The Crumbling of the Soviet Bloc

Structure, agency, and process all are critical in explaining the uneven pattern of electoral change in postcommunist Europe and Eurasia.

Bulgaria continues to enjoy free and fair elections, but over the last decade its politics has come to be dominated by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who practices a brand of…

Evidence from the postcommunist countries shows that the strength of the legislature may be the institutional key to democratic consolidation.