Lustration and transitional justice : personnel systems in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland / Roman David.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-300) and index.

1. Personnel Systems and transitional justice -- Personnel systems and their classification -- The symbolic meaning of personnel systems -- 2. Lustration systems in central Europe -- Lustration systems and their operation -- The origin of lustration systems -- the politics of lustration systems -- 3. Experimental evidence -- Political effects: trust in government -- Social effects: reconciliation and collective memory -- Conclusion.