Table of Contents

Preface ix
From Decline to Demise? The Fate of Socialism in Europe / Christiane Lemke and Gary Marks 1
Reviewing the Socialist Tradition / Geoff Eley 21
Revolution and Counterrevolution in Eastern Europe / Norman M. Naimark 61
The Crisis of Socialism in Central and Eastern Europe and Socialism's Future / Sharon L. Wolchik 84
Classes and Parties in the Transition to Postcommunism: The Case of Hungary, 1989-1990 / Ivan Szelenyoi and Szonja Szelenyi 114
After the Golden Age: Is Social Democracy Doomed to Decline? / Wolfgang Merkel 136
The West German Left in a Changing Europe: Between Intellectual Stagnation and Redefining Identity / Andrei S. Markovits 171
The Socialist Discourse and Party Strategy in West European Democracies / Herbert Kitschelt 191
Toward a Postsocialist Politics? A Historical Postscript / Konrad H. Jarausch 228
Contributors 241
Index 245

About the Author

Christiane Lemke is on the Political Science faculty on the Freie Universitat of Berlin.

Gary Marks is Professor of Political Science and founding Director of the Center for European Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Reviews

""The Crisis of Socialism in Europe" is most helpful in its historical analysis of the rise of communist states in Europe and its reminder of the difficulties in establishing a viable social alternative."
--Alejandro Colas, "Millennium"