LEADER 04234nam 22005775 450 001 9910522989003321 005 20230810173644.0 010 $a9783030839932$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783030839925 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-83993-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6810836 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6810836 035 $a(CKB)19919636000041 035 $a(OCoLC)1287131283 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-83993-2 035 $a(EXLCZ)9919919636000041 100 $a20211116d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Politics of a Disillusioned Europe $eEast Central Europe After the Fall of Communism /$fby André Liebich 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (178 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Liebich, André The Politics of a Disillusioned Europe Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2021 9783030839925 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Poland -- 3. Hungary -- 4. Czech Republic -- 5. Slovakia Romania -- 6. Bulgaria -- 7. Minorities -- 8. Migration -- 9. The European Union -- 10. Conclusion. 330 $a"Prof. Liebich depicts not only the history of post-communist regimes in Central-East Europe, but also these states' internal agendas and transformative debates. This book lives that history through telling it once again, thus challenging accepted prejudices." (Adrian Liviu Ivan, Professor, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania) "East Central Europe is again on the news. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the region was hailed as a liberal champion; now it is scorned as an illiberal one. This seemingly puzzling metamorphosis is explained in a thoughtful and entertaining way by a leading historian of the region. I highly recommend Liebich's book to all those interested in European politics and history." (Jan Zielonka, Professor of European Politics, University of Oxford (UK), and Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Venice, Cá Foscari (Italy)) "Moving from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the present day, this book traces the trajectory of the six East Central European former satellites of the Soviet Union (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria) that have joined the European Union. It seeks in particular to explain these countries' disenchantment with the "return to Europe" in spite of their significant advances. The book proceeds country by country and then devotes chapters to some contemporary issues, such as minorities, migration, and the relations of these "new" members with the European Union as a whole. The book eschews theory and is intended for a general audience, including students at all levels in political science and history classes devoted to the EU and to contemporary Europe, and to an academic and practitioner audience interested in world affairs and the evolution of the European Union. The book strives to fill a persistent knowledge gap in the English-speaking world concerning East Central Europe, and to offer fresh insights about the region in the context of contemporary geopolitics." (André Liebich is Honorary Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland). 606 $aEurope$xPolitics and government 606 $aWorld politics 606 $aComparative government 606 $aEuropean Politics 606 $aPolitical History 606 $aComparative Politics 615 0$aEurope$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aWorld politics. 615 0$aComparative government. 615 14$aEuropean Politics. 615 24$aPolitical History. 615 24$aComparative Politics. 676 $a940.09717 676 $a947.000905 700 $aLiebich$b Andre?$f1948-$0682885 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910522989003321 996 $aThe Politics of a Disillusioned Europe$92592617 997 $aUNINA