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@article{ Kollmorgen2013, title = {Theories of Postcommunist Transformation: Approaches, Debates, and Problems of Theory Building in the Second Decade of Research}, author = {Kollmorgen, Raj}, journal = {Studies of Transition States and Societies}, number = {2}, pages = {88-105}, volume = {5}, year = {2013}, issn = {1736-8758}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-365213}, abstract = {The article explores the current theoretical debates on postcommunist transformations. After identifying important novel or reinvigorated approaches, three of them are critically discussed: the postcommunism approach, the governance approach, and the Europeanisation approach. The examination leads to the result that, indeed, a ‘second generation’ has emerged. It has largely overcome universalistic assumptions and gained explanatory power by more complex theoretical architectures as well as systematic time-space-embeddings or contextualisations. A final consideration makes the case for interdisciplinary and general theories of societal transformations as a necessary step in the advancement of the debate.}, keywords = {postkommunistische Gesellschaft; post-communist society; Transformation; transformation; Transition; transition; Osteuropa; Eastern Europe; Mitteleuropa; Central Europe; sozialer Wandel; social change; Governance; governance; Europäisierung; Europeanization; Theoriebildung; theory formation}}