Janusz Bugajski, a former senior research analyst at Radio Free Europe in Munich, is associate director of East European studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Hopes for democratization now rest on the shoulders of the young. Who are they, what do they believe, and what are their political leanings? Survey data offer some clues.
To understand how East-Central European societies have evolved since 1989, we must understand the building blocks that contribute to the establishment and functioning of open societies.