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Party system institutionalization and the quality of democracy in eastern Europe
, 2009 Almost two decades have passed since the Third Wave of democratization brought an avalanche of new, relatively unstable democracies into being in Eastern Europe.
CASAL BÉRTOA, Fernando +1 more
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Opposition in a Changing Political Environment: Leadership and the Conservative Party, 1997-2010 [PDF]
, 2010 This thesis examines the changing nature of opposition within the British political system through a study of the balance of power between the Conservative Party and its leader in their most recent period in opposition from 1997 to 2010.
Harris, Ben David Alexander +1 more
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Decentralisation is the transfer of authority from central to local governments, involving shared responsibilities in planning, management, and decision‐making. In public health, decentralisation might help improve service delivery by allowing local authorities to tailor interventions to the specific needs of diverse ...
Phonevilay Viphonephom +3 more
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Realistic Representation, Dynamic Evolution and Determinants of Institutional Quality in China
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper delves into the role of institutional quality in bolstering China's economic resilience post‐COVID‐19, CITIC‐Entropy. It divides institutions into basic and changeable categories, establishing an index system via the CITIC‐Entropy TOPSIS model.
Susu Wang, Qidi Zhang, Jing Fang
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, 2008 In this article, we attempt to explain varying patterns of centre-right success between 1990 and 2006 in three post-communist states - Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Tim Haughton (16062473) +13 more
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Varieties of Democracy Aid Approaches: The Role of Donors' Domestic Ideology
Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT After the end of the Cold War, DAC donors increased their efforts of democracy promotion in developing countries. Among other instruments, DAC donors increasingly use democracy aid to improve democracy abroad. However, DAC donors differ in their allocation and delivery strategy of democracy aid.
Jean‐Baptiste Puginier
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Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT On its 100th anniversary in 2026, the German Soil Science Society (DBG) is looking back not only on an eventful history with traditions and impressive achievements but also with painful interruptions and ruptures. One curious fact is that the DBG was initially founded as the national section of the International Soil Science Society (ISSS ...
Karl‐Heinz Feger
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Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article presents a decade of research on Open Data Business Models (ODBM), aiming to identify conceptual gaps, categorize thematic trends, and propose an integrative framework. This paper, based on a systematic literature review (SLR) of 60 peer‐reviewed studies, develops a coherent framework that explains how ODBMs are formed, adapted ...
Saeed Rouhani +3 more
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, 2001 Much writing on party organisational development in post-communist East Central Europe has argued that, with the partial exception of successor parties to former regime parties, political parties in the region will be state-centred, low-membership ...
Hanley, SL
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"Why there is (also) No Domestic Public Opinion on Europe: Three Case-Studies from The Netherlands" [PDF]
, 2007 Much debate about the ‘democratic deficit’ of the European Union focuses on the absence of a European public. As long as such a European public is not present, the brunt of the democratic control of EU decision-making will have to be carried at the ...
Hollander, Saskia, +2 more
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