Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Freedom House
Pages: 614
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4422-2046-1 • Paperback • October 2012 • $147.00 • (£113.00)
978-1-4422-2047-8 • eBook • October 2012 • $139.50 • (£108.00)
Freedom House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
This update of a resource published every two years since 1995 relates the critical, defining shifts occurring within 29 countries between 2009 and early 2011. It offers World Bank nation data and a compilation of the research of 37 field specialists, whose 29 chapter-long essays are divided by standard subheadings such as “Electoral Process,” “Independent Media,” and “Corruption.” Freedom House’s by-year, comparative scoring, starting with 2002, allows for quick assessment of each nation’s political course. While the book lacks a general bibliography, each essay closes with extensive endnotes indicating specific source titles. VERDICT A noteworthy reference for world politics collections. (Previous Edition Praise)
— Library Journal
This report plays a critical role in monitoring democratic progress in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and sounds an early warning to policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic.
— Jeffrey Gedmin, chief executive officer, Legatum Institute, London
As post-Communist political experiences further diversify with every passing year, the value of Nations In Transit only grows. Its incisive, objective country surveys cut to the heart of complex political realities, greatly aiding comparative analysis by scholars and policy makers alike.
— John Carothers, vice president, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.
Nations in Transit is an indispensable source; very well researched and reliable.
— Michael Emerson, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels