Description:
This book considers whether the democratic promise of 1989 lost out to a technocratic, judicial control of politics in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. It explores the complexities and drawbacks of modern constitutionalism by offering a comprehensive theoretical and comparative-empirical assessment of the status and role of constitutionalism in five New EU Member States.
Review Quotes:
'Blokker suggests a novel solution to a well-recognized set of concerns with the state of democracy in the CEE, which is more elaborate and, arguably, more convincing on a conceptual than on an experiential level. Nevertheless, there can be no doubt that this book is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate over the complexities of post-communist politics.' - Bogusia Puchalska