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Sean Hanley's book deals with the fortunes and travails of this creed put into political practice, enlightening the reader on the concrete ways of tacit assumptions being politically voiced or, after all, 'materialised'. But this monograph goes beyond that and can be considered a major contribution to the study of Czech and postcommunist party politics. In spite of being relatively short, the book gives the kind of impression usually produced by 'definitive accounts', but it leaves enough room for additional thoughts and offers inspiration for further research. Hanley's book is strong in many respects: it is a nice example of the path-dependency approach and frequently it challenges (sometimes demolishes) the many conventional assumptions and cliches used to explain the development of post-communist party politics. Hanley's intelligent work on the Czech case has methodological implications for the entire field of study. - Peter Ucen, Comenius University, Bratislava 'This monograph is essential reading for postgraduates and academics working in cognate fields' - Andrew Cook, University of Newcastle

<p> Se?n Hanley's book deals with the fortunes and travails of this creed put into political practice, enlightening the reader on the concrete ways of tacit assumptions being politically voiced or, after all, ?materialised?. But this monograph goes beyond that and can be considered a major contribution to the study of Czech and postcommunist party politics. In spite of being relatively short, the book gives the kind of impression usually produced by ?definitive accounts?, but it leaves enough room for additional thoughts and offers inspiration for further research. Hanley's book is strong in many respects: it is a nice example of the path-dependency approach and frequently it challenges (sometimes demolishes) the many conventional assumptions and clich's used to explain the development of post-communist party politics. Hanley's intelligent work on the Czech case has methodological implications for the entire field of study. - Peter Ucen, Comenius University, Bratislava <p>'This mon

Sean Hanley's book deals with the fortunes and travails of this creed put into political practice, enlightening the reader on the concrete ways of tacit assumptions being politically voiced or, after all, 'materialised'. But this monograph goes beyond that and can be considered a major contribution to the study of Czech and postcommunist party politics. In spite of being relatively short, the book gives the kind of impression usually produced by 'definitive accounts', but it leaves enough room for additional thoughts and offers inspiration for further research. Hanley's book is strong in many respects: it is a nice example of the path-dependency approach and frequently it challenges (sometimes demolishes) the many conventional assumptions and cliches used to explain the development of post-communist party politics. Hanley's intelligent work on the Czech case has methodological implications for the entire field of study. - Peter Ucen, Comenius University, Bratislava 'This monograph is essential reading for postgraduates and academics working in cognate fields' - Andrew Cook, University of Newcastle

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Seán Hanley is Lecturer in East European Politics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UCL, UK. His research interests include Czech politics, the Czech Republic, the formation and organization of political parties, the comparative politics of the European centre-right, comparative democratization and the demographic politics of Eastern Europe.

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