The origin of grasslands in the temperate forest zone of east-central Europe: long-term legacy of climate and human impact

This paper presents archaeological and palynological evidence for long continuation of the Mesolithic way of life in east-central Europe irrespective of the presence of early Neolithic farmers. The complete Neolithization of the area took place only about 3500 BC, as a consequence of long-term interactions between indigenous foragers and exotic farmers.

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3. Voting Behaviour

Comparative European Politics ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198811404.003.0003 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 57-78

Author(s):

Erik Tillman

Keyword(s):

Central Europe ◽

Spatial Models ◽

Voting Behaviour ◽

East Central Europe ◽

East Central ◽

And Performance ◽

Ideological Congruence ◽

Voting Models

This chapter examines theories and evidence of voting behaviour in Europe. Sociological models examine the role of political cleavages such as class in the development of long-term attachments between parties and voters. Rationalist models examine the sources of short-term changes in voting behaviour with spatial models focusing on the ideological congruence between parties and voters and performance voting models emphasizing evaluations of incumbent records in office. Recent decades have seen debates about a possible realignment of voter loyalties or a dealignment of voter attachments. The final section focuses on how the legacy of communism has structured the development of voting behaviour in East-Central Europe.

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Precipitation of the Mediterranean Origin in Poland – Its Seasonal and Long-Term Variability

Quaestiones Geographicae ◽

10.1515/quageo-2015-0004 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 37-53 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jan Degirmendžić ◽

Krzysztof Kożuchowski

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Central Europe ◽

East Central Europe ◽

East Central ◽

Daily Amount ◽

The Carpathians ◽

Mediterranean Origin ◽

The Mean ◽

The Mediterranean

Abstract The article presents the results of the analysis of precipitation in Poland associated with cyclones moving from the Mediterranean Sea to East-Central Europe (Mediterranean Cyclonal Precipitation - MCP). The MCP accounts for about 10% of the total amount of precipitation in Poland. Average daily sum of MCP constitutes approximately 150% of daily amount of all precipitation in Poland. The MCP amount reaches its maxima at the end of April and in the mid-August. The highest MCP occurs in the Carpathians and the Sudetes as well as over stripes of land extending northward and covering the central-western and eastern parts of the country. In the years 1958-2008, the mean annual MCP was characterized by a significant decreasing trend - the MCP sum reduced by 29 mm, i.e. ca. 42% of its multiannual value.

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The Sunset of Social Democracy in East-Central Europe: Case Study of Hungary

Politologija ◽

10.15388/polit.2020.97.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 97 (1) ◽

pp. 95-122

Author(s):

Liutauras Gudžinskas

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Organizational Development ◽

Central Europe ◽

Socialist Party ◽

East Central Europe ◽

East Central ◽

Parliamentary Elections ◽

Political Forces

The article analyzes the reasons of the long-term decay of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) since 2010. The party ruled the country between 1994–1998 and 2002–2010 and was one of the strongest and most institutionalized political forces not only in Hungary but in the whole East-Central Europe. However, during the parliamentary elections in 2010, it suffered a crushing defeat by their main political opponents – “Fidesz,” led by V. Orbán. The organizational development of these two parties is compared. Collected evidence reveal the significance of centralized party rule and efforts to organize civil society in shaping the intra-competition of the main Hungarian political parties.

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