Learning from the West?

Dan Hough is a Lecturer in Politics in the International Relations and Politics Department at the University of Sussex., William E. Paterson is Professor and Director of the Institute for German Studies at the University of Birmingham., James Sloam is a Lecturer in International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London.

• Chapter 1 Learning from the West: Policy Transfer and Programmatic Change in the Communist Successor Parties of Eastern and Central Europe, Dan Hough; Chapter 2 Westernizing the East: External Influences in the Post-Communist Transformation of Eastern and Central Europe, Marcin Zaborowski; Chapter 3 Learning from the West: Policy Transfer and Political Parties, William E. Paterson, James Sloam; Chapter 4 The Communist Successor Parties of Eastern and Central Europe and European Integration, Michael Dauderstädt; Chapter 5 West European Social Democracy as a Model for Transfer, James Sloam; Chapter 6 Polish Social Democracy, Policy Transfer and Programmatic Change, Piotr Buras; Chapter 7 Between Emulation and Adjustment: External Influences on Programmatic Change in the Slovak SDL, Vladimír Handl, Vladimír Leška; Chapter 8 Choosing Between China and Europe? Virtual Inspiration and Policy Transfer in the Programmatic Development of the Czech Communist Party, Vladimír Handl; Chapter 9 The Programmatic Development of the Eastern German PDS: Learning What from Whom and Under What Conditions?, Dan Hough; conclusion Conclusion, William E. Paterson, James Sloam;