ISBN:
9783838261737
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (313 pages)
Series Statement:
Changing Europe v.8
Parallel Title:
Print version Mansfeldová, Zdenka Informal Relations from Democratic Representation to Corruption : Case studies from Central and Eastern Europe
DDC:
306.0947
Keywords:
Democratization -- Europe, Central
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Democratization -- Europe, Eastern
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Europe, Central -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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Post-communism -- Europe, Central
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Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern
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Post-communism ; Europe, Eastern..
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Post-communism ; Europe, Central..
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Democratization ; Europe, Eastern..
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Democratization ; Europe, Central..
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Europe, Eastern ; Politics and government ; 1989-
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Europe, Central ; Politics and government ; 1989-
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Abstract:
Informal relations have been one of the major research topics of the social sciences since the 1990s. In order to allow for meaningful comparisons between different combinations of the positive and negative effects of informal relations on democratic representation, this book focuses on post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe as a particular region where formal democratic rules have been established, but competing informal rules are still strong. A broad spectrum of related analytical concepts is discussed from different perspectives and from different academic disciplines, then empirical cases of the relationship between informal relations and democratic representation are analyzed. The contributions span the whole continuum, as we perceive it, from civil society networks seen as supporting democratic representation to the perversion of democratic representation through political corruption. The final part of the book takes a closer look at corruption through four case studies from Russia
Abstract:
Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic Public Services and Informal Power: An Analytical Framework for Sector Governance -- 3. Conflict of Interest as a Research-Analytical Category -- 4. Evaluating the Harmonization of Criminal Provisions on Corruption in Central and Eastern Europe -- 5. Understanding Post-Soviet Petty Corruption. Informal Institutions, Legitimacy, and State Criticism -- 6. Civil Society and the Legitimacy of the EU Polity. Using Network Analysis to Analyse Linkages Among Actors -- 7. Patterns of Inter-Organizational Collaboration of Nonprofits in Central Europe -- 8. Successor Parties and Trade Unions in the Post-Communist States. Institutionalizing Informal Relationships -- 9. 'Ethno-Business'. The Unexpected Consequence of National Minority Policies in Romania -- 10. If You Ignore It, It Will (Not) Go Away. Exploring How and Why the International Community Turned a Blind Eye to Corruption in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo -- 11. Informal Practices in Russia. State Influence on Foreign Companies Operating in Russia -- 12. Academic Corruption in Russia -- 13. Informal Ways of Obtaining Grades in Modern Russian Universities. How Daily Ties Become Corruption Networks -- 14. Modern Russian Homeowners' Associations as Res Publicae. The Relationship between Commonwealth and Corruption -- Bibliography -- About the Authors
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