02155nam a22003258a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141020003000170040002400200050002100224082001700245100002900262245009400291246005200385264005200437300005900489336002600548337002600574338003600600500007300636520099500709776003501704856007101739999001901810CR9781139565196UkCbUP20180107143409.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||120716s2013||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9781139565196 (ebook)  z9781107035690 (hardback)  z9781107683358 (paperback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aJN12 b.T38 201300a324.20942231 aTavits, Margit,eauthor.10aPost-Communist Democracies and Party Organization / [electronic resource]cMargit Tavits.3 aPost-Communist Democracies & Party Organization 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2013.  a1 online resource (295 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aScholars of post-communist politics often argue that parties in new democracies lack strong organizations - sizable membership, local presence, and professional management - because they do not need them to win elections and they may hinder a party's flexibility and efficiency in office. Post-Communist Democracies and Party Organization explains why some political parties are better able than others to establish themselves in new democracies and why some excel at staying unified in parliament, whereas others remain dominated by individuals. Focusing on the democratic transitions in post-communist Europe from 1990 to 2010, Margit Tavits demonstrates that the successful establishment of a political party in a new democracy crucially depends on the strength of its organization. Yet not all parties invest in organization development. This book uses data from ten post-communist democracies, including detailed analysis of parties in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, and Poland.08iPrint version: z978110703569040uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139565196zCambridge Books Online  c236323d236323