Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties. East-Central and Western Europe Compared

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Authors	HLOUŠEK Vít KOPEČEK Lubomír
Year of publication	2010
Type	Monograph
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
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Description	Two decades have passed since the transition to democracy began in Eastern Europe. Today, West and East-Central European countries share a common political space - the European Union. This has created a fascinating opportunity for analysis of the similarities and differences between these countries. In this book, Vít Hloušek and Lubomír Kopecek critically apply the party families approach to political parties in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. With chapters devoted to social democrats, greens, the far right and left amongst many others, this book charts the parties origins, ideologies, and international ties alongside their Western European counterparts. By examining the political relevance of different party families, Hloušek and Kopecek are able to assess the validity of this typology in the analysis of the transformation of political parties in this region.
Related projects:	Political Parties and The Representation of Interests in Contemporary European Democracies Political Systems in Democratic Countries and Their Changes at the Beginning of the 21st Century