Redeeming the communist past : the regeneration of communist parties in East Central Europe

List of Tables page . . X
List of Acronyms . . XII
Acknowledgments . . XVII

INTRODUCTION: SURVIVING DEMOCRACY . . 1
1 THE ROOTS OF REGENERATION: COMMUNIST PRACTICES AND ELITE RESOURCES . . 19
2 BREAKING WITH THE PAST, REORGANIZING FOR THE FUTURE . . 69
3 DEVELOPING PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSIVENESS . . 123
4 CONVINCING THE VOTERS: CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS . . 175
5 PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS AND COALITIONS . . 227
CONCLUSION: SUCCEEDING IN DEMOCRACY . . 265
APPENDIX A: THE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMS . . 285
APPENDIX B: THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ELECTORATES . . 294
APPENDIX C: THE STRUCTURES OF COMPETITION . . 303

Bibliography . . 305
Index . . 333