INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS - EAST-GERM ANY, POLAND AND HUNGARY IN COMPARISON

Transformation research to date has largely disregarded the institutio nal adjustments in East Germany, along with a comparative analysis of other post-socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe. By exami ning the formation and re-organisation of decentralised political and administrative structures in East Germany, Poland and Hungary (based l argely on KSPW-sponsored work), the paper aims to contribute to this l argely neglected area of research. In order to explore the commonaliti es and differences in the ''founding phase'' of institution building, the variance of institutional transformation along with the determinin g factors are examined. The constellation of common or disparant facto rs is designated as the specific ''institutionalisation logic'' of the respective transformation.