to Link Peace, Stability and Democracy ; 17. Belarus and Ukraine: Democracy-Building in a Grey Security Zone ; 18. Russia and the West: To Belong or Not to Belong? b ; 19. Foreign Made Democracy

A powerful insight into the process of institution building in the new democracies of Eastern Europe ... Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe is going to be a very helpful repository for anyone who is studying the period of transition and who is looking for critical and well-informed perspectives on Eastern Europe's experience of democratization.

• Introduction ; PART 1 COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ; 1. Western Actors and the Promotion of Democracy ; 2. Regionalization and Democratic Consolidation ; 3. The Impact of External Economic Factors: The Role of the IMF ; 4. International Security and Democracy-Building ; 5. The Internationalization of Ethnic Strife ; 6. International Migration and the Consolidation of Democracy ; 7. Crime, Corruption and Politics: Transnational Factors ; 8. Attitudes towards the West, Democracy and the Market ; PART 2 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ; 9. Estonia and Latvia: International Influences on Citizenship and Minority Intergration ; 10. The Case of Hungary ; 11. Poland: Compatibility of External and Internal Democratic Designs ; 12. The Czech Republic: The Unexpected Force of Institutional Constraints ; 13. Slovakia: Misreading the Western Message ; 14. Building Democracy in Romania: Internal Shortcomings and External Neglect ; 15. Bulgaria and Macedonia: Voluntary Dependence on External Actors ; 16. Yugoslavia: International Efforts to Link Peace, Stability and Democracy ; 17. Belarus and Ukraine: Democracy-Building in a Grey Security Zone ; 18. Russia and the West: To Belong or Not to Belong? b ; 19. Foreign Made Democracy