From dissident to party politics : the struggle for democracy in post-communist Hungary, 1989-1994 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tamas, Bernard Ivan
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colo. : East European Monographs ; 2007.
Series:	East European monographs ; no. 707.
Subjects:	Post-communism > Hungary. Hungary > Politics and government > 1989- Political parties > Hungary > History.

Table of Contents:

The competence factor in party politics and democratization
Party competence and the rise of the Hungarian Socialist Party, 1956-1989
Ascent of party amateurs I: the evolution of pre-party organizations
Ascent of party amateurs II: referendum, campaign, and the construction of parties
The implosion of the Hungarian Democratic Forum, 1990-1994
The fluttering of the Free Democrats, 1990-1994
The puzzling resurgence of the Hungarian Socialist Party
Dissidents and the dilemmas of democratization.