From Eastern Bloc to European Union

Comparative Processes of Transformation since 1990
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78533-317-0
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 22, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 750 g

Reihe: Contemporary European History

More than 25 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, European integration remains a work in progress, especially in those Eastern European nations most dramatically reshaped by democratization and economic liberalization. This volume assembles detailed, empirically grounded studies of eleven states—Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and the former East Germany—that went on to join the European Union. Each chapter analyzes the political, economic, and social transformations that have taken place in these nations, using a comparative approach to identify structural similarities and assess outcomes relative to one another as well as the rest of the EU.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heydemann, Günther

Vodi¿ka, Karel

Vodicka, Karel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Vladimír Spidla

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Günther Heydemann and Karel Vodicka

Chapter 1. Estonia

Ralph Michael Wrobel

Chapter 2. Latvia

Claudia-Yvette Matthes

Chapter 3. Lithuania

Rolf Winkelmann

Chapter 4. The GDR

Gu¨nther Heydemann

Chapter 5. Poland

Klaus Ziemer

Chapter 6. The Czech Republic

Karel Vodicka

Chapter 7. The Slovak Republic

Ru¨diger Kipke

Chapter 8. Slovenia

Bozo Repe

Chapter 9. Hungary

Ju¨rgen Dieringer

Chapter 10. Romania

Bogdan Murgescu

Chapter 11. Bulgaria

Karel Vodicka

Conclusion: Post-Communist Space: State of Consolidation and Prospects. Politics, Economy, Society

Gu¨nther Heydemann and Karel Vodicka

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Vodicka, Karel
Karel Vodicka is a Researcher at the Hannah Arendt Institute for Research on Totalitarianism at the Technical University of Dresden. His publications include Zündfunke aus Prag: Wie der Mut zur Freiheit die Geschichte veränderte (2014).

Heydemann, Günther
Günther Heydemann is the Chair for Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Leipzig and Director of the Hannah Arendt Institute for Research on Totalitarianism at the Technical University of Dresden. He has taught in the United States, Italy, Russia, and Tunisia. His most recent publication is Sachsen und der Nationalsozialismus, coedited with Jan Erik Schulte and Francesca Weil (2014).

Günther Heydemann is the Chair for Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Leipzig and Director of the Hannah Arendt Institute for Research on Totalitarianism at the Technical University of Dresden. He has taught in the United States, Italy, Russia, and Tunisia. His most recent publication is Sachsen und der Nationalsozialismus, coedited with Jan Erik Schulte and Francesca Weil (2014).