Cleavages, Parties, and Voters

Examines the backgrounds and current development of political parties in post-Cold War Central Europe.

Preface
Introduction
Cleavage Structures and Party Systems in East and Central Europe by Andrea Rö mmele
Cleavages, Parties, and Voters by Kay Lawson
Cleavages and Parties prior to 1989
Between Democracy and Authoritarianism in Bulgaria by Georgi Karasimeonov
Cleavages and Parties prior to 1989 in the Czech Republic by Lubomí r Brokl
Hungarian Cleavages and Parties prior to 1989 by Gyö rgy G. MÁ rkus
Parties, Party Systems, and Cleavages in Poland: 1918-1989 by Hieronim Kubiak
Romania: Cleavages and Parties before 1989 by Petre Datculescu
Cleavages and Parties after 1989
Past and New Cleavages in Post-Communist Bulgaria by Georgi Karasimeonov
Czech Political Parties and Cleavages after 1989 by Josef Blahoz, Lubomí r Brokl, and Zdenka MansfeldoVÀ
Cleavages and Parties in Hungary after 1989 by Gyö rgy G. MÁ rkus
Political Parties and Cleavage Crystallization in Poland 1989-1993 by Jerzy J. Wiatr
Romania: Parties and Issues after 1989 by Petre Datculescu
How the Voters Respond
How the Voters Respond in Bulgaria by Vladimir Shopov
How the Voters Respond in the Czech Republic by Lubomí r Brokl and Zdenka MansfeldoVÀ
Cleavages and Spaces of Competition in Hungary by Jà nos Simon
How the Voters Respond in Poland by Jacek Raciborski
Patterns of Voter Alignments in Present-Day Romania by Petre Datculescu
Index