{"product_id":"9789633865873-concise-fgt-post-communist-reg","title":"A Concise Field Guide to Post-Communist Regimes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eActors, Institutions, and Dynamics\u003cbr\u003eArguement for a vocabulary and grammar tailored specifically to post-communist countries rather than relying on Western democracy concepts, presents a framework in 120 theses that include a typology of post-communist regimes and detailed presentations of ideal-type actors and political, economic, and social phenomena in these regimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the literature of hybrid regimes has given up the presumption that post-communist countries must democratize, its language and concepts still mostly relate to Western democracies. Magyar and Madlovics strongly argue for a vocabulary and grammar tailored to the specifics of the region. In 120 theses they unfold a conceptual framework with (1) a typology of post-communist regimes and (2) a detailed presentation of ideal-type actors and the political, economic, and social phenomena in these regimes. The book is a more digestible companion to the 800-page \u003cem\u003eThe Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes\u003c\/em\u003e (CEU Press, 2020), which was a detailed theoretical study with plenty of empirical illustrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the 120 theses contains a statement and its concise discussion supported by illustrative tables, figures, and QR-codes that connect the interested reader to the more detailed analysis in the Anatomy. In a condensed variety, this book has kept the holistic approach of the Anatomy and treats the spheres of political, market, and communal action as parts of a single, coherent whole. The endeavor to synthesize a vast range of ideas does not, however, result in a too complicated text. On the contrary, freed from the implicit presumptions of democracy theory, the new terminology yields a readily usable toolkit of unambiguous means of expression to speak about post-communism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40315178975329,"sku":"9789633865873","price":24.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36462500.jpg?v=1760340300","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789633865873-concise-fgt-post-communist-reg","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}