At the end of the twentieth century, many believed the story of European political development had come to an end. Modern democracy began in Europe, but for hun

Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe examines the development of various political regimes in Europe from the ancien regime up through the present day. It analy

In the early 1990s, Albania, arguably Europe’s most closed and repressive state, began a startling transition out of forty years of self-imposed Communist iso

This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions becaus

How did political power function in the communist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe after 1945? Making Sense of Dictatorship addresses this question with a