A concise field guide to post-communist regimes : actors, institutions, and dynamics [2022]
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A concise field guide to post-communist regimes : actors, institutions, and dynamics / Bálint Magyar, Bálint Madlovics.
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Language
English
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Published
Budapest ; Vienna ; New York : Central European University Press, 2022.
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Physical Description
251 p. ; 24 cm.
Contributors
Madlovics, Bálint, 1993- author.
Contents Summary
"While the literature of hybrid regimes has given up the presumption that post-communist countries must democratize, its language and concepts still mostly relate to Western democracies. Magyar and Madlovics strongly argue for a vocabulary and grammar tailored to the specifics of the region. In 120 theses they unfold a conceptual framework with (1) a typology of post-communist regimes and (2) a detailed presentation of ideal-type actors and the political, economic, and social phenomena in these regimes. The book is a more digestible companion to the 800-page The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes (CEU Press, 2020), which was a detailed theoretical study with plenty of empirical illustrations. Each of the 120 theses contains a statement and its concise discussion supported by illustrative tables, figures, and QR-codes that connect the interested reader to the more detailed analysis in the Anatomy. In a condensed variety, this book has kept the holistic approach of the Anatomy and treats the spheres of political, market, and communal action as parts of a single, coherent whole. The endeavor to synthesize a vast range of ideas does not, however, result in a too complicated text. On the contrary, freed from the implicit presumptions of democracy theory, the new terminology yields a readily usable toolkit of unambiguous means of expression to speak about post-communism"--
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Subject Terms
Post-communism -> Europe, Eastern.
Post-communism -> China.
Europe, Eastern Social conditions 1989-
Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1989-
China Social conditions 2000-
China Politics and government 21st century.
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Content
Trapped in the language of liberal democracy -- Dissolving axiom #1 : stubborn structures and the region's development -- Dissolving axiom #2 : formality and informality -- Dissolving axiom #3 : from constitutional state to the mafia state -- A sui generis phenomenon : the adopted political family -- The formal institutional setting : changing patterns of legitimacy -- Legislation and the legal system : from the rule of law to the law of rule -- Defensive mechanisms : stability and erosion of democracies and autocracies -- Relational economics : corruption, predation, and the redistribution of markets -- In a relational economy, property rights have. (need a proper address instead) -- Market-exploiting dictatorship : coexistence of the three economic mechanisms in China -- Clientage society and the social stability of patronal autocracy -- Populism : an ideological instrument for the political program of morally unconstrained collective egoism -- Beyond regime specificities : country-, policy-, and era-specific features -- Post-communist regime trajectories : a triangular framework -- Estonia : regime change to liberal democracy -- Romania : regime change to patronal democracy -- Kazakhstan : regime change to patronal autocracy -- China : model change to market-exploiting dictatorship -- Czech Republic : backsliding toward patronal democracy -- Poland : backsliding toward conservative autocracy -- Hungary : backsliding to patronal autocracy from liberal democracy -- Russia : backsliding to patronal autocracy from oligarchic anarchy -- Ukraine : regime cycles with color revolutions -- North Macedonia : regime cycle with intra-elite conflict -- Moldova : regime cycles with foreign interference -- Georgia : an attempt to break the regime cycle.
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9789633865873
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | Reference collection | 306.0947 MAG | - | Reference | - |
A concise field guide to post-communist regimes : actors, institutions, and dynamics [2022]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
Magyar, Bálint, 1952-
General Information
Original Title
A concise field guide to post-communist regimes : actors, institutions, and dynamics / Bálint Magyar, Bálint Madlovics.
General Information
Language
English
General Information
Published
Budapest ; Vienna ; New York : Central European University Press, 2022.
General Information
Physical Description
251 p. ; 24 cm.
Contributors
Madlovics, Bálint, 1993- author.
Contents Summary
"While the literature of hybrid regimes has given up the presumption that post-communist countries must democratize, its language and concepts still mostly relate to Western democracies. Magyar and Madlovics strongly argue for a vocabulary and grammar tailored to the specifics of the region. In 120 theses they unfold a conceptual framework with (1) a typology of post-communist regimes and (2) a detailed presentation of ideal-type actors and the political, economic, and social phenomena in these regimes. The book is a more digestible companion to the 800-page The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes (CEU Press, 2020), which was a detailed theoretical study with plenty of empirical illustrations. Each of the 120 theses contains a statement and its concise discussion supported by illustrative tables, figures, and QR-codes that connect the interested reader to the more detailed analysis in the Anatomy. In a condensed variety, this book has kept the holistic approach of the Anatomy and treats the spheres of political, market, and communal action as parts of a single, coherent whole. The endeavor to synthesize a vast range of ideas does not, however, result in a too complicated text. On the contrary, freed from the implicit presumptions of democracy theory, the new terminology yields a readily usable toolkit of unambiguous means of expression to speak about post-communism"--
Subjects
Subject Terms
Post-communism -> Europe, Eastern.
Post-communism -> China.
Europe, Eastern Social conditions 1989-
Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1989-
China Social conditions 2000-
China Politics and government 21st century.
Bibliographic Information
Content
Trapped in the language of liberal democracy -- Dissolving axiom #1 : stubborn structures and the region's development -- Dissolving axiom #2 : formality and informality -- Dissolving axiom #3 : from constitutional state to the mafia state -- A sui generis phenomenon : the adopted political family -- The formal institutional setting : changing patterns of legitimacy -- Legislation and the legal system : from the rule of law to the law of rule -- Defensive mechanisms : stability and erosion of democracies and autocracies -- Relational economics : corruption, predation, and the redistribution of markets -- In a relational economy, property rights have. (need a proper address instead) -- Market-exploiting dictatorship : coexistence of the three economic mechanisms in China -- Clientage society and the social stability of patronal autocracy -- Populism : an ideological instrument for the political program of morally unconstrained collective egoism -- Beyond regime specificities : country-, policy-, and era-specific features -- Post-communist regime trajectories : a triangular framework -- Estonia : regime change to liberal democracy -- Romania : regime change to patronal democracy -- Kazakhstan : regime change to patronal autocracy -- China : model change to market-exploiting dictatorship -- Czech Republic : backsliding toward patronal democracy -- Poland : backsliding toward conservative autocracy -- Hungary : backsliding to patronal autocracy from liberal democracy -- Russia : backsliding to patronal autocracy from oligarchic anarchy -- Ukraine : regime cycles with color revolutions -- North Macedonia : regime cycle with intra-elite conflict -- Moldova : regime cycles with foreign interference -- Georgia : an attempt to break the regime cycle.
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
9789633865873
Holdings
Book - 306.0947 MAG
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
306.0947 MAG
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
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