Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations: The Case Study of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland

Šaradín, Pavel; Hurtíková, Hana; Soukop, Michal; Zapletalová, Markéta; Zogata-Kusz, Agnieszka; Ganowicz, Ewa

The book aims to complement the existing research on democratic innovations mainly by making unique comparative analyses of the democratic innovations at the local level in selected European post-communist countries, i.e. the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. Democratic innovations can help overcome political apathy, decreased confidence in democracy and improve efficiency of governance. We traditionally consider cities and municipalities to be cradles of democracy and connect them with deliberations on the further development of democratic theory and political practice. We therefore argue that the local level is a suitable arena and laboratory for both changes of institutional settings within the traditional model of representative democracy, and the structural changes, which concern changing relations between local representatives and citizens.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2023-12-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031436734

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-43674-1

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 177