In this wide-ranging account, Ivan Berend traces the post-war fortunes of the countries lying
between Germany and the former Soviet Union. Professor Berend draws both on his …

This welcome second edition of A History of Eastern Europe provides a thematic historical
survey of the formative processes of political, social and economic change which have …

What has become of the Communist parties that once held monopoly power in the east
bloc? A decade ago, it was assumed that they would dissolve, but many of them have …

Demokratie nach dem Ende des Kommunismus-dieser Titel wirft zwei Fragen auf: 1. Wird
am Ende des welthistorischen Umbruchs, der etwa 1985 mit Glasnost und Perestroika in der …

The main purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework for understanding the
transformation of citizenship in complex societies. To this end, the paper is divided into six …

In recent years" smartness" has risen as a buzzword to characterize novel urban policy and
development patterns. As a result of this, debates around what" smart" actually means, both …

This article brings together the history of the social sciences and the history of social thought
in Socialist Romania. It is concerned with the development of ideas about the social beyond …

The events of 1989 had world-shattering revolutionary consequences. They brought about a
new vision of the political based upon a rediscovery of democratic participation and civic …

This article reflects on confronting Western Balkans countries with the sustainable
development. The goal of this paper is to present the importance of the development of the …

Despite their emphasis on humanism and human individuality, Marxist humanists did not
deny the importance of social revolutionary change. In the era of the 1960s, revolution still …