. "27"^^ . . "Freedom House" . "Mese\u017Enikov, Grigorij" . "1"^^ . . . "Nations in Transit 2005. Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia. Slovakia." . "586-613" . . "0-7425-3646-7" . "Nations in Transit" . "532088" . . "14230" . . "3"^^ . "Nations in Transit 2005. Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia. Slovakia."@en . "St\u00E1ty v tranzici 2005. Proces demokratizace v st\u0159edn\u00ED a v\u00FDchodn\u00ED Evrop\u011B. Slovensko."@cs . "[34352E50D9F4]" . . . "Nation in Transit 2005" . . . "RIV/00216224:14230/05:00014894!RIV06-MSM-14230___" . "Va\u0161e\u010Dka, Michal" . . "Koll\u00E1r, Miroslav" . "democratization; Slovakia; civil society; minorities; media; electoral process"@en . "Z(MSM0021622408)" . "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 15 years that have passed since the collapse of the communist regime in the former Czechoslovak federation, Slovakia saw radical societal changes. During the initial stage of transformation between 1990 and 1992, the country built the foundation of a democratic political regime and created favorable conditions for proper operation of the system of democratic institutions. In 1993, Czechoslovakia split up and the Slovak Republic became an independent country. The period of 1993 1998 was marked by an intense struggle over the countrys future democratic character. The authoritarian government consisting of nationalist and populist political forces attempted to concentrate the political and economic power and did everything it could to curb the space for a free democratic competition. Democratic deficits in its internal political development disqualified Slovakia from full-fledged participation in the process of Euro-Atlantic integration; the country was not included in the first wa"@cs . "Nations in Transit 2005. Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia. Slovakia." . "RIV/00216224:14230/05:00014894" . "St\u00E1ty v tranzici 2005. Proces demokratizace v st\u0159edn\u00ED a v\u00FDchodn\u00ED Evrop\u011B. Slovensko."@cs . . . "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 15 years that have passed since the collapse of the communist regime in the former Czechoslovak federation, Slovakia saw radical societal changes. During the initial stage of transformation between 1990 and 1992, the country built the foundation of a democratic political regime and created favorable conditions for proper operation of the system of democratic institutions. In 1993, Czechoslovakia split up and the Slovak Republic became an independent country. The period of 1993 1998 was marked by an intense struggle over the countrys future democratic character. The authoritarian government consisting of nationalist and populist political forces attempted to concentrate the political and economic power and did everything it could to curb the space for a free democratic competition. Democratic deficits in its internal political development disqualified Slovakia from full-fledged participation in the process of Euro-Atlantic integration; the country was not included in the first wa"@en . . . . "Nations in Transit 2005. Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia. Slovakia."@en . . "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 15 years that have passed since the collapse of the communist regime in the former Czechoslovak federation, Slovakia saw radical societal changes. During the initial stage of transformation between 1990 and 1992, the country built the foundation of a democratic political regime and created favorable conditions for proper operation of the system of democratic institutions. In 1993, Czechoslovakia split up and the Slovak Republic became an independent country. The period of 1993 1998 was marked by an intense struggle over the countrys future democratic character. The authoritarian government consisting of nationalist and populist political forces attempted to concentrate the political and economic power and did everything it could to curb the space for a free democratic competition. Democratic deficits in its internal political development disqualified Slovakia from full-fledged participation in the process of Euro-Atlantic integration; the country was not included in the first wa" . "Washington & New York" .