Paul G. Lewis, The Open University.

• Democratization and political change inpost-communist Eastern Europe, P.G. Lewis; toward a Soviet past or a socialist future? understanding why voters choose communist parties, S. Oates, W.L.Miller and A. Grodeland; successor parties and democratic consolidation in post-communist politics, J. Ishiyama; party system institutionalization in new democracies: Poland - a trend setter with no followers, R. Markowski; the "Professionalization" of party campaigning in post-communist Poland, A. Szczerbiak; party and state in democratic Slovenia, A Krasovec; institutions and party development in the Baltic States, V. Pettai; Slovakia 10 years after the collapse of communist rule, G. Wightman; perspectives on democratic party development in Belarus, E. Korastelava; conservatism and party identity in Eatsern Europe, K. Lok Chan; patterns of Europeanization and transnational party cooperation - party development in Central and Eastern Europe, G. Pridham; conclusion - party development and democratization in Eastern Europe, P.G.Lewis.

'Enlightening ... one of the strongest features of Lewis's book is the fact that not only well researched parties from the Visegrad countries fall under scrutiny, but also the rather unknown parties from the Baltic states, Slovenia and even Belarus.' - Political Studies

Paul G. Lewis, The Open University.

• Democratization and political change inpost-communist Eastern Europe, P.G. Lewis; toward a Soviet past or a socialist future? understanding why voters choose communist parties, S. Oates, W.L.Miller and A. Grodeland; successor parties and democratic consolidation in post-communist politics, J. Ishiyama; party system institutionalization in new democracies: Poland - a trend setter with no followers, R. Markowski; the "Professionalization" of party campaigning in post-communist Poland, A. Szczerbiak; party and state in democratic Slovenia, A Krasovec; institutions and party development in the Baltic States, V. Pettai; Slovakia 10 years after the collapse of communist rule, G. Wightman; perspectives on democratic party development in Belarus, E. Korastelava; conservatism and party identity in Eatsern Europe, K. Lok Chan; patterns of Europeanization and transnational party cooperation - party development in Central and Eastern Europe, G. Pridham; conclusion - party development and democratization in Eastern Europe, P.G.Lewis.

'Enlightening ... one of the strongest features of Lewis's book is the fact that not only well researched parties from the Visegrad countries fall under scrutiny, but also the rather unknown parties from the Baltic states, Slovenia and even Belarus.' - Political Studies

Paul G. Lewis, The Open University.

• Democratization and political change inpost-communist Eastern Europe, P.G. Lewis; toward a Soviet past or a socialist future? understanding why voters choose communist parties, S. Oates, W.L.Miller and A. Grodeland; successor parties and democratic consolidation in post-communist politics, J. Ishiyama; party system institutionalization in new democracies: Poland - a trend setter with no followers, R. Markowski; the "Professionalization" of party campaigning in post-communist Poland, A. Szczerbiak; party and state in democratic Slovenia, A Krasovec; institutions and party development in the Baltic States, V. Pettai; Slovakia 10 years after the collapse of communist rule, G. Wightman; perspectives on democratic party development in Belarus, E. Korastelava; conservatism and party identity in Eatsern Europe, K. Lok Chan; patterns of Europeanization and transnational party cooperation - party development in Central and Eastern Europe, G. Pridham; conclusion - party development and democratization in Eastern Europe, P.G.Lewis.

'Enlightening ... one of the strongest features of Lewis's book is the fact that not only well researched parties from the Visegrad countries fall under scrutiny, but also the rather unknown parties from the Baltic states, Slovenia and even Belarus.' - Political Studies