Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe
Volume 1: Institutional Engineering
Edited by Jan Zielonka
Table of Contents
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