Soldiers and Societies in Postcommunist Europe

Preface Notes on Contributors Armed Forces and Society in Postcommunist Europe: A Framework for Analysis; T.Edmunds, A. Forster & A.Cottey PART I: CENTRAL EUROPE The Polish Armed Forces and Society; P.Latawski The Integration of the Czech Armed Forces into Society; M.Vlachová Armed Forces and Society in Slovakia; M.Peterson Ulrich The Armed Forces in Hungarian Society: Finding a Role?; P.Dunay PART II: THE BALTIC STATES The Armed Forces and Society in Latvia: A Decade of Development; J.Arveds Trapans Armed Forces and Society in Lithuania; A.Krivas PART III: SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Ahead of the Curve: The Military-Society Relationship in Romania; L.L.Watts Still the People's Army? Armed Forces and Society in Bulgaria; L.Cleary 'Le Petite Muette' and Suspicious Controller: Armed Forces and Society in Slovenia; L.Jelusic & M.Malesic A Crisis of Legitimacy?: Armed Forces and Society in Croatia; A.J.Bellamy Legitimacy and the Military Revisited: Civil-Military Relations and the Future of Yugoslavia; J.Gow & I.Zverzanovski PART IV: THE FORMER SOVIET UNION The Army and Society in Ukraine; J.Sherr PART V: CONCLUSION Conclusions: Patterns and Trends in Military-Society Relations in Postcommunist Europe; T.Edmunds, A.Forster & A.Cottey