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.

• 68. Tim Haughton - "Vulnerabilities, Accession Hangovers and the Presidency Role: Explaining New EU Member States' Choices for Europe" (February 2010)
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• 67. Laszlo Bruszt & Gerald A. McDermott - "Transnational Integration Regimes as Development Programs" (November 2008)
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• 66. Peter Vermeersch - "Domestic Discourses on European Integration in Poland Before and After 2004: Ideology, Nationalism, and Party Competition" (June 2008)
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• 65. Joanna B. Michlic - "Lódz in the Post-communist Era: In Search of a New Identity" (September 2006)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  


• 64. Gerald A. McDermott - "The Politics of Institutional Learning and Creation: Bank Crises and Supervision in East Central Europe"
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• 63. Stanislav Markus - "Western Capital vs. the Russian State: Towards an Explanation of Recent Trends in Russia's Corporate Governance"
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• 62. Cas Mudde - " EU Accession and a New Populist Center-Periphery Cleavage in Central and Eastern Europe "
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• 61. Frank Schimmelfennig - "The International Promotion of Political Norms in Eastern Europe: a Qualitative Comparative Analysis"
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• 60. David R. Cameron - "The Challenges of EU Accession for Post-Communist Europe"
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• 59. Anna Grzymala-Busse - "Post-Communist Competition and State Development"
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• 58. Dorothee Bohle and Béla Greskovits - "Capital, Labor, and the Prospects of the European Social Model in the East"
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• 57. Sebastián Royo - "Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration nto the EU after Sixteen Years"
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• 56. Stephen Crowley - "Explaining Labor Quiescence in Post-Communist Europe: Historical Legacies and Comparative Perspective"
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• 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"
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• 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)
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• 51. Jacek Wasilewski - "The Integration of the Polish Post-Transitional Elite". (October 1999).
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 50. Piotr Sztompka - "The Trauma of Post-Communism" (1999)
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• 49. Béla Greskovits - "From the Socialist Core to the Capitalist Periphery: Hungary in Comparative Perspective" (1999)
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• 48. Phineas Baxandall - "The Communist Taboo Against Unemployment: Ideology, Soft-Budget Constraints, or the Politics of De-Stalinization?" (1999)
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• 47. Michael Bernhard -"Institutional Choice After Communism: A Critique of Theory-Building in an Empirical Wasteland" (1998)
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• 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)
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• 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)
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• 42. David Ost and Marc Weinstein -"Unionists Against Unions: Towards Hierarchical Management in Postcommunist Poland" (1997)
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• 41. Grzegorz Ekiert & Jan Kubik -"Contentious Politics in New Democracies: Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, & the Former East Germany" (1997)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 40. Jacek Wasilewski -"Elite Circulation & Consolidation of Democracy in Poland " (1997)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 39. Abby Innes -"The Break-Up of Czechoslovakia: The Impact of Party Development on the Separation of the State" (1996)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  


• 38. Gernot Grabher & David Stark -"Organizing Diversity: Evolutionary Theory, Network Analysis, & Postsocialist Transformations" (1996)
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• 37. Raj M. Desai -"Governing Enterprises in Transition Economies: The Problem of Mixed Ownership in the Czech Republic" (1995)
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• 36. Aydin Hayri & Gerald A. McDermott - "Restructuring in the Czech Republic- Beyond Ownership & Bankruptcy" (1995)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 34. Phineas Baxandall -"Social Rights Under State Socialism? Pensions & Housing in Hungarian Welfare State Development" (1995)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  


• 33. David Stark -"Recombinant Property in East European Capitalism" (1994)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 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)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 29. Krzysztof Gorlach -"Between State & Market: Changing Agriculture in Postcommunist Poland" (1993)
  Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 28. Hans Slomp -"The Race for the Pax Germanica: Spain versus Central & Eastern Europe" (1993)
  Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 27. Sharon Wolchik -"Ethnic Issues in Post-Communist Czechoslovakia" (1992)
  Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 26. Jeff Goodwin -"Owners, Rulers, & Rebels: Revolution in the Second & Third Worlds" (1992)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 25. Robert M. Jenkins -"Movements into Parties: The Historical Transformation of the Hungarian Opposition" (1992)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 24. Norman Davies -"The Third of May, 1791" (1991)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 23. Endre Sik -"From Second Economy to Informal Economy" (1992)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 22. Ales Capek -"The Past & the Future of Czecho-Slovak Economic Relations" (1992)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 21. Gyorgy Holló -"The State & SOEs in Hungarian Privatization" (1992)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 20. Jan Kubik -"The Infirmity of Social Democracy in Postcommunist Poland" (1992)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 19. Piotr Sztompka -"Dilemmas of the Great Transition: A Tentative Catalogue" (1991)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 18. József Böröcz -"Hungary Re-Linking: State Socialism & the Transformation of External Linkages" (1991)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  


• 17. Audrey L. Helfant -"The Slánsky Trial Reconsidered" (1991)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 16. Tamas Hofer -"The Demonstration of March 15, 1989, in Budapest: A Struggle for Public Memory" (1991)
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• 15. Kazimierz Poznanski -"The Decline of Communism, Rise of Capitalism, & Transformation of East European & Soviet Political Economies" (1991)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 14. René Schwok -"The EC/EFTA Economic Area: A Compass for Central Europe?" (1991)
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• 13. Richard Weitz -"The Domestic Sources of East European Security Policies" (1991)
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• 12 Marilyn Rueschemeyer -"East German Women in Transition"
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• 11. Anna Seleny -"Hidden Enterprise, Property Rights Reform, & Political Transformation in Hungary" (1991)
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• 10. Jacek Kochanowicz -"Is Poland Unfit for Capitalism?" (1991)
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• 9. Michael Fichter -"From Transmission Belt to Social Partnership: The Case of Organized Labor in East Germany" (1991)
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• 8. David Ost-"Shaping a New Politics in Poland: Interests & Politics in Post-Communist East Europe" (1991)
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• 7. Charles S. Maier -"Why Did Communism Collapse in 1989?" (1991)
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• 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)
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• 5. David Stark -"Work, Worth, & Justice in a Socialist Mixed Economy" (1990)
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• 4. Giuseppe di Palma -"Democratic Transitions: Puzzles & Surprises from West to East" (1990)
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• 3. Michael D. Kennedy -"The Constitution of Critical Intellectuals: Polish Physicians, Peace Activists, & Democratic Civil Society" (1989)
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• 2. Michael Bernhard -"Legitimation & Instability: The Fatal Link" (1990)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format
  
  


• 1. Jan Kubik -"Social & Political Instability in Poland: A Theoretical Reconsideration" (1990)
  Abstract | Paper in pdf format