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Belying assertions of the incompatibility of Islam and democracy, many Muslim-majority countries are now or have been democratic. Paul Kubicek draws on the experiences of those countries to explore the relationship between political manifestations of Islam and democratic politics. Kubicek's comparative analysis allows him to highlight the common features that create conditions amenable to democratic development in Muslim-majority countries—and to show how actors in Muslim democracies in fact draw on concepts within Islam to contribute to democratization

Introduction : what is Europe? -- Political and economic development in Western and Eastern Europe -- The institutions and policies of the European Union -- Parliaments and electoral systems -- Executive authority in Europe -- Legal structures and judicial systems -- Political parties and elections -- Political culture and political behavior -- Economic issues in Europe -- Immigration and multi-culturalism -- European security and foreign policy -- Possible scenarios and final questions.

Civil society, trade unions, and the political economy of postcommunist transformation -- The postcommunist inheritance -- East meets West -- Organized labor in Poland -- Organized labor in Russia -- Organized labor in Hungary -- Organized labor in Ukraine -- Conclusion