Adaptation and Change : Characterizing the Survival Strategies of the Communist Successor Parties

Examines the adaptation strategies of several communist successor parties from 1991 to 2001. Characterization of the communist parties in terms of the kinds of adaptation strategies they have adopted since the collapse of communism; Review of the commonly cited factors which affect party identity change; Assessment of the extent in which their party programs had changed from the initial versions to the programs which appeared in the second generation elections.