The Political Economy of Eastern Europe 30 years into the ‘Transition’. New Left Perspectives from the Region

Abstract

The first region-wide collection of new left perspectives on Eastern Europe's post-socialist transformation. Combines political economy analysis with a contextual critique of major ideological concepts of the regime change. Speaks to current debates on Eastern Europe's "democratic backslide" from a locally rooted, critical left perspective.

Keywords

• Postsocialist Transition
• Postsocialist Neoliberalism
• New Authoritarianism
• Eastern Europe
• Postsocialist Left
• Postsocialist Social Movements