The “Ex-communist party” label has often been used to describe the political ideas and political behavior of the former ruling communist parties operating in post-communist political systems. Yet, the former ruling communist parties have not only followed diverse paths of organizational transformation, but also have developed very different strategic visions of their role in the politics of post-communism. By comparing the political environments faced by the former ruling organizations of East Germany and Hungary and then utilizing content analysis to identify the strategic visions of each of the two organizations, this article demonstrates how different post-communist national political settings have resulted in divergent strategic visions for successor parties in Germany and Hungary.
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June 1998
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June 01 1998
The Adaptation of Ex-Communist Parties to Post-Communist East Central Europe: a Comparative Study of the East German and Hungarian Ex-Communist Parties
Daniel F. Ziblatt
Daniel F. Ziblatt
Department of Political Science, University of California at Berkeley, 210 Barrows Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (1998) 31 (2): 119–137.
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Daniel F. Ziblatt; The Adaptation of Ex-Communist Parties to Post-Communist East Central Europe: a Comparative Study of the East German and Hungarian Ex-Communist Parties. Communist and Post-Communist Studies 1 June 1998; 31 (2): 119–137. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-067X(98)00003-8
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