Redeeming the Communist Past: The Regeneration of Communist Parties in East Central Europe

Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

by Anna Grzymała-Busse, Peter Hall (Contribution by), Robert H. Bates (Contribution by)

This major study examines one of the most surprising developments in East Central European politics after the democratic transitions of 1989: the completely unexpected regeneration of the former communist parties. After the collapse of the communist regimes in 1989, these ruling communist parties seemed consigned to oblivion. However, confounding scholarly and popular expectations, all of the parties survived, with some even returning to power.

Genres: Political Science, Politics

362 pages, Hardcover

First published March 6, 1998

About the author

Anna Maria Grzymala-Busse is an American political scientist. She is the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies in the department of political science at Stanford University. She is also a senior fellow at Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and director of The Europe Center at Stanford University. Grzymala-Busse is known for her research on state development and transformation, religion and politics, political parties, informal political institutions, and post-communist politics. Previously, she was the Ronald Eileen Weiser Professor at University of Michigan.

Grzymala-Busse received a doctorate in government from Harvard University in 2000. Grzymala attended Princeton University (AB, Public and International Affairs, 1992) and Cambridge University (M.Phil., 1993).

In 2017, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.