Geoffrey Pridham is Professor of European Politics and Director of the Centre for Mediterranean Studies at the University of Bristol. He has written extensively on democratization; his publications include Stabilising Fragile Democracies: Comparing New Party Systems in Southern and Eastern Europe, and he was co-editor of Democratisation in Eastern Europe and Securing Democracy: Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe, all published by Routledge., Tom Gallagher holds the Chair of European Peace and Conflict Studies at Bradford University; his books include Romania after Ceausescu: The Politics of Intolerance.

• Chapter 1 Democratization in the Balkan countries, Geoffrey Pridham; Chapter 2 Democratization in South-Eastern Europe, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, F. Stephen Larrabee; Chapter 3 Political culture and democratization in the Balkans, Stefano Bianchini; Chapter 4 Nationalism and Democracy in South-East Europe, Tom Gallagher; Chapter 5 The media and the search for democracy in the Balkans, Tom Gallagher; Chapter 6 Economic transformation and democratization in the Balkans, Will Bartlett; Chapter 7 Influencing regime change in the Balkans, Valentin Stan; Chapter 8 Light at the end of the tunnel, Aurelian Craiutu; Chapter 9 Bulgaria, Kyril Drezov; Chapter 10 Democratic despotism, Ivan Vejvoda; Chapter 11 Albania, James Pettifer; Chapter 12 Macedonia, Bogdan Szajkowski;

'...will certainly become an important reference for students of the Balkans' first post-Communist decade.' - Dejan Djokic , Seer 79, 1, 2001

Geoffrey Pridham is Professor of European Politics and Director of the Centre for Mediterranean Studies at the University of Bristol. He has written extensively on democratization; his publications include Stabilising Fragile Democracies: Comparing New Party Systems in Southern and Eastern Europe, and he was co-editor of Democratisation in Eastern Europe and Securing Democracy: Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe, all published by Routledge., Tom Gallagher holds the Chair of European Peace and Conflict Studies at Bradford University; his books include Romania after Ceausescu: The Politics of Intolerance.

• Chapter 1 Democratization in the Balkan countries, Geoffrey Pridham; Chapter 2 Democratization in South-Eastern Europe, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, F. Stephen Larrabee; Chapter 3 Political culture and democratization in the Balkans, Stefano Bianchini; Chapter 4 Nationalism and Democracy in South-East Europe, Tom Gallagher; Chapter 5 The media and the search for democracy in the Balkans, Tom Gallagher; Chapter 6 Economic transformation and democratization in the Balkans, Will Bartlett; Chapter 7 Influencing regime change in the Balkans, Valentin Stan; Chapter 8 Light at the end of the tunnel, Aurelian Craiutu; Chapter 9 Bulgaria, Kyril Drezov; Chapter 10 Democratic despotism, Ivan Vejvoda; Chapter 11 Albania, James Pettifer; Chapter 12 Macedonia, Bogdan Szajkowski;

'...will certainly become an important reference for students of the Balkans' first post-Communist decade.' - Dejan Djokic , Seer 79, 1, 2001

Geoffrey Pridham is Professor of European Politics and Director of the Centre for Mediterranean Studies at the University of Bristol. He has written extensively on democratization; his publications include Stabilising Fragile Democracies: Comparing New Party Systems in Southern and Eastern Europe, and he was co-editor of Democratisation in Eastern Europe and Securing Democracy: Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe, all published by Routledge., Tom Gallagher holds the Chair of European Peace and Conflict Studies at Bradford University; his books include Romania after Ceausescu: The Politics of Intolerance.

• Chapter 1 Democratization in the Balkan countries, Geoffrey Pridham; Chapter 2 Democratization in South-Eastern Europe, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, F. Stephen Larrabee; Chapter 3 Political culture and democratization in the Balkans, Stefano Bianchini; Chapter 4 Nationalism and Democracy in South-East Europe, Tom Gallagher; Chapter 5 The media and the search for democracy in the Balkans, Tom Gallagher; Chapter 6 Economic transformation and democratization in the Balkans, Will Bartlett; Chapter 7 Influencing regime change in the Balkans, Valentin Stan; Chapter 8 Light at the end of the tunnel, Aurelian Craiutu; Chapter 9 Bulgaria, Kyril Drezov; Chapter 10 Democratic despotism, Ivan Vejvoda; Chapter 11 Albania, James Pettifer; Chapter 12 Macedonia, Bogdan Szajkowski;

'...will certainly become an important reference for students of the Balkans' first post-Communist decade.' - Dejan Djokic , Seer 79, 1, 2001