Jørgen Møller is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

• Introduction: The Puzzle of the Post-communist Tripartition 1. The Gap Between Electoral and Liberal Democracy Revisited. Some Conceptual and Empirical Clarifications 2. The Post-communist Tripartition Described 3. An Actor-centred Analysis of Post-communist Political Pathways 4. A Structural Analysis of Post-Communist Pathways 5. Contrasting Structures, Actors - And Diffusion. Conclusion.

Jørgen Møller is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

• Introduction: The Puzzle of the Post-communist Tripartition 1. The Gap Between Electoral and Liberal Democracy Revisited. Some Conceptual and Empirical Clarifications 2. The Post-communist Tripartition Described 3. An Actor-centred Analysis of Post-communist Political Pathways 4. A Structural Analysis of Post-Communist Pathways 5. Contrasting Structures, Actors - And Diffusion. Conclusion.

Jørgen Møller is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

• Introduction: The Puzzle of the Post-communist Tripartition 1. The Gap Between Electoral and Liberal Democracy Revisited. Some Conceptual and Empirical Clarifications 2. The Post-communist Tripartition Described 3. An Actor-centred Analysis of Post-communist Political Pathways 4. A Structural Analysis of Post-Communist Pathways 5. Contrasting Structures, Actors - And Diffusion. Conclusion.