Author: Krzysztof Jasiewicz | Journal of Democracy

Krzysztof Jasiewicz is professor of sociology at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. In the 1990s, he was the founder of electoral studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences.

October 2007, Volume 18, Issue 4

Is East-Central Europe Backsliding? The Political-Party Landscape

Krzysztof Jasiewicz

The real danger in East-Central Europe comes not from populist ideology or attempts to subvert democracy, but rather from the manipulation of democratic procedures by those in power.

July 1999, Volume 10, Issue 3

The Churchill Hypothesis

Krzysztof Jasiewicz

Review of Democracy and Its Alternatives: Understanding Post-Communist Societies, by Richard Rose, William Mishler, and Christian Haerpfer.

April 1992, Volume 3, Issue 2

Problems of Postcommunism: From Solidarity to Fragmentation

Krzysztof Jasiewicz

Read the full essay here.