Edited by Grzegorz Ekiert, is designed to stimulate scholarly discussion in the field of Eastern European studies as well as to provide a useful means for circulating work in progress. The series is open to articles or chapters prior to final publication & papers prepared for professional meetings; it is limited to papers by affiliates or presented at study groups & conferences at the Center for European Studies.
This list arranged in reverse chronological order from most recent to oldest. A list of CES working papers in pdf format arranged alphabetically by the author's last name is available here. Most older papers are not available in pdf format but may be available in paper for $5 a copy. For paper copies, contact ces@fas.harvard.edu
The Master Author Index for all CES working papers is available here.
- 67. Laszlo Bruszt & Gerald A. McDermott - "Transnational Integration Regimes
as Development Programs "
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 66. Peter Vermeersch - "Domestic Discourses on European Integration in Poland
Before and After 2004: Ideology, Nationalism, and Party Competition"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 65. Joanna B. Michlic - "Lódz in the Post-communist Era: In Search of
a New Identity"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 64. Gerald A. McDermott - "The
Politics of Institutional Learning and Creation: Bank Crises and Supervision
in East Central Europe"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 63. Stanislav Markus - "Western Capital
vs. the Russian State: Towards an Explanation of Recent Trends in Russia's
Corporate Governance"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 62. Cas Mudde - " EU Accession and
a New Populist Center-Periphery Cleavage in Central and Eastern Europe "
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 61. Frank Schimmelfennig - "The
International Promotion of Political Norms in Eastern Europe: a Qualitative
Comparative Analysis"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 60. David R. Cameron - "The Challenges
of EU Accession for Post-Communist Europe"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 59. Anna Grzymala-Busse - "Post-Communist
Competition and State Development"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 58. Dorothee Bohle and Béla
Greskovits - "Capital, Labor, and the Prospects of the European
Social Model in the East"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 57. Sebastián Royo - "Lessons
for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration nto the EU after
Sixteen Years"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 56. Stephen Crowley - "Explaining
Labor Quiescence in Post-Communist Europe: Historical Legacies and Comparative
Perspective"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 55. Julia Szalai - "Poverty and Social Policy in Hungary in the
1990s" [never published]
- 54. Abby Innes - "Party Competition
in Post-Communist Europe: The Great Electoral Lottery"
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 53. Katharina Bluhm - "East-West
Integration and the Changing German Production Regime: A Firm-Centered
Approach". (December 2000)
Abstract | Paper in pdf format
- 52. Anna Grzymala-Busse - "Coalition Formation and the Regime
Divide in Central Europe" (November 1999)
- 51. Jacek Wasilewski - "The Integration of the Polish Post-Transitional
Elite". (October 1999).
- 50. Piotr Sztompka - "The Trauma of Post-Communism" (1999)
- 49. Béla Greskovits - "From the Socialist Core to the
Capitalist Periphery: Hungary in Comparative Perspective" (1999)
- 48. Phineas Baxandall - "The Communist Taboo Against Unemployment:
Ideology, Soft-Budget Constraints, or the Politics of De-Stalinization?" (1999)
- 47. Michael Bernhard -"Institutional Choice After Communism:
A Critique of Theory-Building in an Empirical Wasteland" (1998)
- 46. Tomasz Inglot -"The Emergence of Postcommunist Entitlement
States: Social Insurance Policy and Politics Under Left-Wing Governments
in Poland and Hungary" (1998)
- 45. Vesna Pusic -"The Mediterranean Model and the End of Authoritarian
Regimes" (1998)
- 44. Allison K. Stanger - "Institutional Inertia, Democratic Consolidation,
and the Politics of Constitutional Renewal in Post-Communist Central Europe" (1998)
- 43. Michael Bernhard - "Charismatic Leadership and Democratization:
A Weberian Perspective" (1998)
- 42. David Ost and Marc Weinstein -"Unionists Against Unions:
Towards Hierarchical Management in Postcommunist Poland" (1997)
- 41. Grzegorz Ekiert & Jan Kubik -"Contentious Politics
in New Democracies: Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, & the Former East Germany" (1997)
- 40. Jacek Wasilewski -"Elite Circulation & Consolidation
of Democracy in Poland " (1997)
- 39. Abby Innes -"The Break-Up of Czechoslovakia: The Impact of
Party Development on the Separation of the State" (1996)
- 38. Gernot Grabher & David Stark -"Organizing Diversity:
Evolutionary Theory, Network Analysis, & Postsocialist Transformations" (1996)
- 37. Raj M. Desai -"Governing Enterprises in Transition Economies:
The Problem of Mixed Ownership in the Czech Republic" (1995)
- 36. Aydin Hayri & Gerald A. McDermott - "Restructuring
in the Czech Republic- Beyond Ownership & Bankruptcy" (1995)
- 34. Phineas Baxandall -"Social Rights Under State Socialism?
Pensions & Housing in Hungarian Welfare State Development" (1995)
- 33. David Stark -"Recombinant Property in East European Capitalism" (1994)
- 32. András Körösényi -"The Divided Republic:
The Distribution of Power in Hungary 1990-1992" (1994)
- 30. Grzegorz Ekiert -"Public Participation & Politics of
Discontent in Post-Communist Poland 1989-1992" (1994)
- 29. Krzysztof Gorlach -"Between State & Market: Changing
Agriculture in Postcommunist Poland" (1993)
- 28. Hans Slomp -"The Race for the Pax Germanica: Spain versus
Central & Eastern Europe" (1993)
- 27. Sharon Wolchik -"Ethnic Issues in Post-Communist Czechoslovakia" (1992)
- 26. Jeff Goodwin -"Owners, Rulers, & Rebels: Revolution in
the Second & Third Worlds" (1992)
- 25. Robert M. Jenkins -"Movements into Parties: The Historical
Transformation of the Hungarian Opposition" (1992)
- 24. Norman Davies -"The Third of May, 1791" (1991)
- 23. Endre Sik -"From Second Economy to Informal Economy" (1992)
- 22. Ales Capek -"The Past & the Future of Czecho-Slovak Economic
Relations" (1992)
- 21. Gyorgy Holló -"The State & SOEs in Hungarian Privatization" (1992)
- 20. Jan Kubik -"The Infirmity of Social Democracy in Postcommunist
Poland" (1992)
- 19. Piotr Sztompka -"Dilemmas of the Great Transition: A Tentative
Catalogue" (1991)
- 18. József Böröcz -"Hungary Re-Linking: State
Socialism & the Transformation of External Linkages" (1991)
- 17. Audrey L. Helfant -"The Slánsky Trial Reconsidered" (1991)
- 16. Tamas Hofer -"The Demonstration of March 15, 1989, in Budapest:
A Struggle for Public Memory" (1991)
- 15. Kazimierz Poznanski -"The Decline of Communism, Rise of Capitalism, & Transformation
of East European & Soviet Political Economies" (1991)
- 14. René Schwok -"The EC/EFTA Economic Area: A Compass
for Central Europe?" (1991)
- 13. Richard Weitz -"The Domestic Sources of East European Security
Policies" (1991)
- 11. Anna Seleny -"Hidden Enterprise, Property Rights Reform, & Political
Transformation in Hungary" (1991)
- 10. Jacek Kochanowicz -"Is Poland Unfit for Capitalism?" (1991)
- 8. David Ost-"Shaping a New Politics in Poland: Interests & Politics
in Post-Communist East Europe" (1991)
- 7. Charles S. Maier -"Why Did Communism Collapse in 1989?" (1991)
- 6. Janusz M. Dabrowski, Michal Federowicz, & Anthony
Levitas -"Stabilization & State Enterprise Adjustment: The Political
Economy of State Firms After Five Months of Fiscal Discipline, Poland
1990" (1990)
- 5. David Stark -"Work, Worth, & Justice in a Socialist Mixed
Economy" (1990)
- 4. Giuseppe di Palma -"Democratic Transitions: Puzzles & Surprises
from West to East" (1990)
- 3. Michael D. Kennedy -"The Constitution of Critical Intellectuals:
Polish Physicians, Peace Activists, & Democratic Civil Society" (1989)
- 2. Michael Bernhard -"Legitimation & Instability: The Fatal
Link" (1990)
- 1. Jan Kubik -"Social & Political Instability in Poland:
A Theoretical Reconsideration" (1990)