Does Eastern Europe still exist? This volume explores the contemporary meanings of 'Central and Eastern Europe, ' with a focus upon its construction as a distinctive region through Area Studies scholarship. Alex Cistelecan, Robert Bideleux, Katalin Mikl ssy and Dieter Segert-tease out the implications for an 'Area Studies' approach to the region. Very few other titles discuss the background, history or politics of academic study of the region.