Request pdf the sharing economy in postcommunist societies. Rebuilding the ship at sea theories of institutional design elster, jon, offe, claus, preuss, ulrich k. Institutional design and party government in postcommunist europe comparative politics. Communist and postcommunist studies 45 2012 153163 the impact of the con. Preuss with frank boenker, ulrike goetting, and friedbert w. Drawing on a detailed analysis of communist czechoslovakia and contemporary czech industries and banks, gerald a. The europeanization of postcommunist tripartism elena a. Preuss, institutional design in postcommunist societies. This books examines the institutional foundations of coalition government in the ten postcommunist democracies of eastern and central europe for the 19902010 period.
Sage reference party politics in postcommunist transition. Even joining nonparliamentary parties may be rational. Institutional design and party government in postcommunist europe comparative politics nikolenyi, csaba on. Rebuilding the ship at sea, new york, cambridge university press, 1998. Accession to the european union and institutional design. Both russia and china have turned decisively away from the state socialist model of a planned economy with state ownership of the. For that reason, international financial organizations undertook a leading role in promoting marketoriented reforms in respective states. The western balkans states, all postcommunist as well, were not the primary object of research. In postcommunist europe the origins of political parties significantly differ both from a historical and culturalideological point of view. Download fulltext pdf institutional design in post communist societies rebuilding the ship at sea article pdf available january 1998 with 474 reads. Cambridge university press 0521479312 institutional. However, all of the data shown for the 11 postcommunist members of the eu are presented for them as well, to see the.
Rebuilding the ship at sea jon elster, claus offe, and ulrich k. On the one hand, in fact, in spite of the common return to democratic politics in 1989, the origins of several postcommunist parties date back to previous political experiences. Bulgaria, the czech republic, estonia, hungary, latvia, lithuania, poland, romania, slovakia, and slovenia. Institutional design in postcommunist societies by jon elster, 9780521479318, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. On the one hand, the ccp needs to keep the loyalty of its coercive organizations, especially. Author copy original article institutional complementarity, economic performance and governance in the postcommunist world stanislav markusa, and martin mendelskib adepartmentofpoliticalscience,universityofchicago,5828suniversityave,chicago,il60637,usa. Several scholars have attempted to elucidate why some postcommunist societies strongly faced their past human rights violation, others implemented restricted studentshare our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a matter of giving an example of the work to be done. Communist and postcommunist studies is an international journal covering all communist and postcommunist states and communist movements, including both their domestic policies and their international relations. Insights from romania this chapter presents the results of a qualitative study on the sharing economy themes such as. Postcommunist states are taking years, rather than centuries, to create the legal order, the centralized and impartial bureaucracy, and the networks of security, redistribution, and market. Institutional legacies and political transition in central. They have done little as yet to affect how these institutions actually function. Institutional design in post communist societies rebuilding the ship at sea article pdf available january 1998 with 474 reads how we measure reads.
The institution of the ombudsman in the former communist countries. Political parties, regular elections, independent media, and local ngos are all now part of. Here you will find data compiled by federal agencies, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more. The weakness of civil society in postcommunist europe assets. Party politics in postcommunist countries typically is analyzed from the vantage. Institutional design in postcommunist societies rebuilding the ship at sea jon elster, claus offe, and ulrich k. Postcommunist modernization, transition studies, and diversity in europe paul blokker florence abstract the greater part of studies of postcommunism habitually grouped under the heading of transitology understands the transition ultimately as a political and cultural convergence of the excommunist societies with western europe.
Such constrain ing conditions require contextsensitive reform designs. Downloaded from at columbia univ on december 18, 2009. Postcommunist europe and the imf october 24, 2014 executive summary the past 25 years have seen a dramatic transformation in europes former communist countries, resulting in their reintegration into the global economy, and, in most cases, major improvements in living standards. Postcommunist media autonomy, pluralism and diversity. The role of geographyand history in determining the slowerprogress of postcommunist transition in the balkans. In some instances, we can speak of distinctly postcommunist institutions. It argues that in order to look at family policies from a feminist perspective, it is necessary to investigate how institutional arrangements influence policies that in turn structure gender relations. Postcommunist democracy legacies and outcomes jeffrey kopstein jon elster, claus offe, and ulrich k. All corruption is not the same the typology of postcommunist corruption the experience of corruption. The institutional roots of postcommunist family policy. Contents b acknowledgements \ abbreviations xi 1 introduction.
Consequently, eastern europes media are judged to be dependent on the state the new political forces and the newly established market instead of being outgrowths of civil society. Cambridge university press 0521479312 institutional design in postcommunist societies. Corruption and civil society in postcommunist eastern europe. Pdf institutional design in post communist societies.
The choice of electoral system is one of the most important institutional decisions for any democracy. To find out, political scientists richard rose, william mishler, and christian haerpfer examine evidence from postcommunist societies in eastern europe. Cambridge core russian and east european government, politics and policy institutional design in postcommunist societies by jon elster skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Communist and postcommunist studies journal elsevier. Social integration disintegration in post communist. Communist and postcommunist studies editorial board. To explain institutional variation, a common assumption, for example articulated by acemoglu and robinson 2012, olson1993, svolik 2012, and frye 1997, is that powerbalanced institutions and. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e.
Whether these represent exceptional or typical examples could be the next step in a broader study of postcommunist europe. In the fifth part, we conclude with several policy recommendations that emerged from the conference and from our analysis. Social integration disintegration in postcommunist societies reintegrating communities in the north caucasus successes and challenges. Designing a suitable model of the ombudsman institution. Conceptualizing the role of international financial. Communist and postcommunist studies harvard university.
Postcommunist modernization, transition studies, and. Discretion, or the freedom to make decisions and act within for mal institutional bounds, has been largely examined as a consequence of agency design, monitoring diffi. Communist and postcommunist studies vol 29, issue 4. Embedded politicsoffers a unique framework for analyzing the impact of past industrial networks on the way postcommunist societies build new institutions to govern the restructuring of their economies. Political science, governance, and international affairs. The choice of a particular electoral system has a profound effect on the future political life of the country concerned, and electoral systems, once chosen, often remain fairly constant as political interests solidify around and respond to the incentives presented by. Two decades of political, economic and social transformations in eastern and central europe have produced outcomes that were hardly expected when the region emerged from communist rule.
Again, the idea that east european civil societies are more complex than previous assumed is not a new concept, but how would these three states in particular fit in to the broader work of european civil society and the eu. In 1992, estonia created the unique precedent of joining the ombudsmans duties with the. Social integration disintegration in postcommunist. Postcommunist civil society in comparative perspective. The role of institutions in the consolidation of democracy in postcommunist eastern europe 5 of how pressing their needs may be, political forces must be willing to subject their interests to the verdict of representative institutions. Hajer, hendrik wagenaar largescale social and political changes have revolutionized policymaking. Understanding governance in the network society theories of institutional design maarten a.
This chapter takes a feminist institutionalist fi approach to understanding postcommunist family policy. Its central argument is that differences in the arrangement of political institutions systematically. The dissolution of the soviet empire in central and eastern europe and the demise of the soviet union have created unprecedented opportunities for social, political, and economic change in europe and eurasia. We demonstrate that contemporary china is facing these two challenges at the same time. Institutional complementarity, economic performance and. Since the decline of communist dominance, political and economic transformations of newly established states were viewed as a natural continuation of international liberalization rather than a thing in itself. Institutional design in postcommunist societies by jon elster. Drawing on data from public opinion and exit polls, election results, and interviews, the authors present testable hypotheses regarding regime change, consolidation, and prospects for.
Communist and postcommunist studies vol 26, issue 1. Institutional design became the catchword of transitologists. Diagnosing and explaining the state of democracy in postcommunist europe there has been a striking divergence in political outcomes across the post. Institutional design and party government in postcommunist europe csaba nikolenyi comparative politics. Cambridge university press, 1998, 296, and juliet johnson, path contingency in postcommunist transformations, comparative politics, no. Communist and postcommunist studies 33 2000 485504. Herbert kitschelt, zdenka mansfeldova, radoslaw markowski, and gibor t6ka. Detailed appendices provide invaluable reference material. It is focused on the analysis of historical as well as current developments in the communist and postcommunist world, including. The weakness of civil society in postcommunist europe. The book suggests innovative and practical institutional strategies for containing corruption.
These influence both formal and informal civil societies and weaken the countries ability to facilitate democratisation. This book argues that the weakness of civil society in the postsoviet caucasus is a result not only of postcommunist political and economic problems, but also of the effects of historical legacies. A complete overview of party politics in all postcommunist eu member states. Browse by topic from the landing page or access the searchable data catalog from the data menu at the top of the page. Iankova cornell university the national council for eurasian and east european research 910 17th street, n. Pdf institutional design in post communist societies rebuilding. September 2002 the importance of the media is axiomatic to the new political elites in the postcommunist nations, so they seek to own, control and, at the very least, to influence the media. Social integration disintegration in postcommunist societies reintegrating communities in the north caucasus successes and technique challenges the.
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