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1 online resource (188 pages) |
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Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series |
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Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; Author's note; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The quality of democracy; 1.2 The case of Poland; 1.3 Contribution; 1.4 Structure of the book; Notes; Bibliography; 2 Evaluating the quality of democracy; 2.1 A procedural definition of democracy; 2.2 Empirical studies on democracies: literature review; 2.3 Evaluating democracies from a procedural perspective; 2.4 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; 3 Representation: descriptive characteristics of parliamentary representatives |
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3.1 Socio-demographic characteristics3.2 Women's representation; 3.3 National and ethnic minority representation; 3.4 Party representation; 3.5 Indicators of representativeness; 3.6 Representation and electoral systems; 3.7 Discussion and conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 4 Participation: voter turnout, membership in civil society organizations and direct legislation; 4.1 Voter turnout; 4.2 Membership in civil society organizations; 4.3 Direct legislation: citizens' legislative initiatives and referendums; 4.4 Discussion and conclusion; Notes; Bibliography |
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5 Competition: party and party system institutionalization5.1 Party institutionalization; 5.2 Party system institutionalization; 5.3 Discussion and conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 6 Accountability: executive-legislative relations and the Constitutional Tribunal; 6.1 The Polish executive; 6.2 The accountability function of the parliament; 6.3 The accountability function of the Constitutional Tribunal; 6.4. Discussion and conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 7 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book assesses the quality of democracy in Poland from the collapse of communism in 1989 up to the 2011 parliamentary election. It presents an in-depth, empirically grounded study comparing two decades of democratic politics. Drawing on democratic theory and comparative politics, the book puts forward an evaluation of democracy based on four dimensions: representation, participation, competition and accountability. The book is an important contribution to debates on the performance of the new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe, where some scholars argue that there is a 'democratic |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Poland
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Democracy
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001713
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| Subject |
Poland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315680118 |
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1315680114 |
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