Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe Volume 1 Institutional Engineering [Paperback]

This volume--the first in a series of books on democratic consolidation in Eastern Europe--examines the constraints and opportunities of institutional engineering in Eastern Europe. The aim is to contrast a set of democracy theories with empirical evidence accumulated in Eastern Europe over the last ten years. Avoiding complex debates about definitions, methods, and the uses and misuses of comparative research, this book instead tries to establish what has really happened in the region and which of the existing theories have proved helpful in explaining these developments.

PART I: INSTITUTIONAL ENGINEERING IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVEInstitutional Engineering and Transition to Democracy,Klaus von Beyme
Constitutions and Constitution-Building: A Comparative Perspective Robert Elgie and Jan Zielonka,Robert Elgie and Jan Zielonka
Constitutional Design and Problems of Implementation in Southern and Eastern Europe,Leonardo Morlino
PART II: INSTITUTIONAL ENGINEERING IN A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVEEstonia: Positive and Negative Institutional Engineering,Vello Pettai
Rebuilding Democracy in Latvia: Overcoming a Dual Legacy,Adolf Sprudzs
Institutional Engineering in Lithuania: Stability through Compromise,Nida Gelazis
Bulgaria: The (Ir)Relevance of Postcommunist Constitutionalism,Venelin I. Ganev
Constitutionalism as a Vehicle for Democratic Consolidation in Romania,Renate Weber
Ukraine: Tormented Constitution-Making,Kasia Wolczuk
Power Imbalance and Institutional Interests in Russian Constitutional Engineering,Gadis Gadzhiev
Constitutionalism in Belarus: A False Start,Alexander Lukashuk
The Czech Republic: From the Burden of the Old Federal Constitution to the Constitutional Horse Trading Among Political Parties,Petr Kopecky
Slovakia: From the Ambiguous Constitution to the Dominance of Informal Rlsj