Post-communist democratisation in Lithuania : elites, parties, and youth political organisations, 1988-2001 /
Post-Communist Democratisation in Lithuania: Elites, Parties, and Youth Political Organisations. 1988 - 2001 explains post-communist changes in Lithuania. The transformation of political party system, political elites and youth political organisations in Lithuania are examined in light of democratis...
| Основен автор: | Janusauskiene, Diana. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
2011.
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| Серия: |
On the boundary of two worlds ;
28. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=355395 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Post-communist democratisation in Lithuania. |
| Резюме: |
Post-Communist Democratisation in Lithuania: Elites, Parties, and Youth Political Organisations. 1988 - 2001 explains post-communist changes in Lithuania. The transformation of political party system, political elites and youth political organisations in Lithuania are examined in light of democratisation in other post-communist countries. By linking theories of democratisation and elites to actual events, the book provides an analytical framework for interpreting political regime change and development in Lithuania. The book is based on five assumptions: (1) democratisation in Lithuania belongs to a 'Western type' of democratic development; (2) elites and nationalism were the major forces in modernisation; (3) Lithuanian elites have used the favourable conditions of perestroika and were the major actors in regime transformation; (4) the crop of political elites in Lithuania undergoes a generational change, and youth political organisations are very important in this process as they serve as schools for future politicians; and (5) class theory is less useful than elite theory when analysing the process of democratisation in Lithuania. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (172 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-132). |
| ISBN: |
9789042032491 9042032499 9789042032507 9042032502 1282991698 9781282991699 |