Redeeming The Communist Past: The Regeneration of Communist Parties in East Central Europe

Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 5
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
List of Tables......Page 12
List of Acronyms......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 19
Introduction: Surviving Democracy......Page 21
Model Summary......Page 29
The Broader Setting......Page 30
Definitions......Page 34
Case Selection and Source Materials......Page 35
Organization......Page 38
1 The Roots of Regeneration: Communist Practices and Elite Resources......Page 39
Specifying the Legacies......Page 41
Communist Takeovers and Regime Crises......Page 46
Organizational Practices......Page 48
Czechoslovakia......Page 50
Elite Advancement Policies......Page 57
Public Policy Reform and Negotiation......Page 59
Poland......Page 61
Elite Advancement Policies......Page 65
Public Policy Reform and Negotiation......Page 69
Hungary......Page 70
Elite Advancement Policies......Page 73
Public Policy Reform and Negotiation......Page 76
The Legacies and Their Results......Page 78
Conclusion: Communist Legacies Reexamined......Page 85
2 Breaking with the Past, Reorganizing for the Future......Page 89
Elite Turnover......Page 91
Centralization......Page 93
Breaking with the Past......Page 97
The Timing of Transformation......Page 100
The Czech KSCM......Page 102
Centralization......Page 104
Breaking with the Past......Page 109
The Slovak SDL’......Page 112
Centralization......Page 114
Breaking with the Past......Page 117
The Polish SdRP......Page 119
Breaking with the Past......Page 125
The Hungarian MSzP......Page 127
Centralization......Page 131
Breaking with the Past......Page 133
Timing and Sequencing......Page 134
Conclusion......Page 141
3 Developing Programmatic Responsiveness......Page 143
Organizational Bases for Programmatic Transformations......Page 150
Voter Priorities and Social Cleavages......Page 152
Economic Policy......Page 154
Secularism and Nationalism......Page 156
Expertise, Competent Managers, and the Creation of New Issues......Page 157
The Czech KSCM......Page 158
Programmatic Responsiveness......Page 164
Economic Policy......Page 165
Secularism and Nationalism......Page 168
Expertise, Competent Managers, and the Creation of  New Issues......Page 169
The Slovak SDL’......Page 170
Economic Policy......Page 177
Secularism and Nationalism......Page 178
Expertise, Competent Managers, and the Creation of New Issues......Page 179
The Polish SdRP......Page 180
Economic Policy......Page 184
Secularism and Nationalism......Page 187
Expertise, Competent Managers, and the Creation of New Issues......Page 189
The Hungarian MSzP......Page 191
Conclusion......Page 193
4 Convincing the Voters: Campaigns and Elections......Page 195
Electoral Campaigns......Page 196
Electoral Appeals and Election Outcomes......Page 197
Electoral Campaigns......Page 208
Party Image and Support......Page 211
Electoral Performance......Page 215
The Slovak SDL’......Page 217
Electoral Campaigns......Page 218
Party Image and Support......Page 220
Electoral Performance......Page 223
Electoral Campaigns......Page 225
Party Image and Support......Page 228
Electoral Performance......Page 232
The Hungarian MSzP......Page 235
Electoral Campaigns......Page 236
Party Image and Support......Page 238
Electoral Performance......Page 242
Conclusion......Page 245
5 Parliamentary Effectiveness and Coalitions......Page 247
Parliamentary Acceptance......Page 248
Parliamentary Cohesion......Page 254
Parliamentary Acceptance......Page 258
Parliamentary Cohesion......Page 261
Parliamentary Acceptance......Page 264
Parliamentary Cohesion......Page 268
The Polish SdRP......Page 269
Parliamentary Acceptance......Page 270
Parliamentary Cohesion......Page 276
The Hungarian MSzP......Page 278
Parliamentary Acceptance......Page 279
Parliamentary Cohesion......Page 282
Conclusion......Page 283
Conclusion: Succeeding in Democracy......Page 285
Testing the Analysis......Page 287
Theoretical Implications......Page 299
Appendix A The Content Analysis of Programs......Page 305
Czech Republic......Page 306
Slovakia......Page 307
Poland......Page 308
Coding Rules......Page 309
Appendix B The Quantitative Analysis of Electorates......Page 314
Poland......Page 316
Czech Republic......Page 317
Slovakia......Page 319
Hungary......Page 320
Appendix C Structures of Competition......Page 323
Bibliography......Page 325
KSCM......Page 348
PZPR......Page 349
Archival Sources......Page 350
Czech Republic......Page 351
Hungary......Page 352
Index......Page 353