Abstract In the mid-1950s, Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs made an effort to break free isolation brought about by military defeat and communist takeover after WWII. One main priorities foreign policy was developing world, including Africa. Although revolution subsequent reprisals 1956 temporarily halted opening up, at end decade Hungary launched a new diplomatic offensive. Ethiopia, whic...

After the dismantling of socialism in Soviet Union and countries "people's democracy", left forces used different variations ideological transformation reactualization its program. The most relevant model adaptation was preservation "anti-capitalism" combination with desire to use mechanisms liberal democracy. Parties that have chosen this path are referred as "radical left" (RLP). While remain...

Recent years have witnessed significant democratic erosion, particularly in eastern Europe. This article suggests that the explanations of backsliding, largely focused on historical and post-communist experiences this region, fail to note striking counterintuitive influence ethnic politics. Departing from an observation practices deteriorated significantly more European countries without mobili...

In the context of Nepal, economic policy is guided by constitution and law. However, to some extent manifesto political parties interest key leader. Theoretically, Nepalese broadly either socialist or capitalist ideology. Since establishment republic in agenda communist party. this context, study analyzes how coalition government impact overall plan Nepal. The followed qualitative research desi...

Abstract Soviet leaders sent troops into Afghanistan in December 1979 to support a friendly Marxist-Leninist regime its conflict against popular insurgency and help it build new society. When the withdrew nine years later, they left behind state that had none of nominal characteristics Soviet-type Communist country. During war, People's Democratic Party discarded Marxism-Leninism turned Islam. ...

Abstract In this dossier, Marx's concept of primitive accumulation is applied to socialist development in the Soviet Union, China, and Romania, three countries which revolution occurred before full capitalism. The introduction profiles ideas Evgenii Preobrazhensky, theorist left oppositionist, who first problems development, was executed under Stalin 1937. Preobrazhensky advanced idea “primitiv...

This article explores a key question in political sociology: Can post-communist policy-making be described with classical theories of the Western state or do we need a theory of the specificity of the post-communist state? In so doing, we consider Janine Wedel's clique theory, concerned with informal social actors and processes in post-communist transition. We conducted a case study of drug rei...

This contribution deals with the interdependence of Eastern and Western Europe in the present historical developments. It emphasizes the importance to distinguish analytically between the social and the cultural. Pointing out an increasing neglect of the social in theory and research particularly with respect to the post-communist societies of Eastern and East-Central Europe. As social structur...