Stewart, Debra W.

Lustration in Poland and the former Czechoslovakia : a study in decommunization - New York : Marcel Dekker, 1995

This article examines the process of decommunization in Poland and the former Czechoslovakia as it impacted opportunity for public services employment in elected or civil service offices. In each setting we describe the motivations expressed for and against lustration in the public service, explain the patterns of decommunization in each country and consider these events from legal, ethical and political points of view.