{"product_id":"meandering-in-transition-ostap-kushnir-9781793650740","title":"Meandering in Transition: Thirty Years of Reforms and Identity in Post-Communist Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edited collection addresses the dynamics of the post-Communist transition in Central Eastern Europe. Its contributors present a detailed analysis of the events unfolding during the last three decades in the region, focusing in particular on identity-building processes and reforms in Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors outline reasons why some of these states accomplished a decisive break with the Communist past and became members of European and transatlantic structures, while some opted for pseudo-transition and fostered hybrid political regimes, jeopardizing their genuine integration with the West. A group of states which decided to preserve their Communist legacy is also explained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection describes and scrutinizes the formation of geopolitical affiliations and the evolution of discourses of belonging. It also traces the fluctuating dynamics of national decision-making and institution-building, as many of the post-Communist states reconsider and re-elaborate their initial ideas and visions of Europe today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, the collection brings to light the rapidly changing perceptions of the region by the major global actors--the European Union, People's Republic of China, Russian Federation, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ostap Kushnir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1793650748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781793650740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Ostap Kushnir","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982219149567,"sku":"9781793650740","price":132.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80598a2b-9d6f-4bb8-a204-19c002bb4af1.jpg?v=1683259897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meandering-in-transition-ostap-kushnir-9781793650740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}