Parliamentary Elites In Central And Eastern Europe

Author : Elena Semenova,Michael Edinger,Heinrich Best
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317935339

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Parliamentary Elites in Central and Eastern Europe by Elena Semenova,Michael Edinger,Heinrich Best Pdf

Legislators are entrusted with key parliamentary functions and are important figures in the decision-making process. Their behaviour as political elites is as much responsible for the failures and successes of the new democracies as their institutional designs and constitutional reforms. This book provides a comparative examination of representative elites and their role in democratic development in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It argues that as the drivers of the transformation process in CEE, individual and collective parliamentary actors matter. The authors provide an in-depth analysis of representatives from eleven national parliaments and explore country-specific features of recruitment and representation. They draw on an integrated dataset of parliamentary elites for individual, party family, and parliamentary variables over the 20 years following the collapse of Communism and develop a common framework for the analysis of variations in democratisation and political professionalisation between parliaments and political parties/party families across CEE. This unique volume will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, elite research, post-communist politics, democratisation, legislative studies, and parliamentary representation.

Author : Judit Pál,Vlad Popovici
Publisher : Peter Lang Edition
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Elite (Social sciences)
ISBN : 3631649398

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Elites and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (1848-1918) by Judit Pál,Vlad Popovici Pdf

This collection of studies deals with the evolution and metamorphoses of the political and mainly parliamentary elite in the Habsburg lands and the neighbouring countries, during the long 19th century. It comprises fourteen studies, compiled by both renowned scholars in the field and young researchers from Central and Eastern Europe.

Author : Janina Frentzel-Zagórska,Jacek Wasilewski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Democracy
ISBN : UOM:39015058285969

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The Second Generation of Democratic Elites in Central and Eastern Europe by Janina Frentzel-Zagórska,Jacek Wasilewski Pdf

Author : Philip Norton,David M. Olson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135213572

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The New Parliaments of Central and Eastern Europe by Philip Norton,David M. Olson Pdf

What role have parliaments played in the dramatic changes occurring in Eastern and Central Europe? Adopting a common research framework, the contributors analyse in detail the role and operations of parliaments in ten of the new democracies. They focus on what determines their capacity to have some impact on public policy. They identify the significance of parliaments operating in often hybrid systems of government, with the relationship between the executive and legislature not well defined, and with an absence of constraining influence that typify western political systems.

Author : Ramona Coman,Luca Tomini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317379874

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The State of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe by Ramona Coman,Luca Tomini Pdf

The State of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe brings together scholars specialising in the study of Central and Eastern Europe, and provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the major issues in the democratic make-up of the EU’s new member states. The book covers the main dimensions of the state, and contributors discuss questions about the development of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe over the past twenty years. What is the present state of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe more than twenty years since the end of communist regimes? What is the actual functioning of the political institutions of these countries? How is political participation structured, and what role do political parties play in these democracies? What guarantees are provided to limit governmental powers and abuse? What is the role of the judicial system, and the relationship between justice and politics? How can we evaluate the EU’s influence regarding democratic consolidation? What is the role of the public opinion? This book was originally published as a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.

Author : Robert Elgie,Sophie Moestrup
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132248126

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Semi-Presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe by Robert Elgie,Sophie Moestrup Pdf

Contributed articles on executive power.

Author : Miloš Brunclík,Michal Kubát
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1315166453

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Semi-Presidentialism, Parliamentarism and Presidents by Miloš Brunclík,Michal Kubát Pdf

The book analyzes the presidencies of three neighboring Central European countries - Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia - in the context of their interactions with cabinets (and prime ministers), parliaments and the constitutional courts, all which have proved crucial actors in the region's political and constitutional battles. Using both institutional and behavioral perspectives along with an innovative definition of semi-presidentialism, the book argues that presidential powers - rather than the mode of the election of the president - are crucial to the functioning of the regimes and their classification into distinctive regime types. Focusing on intra-executive conflicts and the interaction of the president with other constitutional players it argues that, regardless of the mode of the election of the president, regimes have traditionally been very similar not only in their institutional settings, but also in the way they function. Finally, it shows that Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia should be classified as parliamentary regimes. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of Central and East Europe studies/politics, post-Communist studies, presidential studies and more broadly to political elites and institutions, comparative politics and legislative studies.

Author : Heinrich Best,Ulrike Becker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019404735

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Elites in Transition by Heinrich Best,Ulrike Becker Pdf

"Who rules in Eastern Europe?" became a fundamental question for western researchers and other observers after communist regimes were established in the region, and it gained further importance as state socialism expanded into Central Europe after the Second World War. A political order which, according to Leninist theory of the state and to subsequent Stalinist political practice, was primarily a highly centralised and repressive power organisation, directed, as if it were natural, researchers attention towards the highest echelon of office holders in party and state. Extreme centralisation of power in these regimes was consequently linked to an elitist approach to analysing them from a distant viewpoint. It is one of the many paradoxes of state socialism, that a social and political order which presumptuously claimed to be the final destination of historical development and to be based on deterministic laws of social evolution, which claimed an egalitarian nature and denied the significance of the individual, was per ceived through the idiosyncrasies, rivalries and personal traits of its rulers. The largest part of these societies remained in grey obscurity, onlyoccasion ally revealing bits of valid information about a social life distant from the centres of power. It is debatable whether this top-headedness of western re search into communist societies created a completely distorted picture of re ality, however, it certainly contributed to an overestimation of the stability of these regimes, an underestimation of their factual diversity and a misjudge ment of the extent of conflicts and cleavages dividing them.

Author : Hans-Dieter Klingemann,Ekkehard Mochmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Elections
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029656001

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Elections in Central and Eastern Europe by Hans-Dieter Klingemann,Ekkehard Mochmann Pdf

Author : Pasi Ihalainen,Cornelia Ilie,Kari Palonen
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781782389552

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Parliament and Parliamentarism by Pasi Ihalainen,Cornelia Ilie,Kari Palonen Pdf

Parliamentary theory, practices, discourses, and institutions constitute a distinctively European contribution to modern politics. Taking a broad historical perspective, this cross-disciplinary, innovative, and rigorous collection locates the essence of parliamentarism in four key aspects—deliberation, representation, responsibility, and sovereignty—and explores the different ways in which they have been contested, reshaped, and implemented in a series of representative national and regional case studies. As one of the first comparative studies in conceptual history, this volume focuses on debates about the nature of parliament and parliamentarism within and across different European countries, representative institutions, and genres of political discourse.

Author : José M. Magone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1028 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317628361

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Routledge Handbook of European Politics by José M. Magone Pdf

Since the Treaty of the European Union was ratified in 1993, the European Union has become an important factor in an ever-increasing number of regimes of pooled sovereignty. This Handbook seeks to present a valuable guide to this new and unique system in the twenty-first century, allowing readers to obtain a better understanding of the emerging multilevel European governance system that links national polities to Europe and the global community. Adopting a pan-European approach, this Handbook brings together the work of leading international academics to cover a wide range of topics such as: the historical and theoretical background the political systems and institutions of both the EU and its individual member nations political parties and party systems political elites civil society and social movements in European politics the political economy of Europe public administration and policy-making external policies of the EU. This is an invaluable and comprehensive resource for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of the European Union, European politics and comparative politics.

Author : Lars Vogel,Ronald Gebauer,Axel Salheiser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351814119

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The Contested Status of Political Elites by Lars Vogel,Ronald Gebauer,Axel Salheiser Pdf

Contemporary Western societies are witnessing ground-breaking social, economic and political changes at an accelerating pace. These changes are challenging the way democracy works and the role that political elites play in this system of government. Using a theoretical and empirical approach, this volume argues that political elites are urged to develop new strategies in order to achieve interest aggregation, to safeguard collective action, and to maintain elite autonomy and stability. The adaptive capacities of political elites are assessed through case studies, comparative and longitudinal analyses of their social structure, their recruitment patterns, and their attitudes. The book includes contributions from reputable scholars in the field of elite research and specialists on individual political systems across Europe and the US. It provides an analytical framework demonstrating that political elites are inevitable and potentially able to respond successfully to varying challenges. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political elites, democracy, comparative politics, political participation and European Politics.

Author : Vít Hloušek
Publisher : Masarykova univerzita
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788021078024

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Presidents above Parties? by Vít Hloušek Pdf

Postavení prezidenta v jiných než prezidentských politických systémech patří k méně analyzovaným aspektům politiky. V zemích střední a východní Evropy může přitom existovat určitá diskrepance mezi formálním a reálným postavením hlav států. Předkládaná, anglicky psaná kniha mapuje, zda se zde po roce 1989 objevily tendence k většímu zapojení či osobnímu angažmá prezidentů v každodenní politice, co bylo jejich příčinou, jak se projevovaly a zda je můžeme vysvětlit spíše osobností prezidenta, nebo strukturou politických příležitostí, která nabídla prezidentovi větší prostor pro osobní politickou realizaci.

Author : Adam Jarosz
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527505162

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The Process of Politicization by Adam Jarosz Pdf

The problem signalled in the title of this volume is of utmost importance today. While envisioning a completely depoliticised society requires a big leap of imagination, there can still be doubts as to the degree to which modern societies may or should be politicised in different dimensions. This book gives a range of answers to this question using selected examples from modern history and the present time, and it outlines the process of politicising the society, together with the tools and means used for that. It does not attempt an exhaustive coverage of the topic of politicisation but serves as a reference for persons interested in the discussed issues, including students of political and social sciences.

Author : Andrey Makarychev
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000396393

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Multifaceted Nationalism and Illiberal Momentum at Europe’s Eastern Margins by Andrey Makarychev Pdf

This edited volume addresses the set of politically challenging issues that the advent of populist movements raised for individual nation states and the whole Europe. Based on critical engagements with the extant scholarship in comparative politics, political philosophy, international relations, regional studies and critical geopolitics, this collection of chapters offers the interpretation of the contemporary populism as illiberal nationalism, and underscores its deeply political challenge to the post-political core of the EU project. The contributors discuss the deep transformations within the fabric of contemporary European societies that makes scholars rethink the post-Cold War hegemonic understanding of liberal democracy as the dominant paradigm destined to expand from its traditional hotbed in the West to other regions. This edited volume intends to stretch analysis beyond the conventional accounts of populism as an anti-elite and extra-institutional appeal to the general public for the sake of its mobilization against incumbent power holders, and look for more nuanced meanings inherent to this term. The chapters in this book were originally published in European Politics and Society and the Journal of Contemporary European Studies.