Особливості соціополітичних розмежувань у посткомуністичних країнах Центральної та Східної Європи

Abstract

Peculiarities of political cleavages in postcommunist countries were defined, main accent was made on new lines of cleavages, which structure political space and contribute appearance of “new” political parties. Beside that, institutional thresholds, that contribute establiblishing in the country political cleavages were defined. Author analyses peculiarities of political cleavages in postcommunist countries of Central and Eastern Europe in comparison with Western Europe. More over, two conceptions of influence political cleavages on structuring political space: “clean board” and dependence from historical past.