Contemporary Europe

by Richard Sakwa (Editor)

Adopting a thematic, interdisciplinary approach, Contemporary Europe offers a lucid account of the distinctive structures of European life. With contributions from experts in the relevant areas, each chapter combines appropriate illustrative detail with an analytical approach to explore social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of European life. Additionally, balance is struck in each chapter between coverage of East and West Europe, with convergence and divergence featuring as important themes throughout.

Genres: Politics

304 pages, Paperback

First published August 9, 2000

About the author

Richard Sakwa (born 1953) is Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. He writes books about Russian and Eastern European communist and post-communist politics.

Sakwa is currently Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. From 2001 to 2007 he was also the head of the University's Politics and International Relations department. He has published on Soviet, Russian and post-communist affairs, and has written and edited several books and articles on the subject.

Sakwa was also a participant of Valdai Discussion Club, an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, a member of the Advisory Boards of the Institute of Law and Public Policy in Moscow and a member of Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences.