Reflections on 1989 in Eastern Europe

Terry Cox is Professor of Central and East European Studies at the University of Glasgow, and Editor of the journal Europe-Asia Studies. His recent research has focused on the politics and sociology of post-communist transformations in East Central Europe, including work on civil society and the politics of interest representation.

• 1. 1989 and the Transformations in Eastern Europe Terry Cox 2. The Demise of the Soviet Bloc Mark Kramer 3. Welfare Dictatorship, the Working Class and the Change of Regimes in East Germany and Hungary Eszter Bartha 4. New Life: The Poetics of Transition George Szirtes 5. The Picnic on the Border: An Interview with László Vass Terry Cox 6. Three Days in Bucharest: Making Sense of Romania’s Transitional Violence, 20 Years On John Gledhill 7. A Post-Socialist Capitalism Nigel Swain 8. After the Party, the After-Parties? The Effects of Communist Successor Parties on Economic Reform in Central and Eastern Europe Aleksandra Sznajder Lee 9. Satisfied, Sceptical or Simply Indifferent? Current Public Opinion towards the Fall of Communism in the Czech Republic Pat Lyons and Alžbĕta Bernardyová 10. Evaluating Transitions: Human Rights and Qualitative Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe Brad K. Blitz