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Heiko Pleines, Sabine Fischer, Hans H Schröder
Movements, Migrants, Marginalisation
Challenges of societal and political participation in Eastern Europe and the enlarged EU
€29.90ibidem226 PagesThe end of socialism posed a historical challenge to European societies. The former socialist Central and East European countries were faced with what has been called a "triple transformation": Mutually...Available -
Jochen Tholen, David Lane, Gyorgy Lengyel
Restructuring of the Economic Elites after State Socialism
Recruitment, Institutions and Attitudes
€34.90ibidem352 PagesThe collapse of the former socialist states has led to the transformation of their political, economic and social systems as well as a major change in international orientations. In this context, new economic...Available -
Daniela Obradovic, Heiko Pleines
The Capacity of Central and East European Interest Groups to Participate in EU Governance
€29.90ibidem246 PagesThe integration of ten Central and East European countries (CEEC) into the EU as part of the 2004 and 2007 enlargements poses new challenges to EU governance, as the number of countries involved has thereby...Available -
Heiko Pleines, Sabine Fischer
Crises and Conflicts in Post-Socialist Societies
The Role of Ethnic, Political and Social Identities
€29.90ibidem224 PagesPost-socialist transformations in Central and Eastern Europe have been characterised by historically shaped crises and conflicts on all levels of political, economic and societal life. Minority and ethno-political...Available -
Heiko Pleines, Julia Kusznir
Trade Unions from Post-Socialist Member States in EU Governance
€24.90ibidem198 PagesThe central question addressed by the papers collected in this book is whether trade unions from the post-socialist states have successfully represented their interests at the EU level. At issue is not...Available -
Heiko Pleines
The EU and Central & Eastern Europe
Successes and Failures of Europeanization in Politics and Society
€24.90ibidem168 PagesThe changes in post-socialist Central and Eastern European countries have been affected by external influences more than any preceding wave of democratization. The contributions in this volume reflect...Available -
Heiko Pleines, Sabine Fischer
Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe
€29.90ibidem180 PagesThe book series Changing Europe contains edited volumes dealing with current political, economic and social affairs in Eastern Europe and the enlarged EU. The core of the series is formed by contributions...Available -
Zdenka Mansfeldová, Heiko Pleines
Informal relations from democratic representation to corruption
Case studies from Central and Eastern Europe
€34.90ibidem308 PagesInformal relations have been one of the major research topics of the social sciences since the 1990s. In order to allow for meaningful comparisons between different combinations of the positive and negative...Available -
Leonid Kosals, Heiko Pleines
Governance Failure and Reform Attempts after the Global Economic Crisis of 2008/09
Case Studies from Central and Eastern Europe
€34.90ibidem238 PagesThe global economic crisis of 2008/2009 has had a broad impact far beyond economic concerns. Most importantly, it has been seen as a crisis of governance and debates have not just questioned specific regulations,...Available -
Andreas Heinrich, Heiko Pleines
Export Pipelines from the CIS Region
Geopolitics, Securitization, and Political Decision-Making
€34.90ibidem300 PagesThis timely collection offers fresh perspectives on the analysis of the ‘New Great Game’ – the fight for access to the former Soviet Union’s energy resources. Thus far the export of crude oil and...Available