Kevin Deegan-Krause is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wayne State University.

"Elected Affinities presents a novel conceptual scheme built upon a wealth of informational building blocks, with a remarkably complete picture of Czech and especially Slovak politics in the 1990s." - Carol Leff (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) "Kevin Deegan-Krause's work is highly ambitious. It brings together an impressive amount of empirical research and historical background to explore the nature of non-democratic actions on the part of elected leaders. The author has produced a book that is rich in detail while solidly anchored to important theoretical concerns." - Sharon Wolchik (George Washington University) "Elected Affinities offers an original theoretical framework to understand the emergence of democracy and party competition in post-communist countries. The empirical analysis focuses on Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The complex national, economic, and constitutional questions facing these countries offer a unique opportunity to highlight the interaction among the forces shaping political outcomes. This book is a must to read for social scientists who are interested in a theoretically sophisticated account of transition and consolidation of democracy." - Hans-Dieter Klingeman (Free University of Berlin)

• Contents List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments IntroductionDemocracy Amid Division Chapter 1The Accountability Gap Chapter 2Accountability and Institutions Chapter 3Institutions, Voter Attitudes, and Issue Divides Chapter 4Issue Divides, Factors, and Actors ConclusionSlovakia is Everywhere Notes Works Cited Index

Kevin Deegan-Krause is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wayne State University.

"Elected Affinities presents a novel conceptual scheme built upon a wealth of informational building blocks, with a remarkably complete picture of Czech and especially Slovak politics in the 1990s." - Carol Leff (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) "Kevin Deegan-Krause's work is highly ambitious. It brings together an impressive amount of empirical research and historical background to explore the nature of non-democratic actions on the part of elected leaders. The author has produced a book that is rich in detail while solidly anchored to important theoretical concerns." - Sharon Wolchik (George Washington University) "Elected Affinities offers an original theoretical framework to understand the emergence of democracy and party competition in post-communist countries. The empirical analysis focuses on Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The complex national, economic, and constitutional questions facing these countries offer a unique opportunity to highlight the interaction among the forces shaping political outcomes. This book is a must to read for social scientists who are interested in a theoretically sophisticated account of transition and consolidation of democracy." - Hans-Dieter Klingeman (Free University of Berlin)

• Contents List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments IntroductionDemocracy Amid Division Chapter 1The Accountability Gap Chapter 2Accountability and Institutions Chapter 3Institutions, Voter Attitudes, and Issue Divides Chapter 4Issue Divides, Factors, and Actors ConclusionSlovakia is Everywhere Notes Works Cited Index

Kevin Deegan-Krause is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wayne State University.

"Elected Affinities presents a novel conceptual scheme built upon a wealth of informational building blocks, with a remarkably complete picture of Czech and especially Slovak politics in the 1990s." - Carol Leff (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) "Kevin Deegan-Krause's work is highly ambitious. It brings together an impressive amount of empirical research and historical background to explore the nature of non-democratic actions on the part of elected leaders. The author has produced a book that is rich in detail while solidly anchored to important theoretical concerns." - Sharon Wolchik (George Washington University) "Elected Affinities offers an original theoretical framework to understand the emergence of democracy and party competition in post-communist countries. The empirical analysis focuses on Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The complex national, economic, and constitutional questions facing these countries offer a unique opportunity to highlight the interaction among the forces shaping political outcomes. This book is a must to read for social scientists who are interested in a theoretically sophisticated account of transition and consolidation of democracy." - Hans-Dieter Klingeman (Free University of Berlin)

• Contents List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments IntroductionDemocracy Amid Division Chapter 1The Accountability Gap Chapter 2Accountability and Institutions Chapter 3Institutions, Voter Attitudes, and Issue Divides Chapter 4Issue Divides, Factors, and Actors ConclusionSlovakia is Everywhere Notes Works Cited Index