Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe

Volume 1: Institutional Engineering

Edited by Jan Zielonka

Oxford Studies in Democratization

Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe

Volume 1: Institutional Engineering

Edited by Jan Zielonka

Oxford Studies in Democratization

Description

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.

Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe

Volume 1: Institutional Engineering

Edited by Jan Zielonka

Oxford Studies in Democratization

PART I: INSTITUTIONAL ENGINEERING IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Institutional 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 PERSPECTIVE Estonia: 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 Rules, Darina Malová
Slovenia: From Elite Consensus to Democratic Consolidation, Miro Cerar
Hungary's Pliable Constitution, Istvan Szikinger
Legitimacy: the Price of a Delayed Constitution in Poland, Miroslaw Wyrzykowski
Conclusions: On the Relevance of Institutions and the Centrality of Constitutions in Postcommunist Transitions, Wojciech Sadurski

Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe

Volume 1: Institutional Engineering

Edited by Jan Zielonka

Oxford Studies in Democratization

Author Information

Contributors:

Klaus von Beyme
Robert Elgie and Jan Zielonka
Leonardo Morlino
Vello Pettai
Adolf Sprudzs
Nida Gelazis
Venelin I. Ganev
Renate Weber
Kasia Wolczuk
Gadis Gadzhiev
Alexander Lukashuk
Petr Kopecky
Darina Malová
Miro Cerar
Istvan Szikinger
Miroslaw Wyrzykowski
Wojciech Sadurski