Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Preface PART I Introduction: D.Berg-Schlosser PART II: HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND The Heritage of the First World War; J.Holzer Building Nations and Crafting Democracies; M.Thompson Social Structural Dynamics; J.D.Stephens & G.Kümmel Sources of Authoritarianism in Eastern and Southeastern Europe; S.Fischer-Galati PART III: THE SOCIAL ARENA: MAJOR FORCES AND ACTORS Organized Interests and their Patterns of Interaction; A.Zink The Role of Fascist (and Similar) Movements; M.Tarchi PART IV: THE POLITICAL ARENA Electoral Systems, Party System Fragmentation and Government Instability; L.Karvonen & S.Quenter Political Institutions and Political Stability; J.Mitchell External Factors; G.Kümmel The Impact of the World Economic Crisis and Political Reactions; T.Saalfeld PART V: OVERALL COMPARISONS AND DYNAMIC ANALYSES Systematic Matching and Contrasting of Cases; G.De Meur & D.Berg-Schlosser Reduction of Complexity; D.Berg-Schlosser & G.De Meur Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Analysis; D.Berg-Schlosser PART VI: CONCLUSIONS Implications for Theories of Democracy; D.Berg-Schlosser Appendix Bibliography Index