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Introduction

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Elites in Transition

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“Who rules in Eastern Europe?” became a fundamental question for western researchers and other observers after communist regimes were established in the region, and it gained further importance as state socialism expanded into Central Europe after the Second World War.

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  • Best, Heinrich; Becker, Ulrike; Marks, Arnaud; 1996, Social Sciences in Transition. Social Science Information Needs and Provision in a Changing Europe. Bonn/Berlin:Informationszentrum Sozialwissenschaften

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  • Best, Heinrich; Becker, Ulrike; 1995, Sozialwissenschaften im neuen Osteuropa/2 (Social Sciences in a New Eastern Europe/2). Bonn/ Berlin: Informationszentrum Sozialwissenschaften

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Best, H. (1997). Introduction. In: Best, H., Becker, U. (eds) Elites in Transition. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-09922-2_1

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