CONTENTS



1.  Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....5


2. Notion of Central Europe and its relationship to the history of the region
…………...............................................................................................
....5

·        Johnson, Lonnie R.: “Where is Central Europe?”……………………………………………………………………………………………….…6

·      Wandycz, Piotr S.:  “What Do We Mean By the Term “Central-Eastern
Europe”?...........................................................................................
.....................12


3. History of Central Europe …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....….18

·        Johnson, Lonnie R. (2002), …………………………………………………………………………………………...………………….…18A

·        Rothschild, Joseph, Wingfield, Nancy M. (2000) …………………………………………………………………....………………………18B

·        Wandycz, Piotr S. (2001),  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…18C


4. Czech history as a key to understanding contemporary behaviour: ideas, trends,
cornerstones…………………………………………….19

·        Fawn, Rick: The Czech Republic: A Nation of
Velvet........................……………………………………………………………...…………………….20

·        Innes, Abby: Czechoslovakia: The Short Goodbye …………………………………………………………………………………………………….26


5. Social and political background of Czech Society – years of the communist
regime.............................................................................................
......35

·        Fawn, Rick: The Czech Republic: A Nation of Velvet…………………………………………………………………………………………………36

·        Innes, Abby: Czechoslovakia: The Short Goodbye……………………………………………………………………………………………………..42


6. Social and political background of the Czech society – “velvet revolution” and “velvet
divorce”...........................................................................53

·        Kraus, Michael, Stanger, Allison (eds.) Irreconcilable Differences? Explaining
Czechoslovakia’s
Dissolution...................................................................................54


7. The party and political systems in the Czech Republic and their impacts on the political
culture…………………………………………63

·        Fiala, Petr; Mareš, Miroslav; Pšeja, Pavel. “The Development of Political Parties and the
Party System”.........................................................................64


8. Workshop on Central Europe in Transition: Developments in
Poland...................................... …........……………………......………………...77

·        Michta, Andrew A. (1999): “Democratic consolidation in Poland after
1989”…………………………………………………………………….78


9. Workshop on Central Europe in Transition: Developments in Slovakia and
Hungary.................................................................………………...99

·        Tökés, Rudolf L. (1999): “Party politics and political participation in postcommunist
Hungary”………………………………………………...100

· Wolchik, Sharon L. (1999): “Democratization and political participation in
Slovakia”…………………………………………………….....121


10. Workshop on Parties and Party Systems in Central Europe
………………………………..........................................................................146

· Ágh, Attila (1998): The Politics of Central Europe…………………………….....……………………………………………………….……....147


11. Central European developments since 1989 and tendencies towards integration – emergence of
formalized structures

(Central European Initiative /CEI/, Visegrad Group, Central European Free Trade Association
/CEFTA/)…………………….....166

· Dangerfield, Martin (1999): “Sub-regional Economic Cooperation in CEFTA: Past Performance and
Future Prospects”……………............167

· Lukáč, Pavol (2001): “Visegrad Co-operation – Ideas, Developments and
Prospects”…………………………………………………….....174

· Skjalm, Karsten (1999): “CEFTA and the EU Enlargement Process: an Asymmetrical Bargaining
Exercise“…………………………..……185


12. Workshop on Central European States and their Relationships to Security and NATO
…………………………………………....204

· Asmus, Ronald D. (2002): “Opening NATO's Door. How the Alliance Remade Itself for a New Era”
…………………………………......205