Party Leaders in Eastern Europe: Personality, Behavior and Consequences

1. Party Leaders in Eastern Europe: Traits, Behaviors and Consequences (Sergiu Gherghina) 2. 'Deviating' Party Leadership Strategies in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Comparison of Milorad Dodik and Dragan Covic (Jasmin Hasic) 3. The Fireman's Ball in Bulgaria? A comparison between Sergey Stanishev and Boyko Borisov (Petar Bankov) 4. Party Leaders in Croatia: Comparing Ivo Sanader and Zoran Milanovic (Marko Kukec) 5. From Ideology to interest driven politics: Václav Klaus, Andrej Babis and two eras of party leadership in the Czech Republic (Tomás Cirhan and Petr Kopecký) 6. Different Styles, Similar Paths: Party Leadership in Georgia (Nanuli Silagadze) 7. Strong personalities' impact on Hungarian party politics: Viktor Orbán and Gábor Vona (Rudolf Metz and Dániel Oross) 8. A comparison of two Polish Party Leaders: Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Donald Tusk (Ben Stanley) 9. Party Leaders in Romania: Designated Successors or Tactical Players? (Clara Volintiru and Sergiu Gherghina) 10. Rising expectations and centralising power: Party Leaders in Serbia (Dusan Spasojevic) 11. The Rise and Sustainability of Party Leaders in Slovakia: Robert Fico and Mikulás Dzurinda (Miroslav Nemcok and Peter Spác) 12. Conclusion: An Aggregate Comparison of Party Leaders in Eastern Europe (Sergiu Gherghina)