Did Political Science get Central and Eastern Europe wrong?

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Description

Co-authored research blog.

Period1 Apr 2025

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleDid political science get Central and Eastern Europe wrong?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLSE EUROPP
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size1000 words
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date1/04/25
    DescriptionPrior to the 2004 EU enlargement, there was widespread optimism about the democratic prospects of Central and Eastern Europe. James Dawson, Lise Herman and Aurelia Ananda examine how this optimism emerged from political science literature and what the real-world effects were on Central and Eastern European democracies.
    Producer/AuthorJ. Dawson, L. Herman & A. Ananda
    URLhttps://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/04/01/did-political-science-get-central-and-eastern-europe-wrong
    PersonsJames Dawson, Lise Esther Herman, Aurelia Ananda

Keywords

  • Political Science
  • European Union
  • Democratization
  • Quantitative
  • Academic Literature
  • Optimism