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The Local Political Elite in the Democratic Transformation of Belarus

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1995
Comparative analysis of data from the Democracy and Local Governance research program shows that political power in the Slavic states of the former USSR is based on similar social and political values: social equality; dominant rights of the majority; and inequality of political participation of various social strata and groups. Local political leaders
JANE M. GRICHTCHENKO, A. A. GRITSANOV
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Perceptions of Local Political Corruption

Political research quarterly
In this paper, we explore the roots of perceptions of local corruption in U.S. cities, using survey data collected from 39 cities during 40 different mayoral election campaigns.
Thomas M. Holbrook, Amanda J. Heideman, Aaron C. Weinschenk   +2 more
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‘The association that dissociates’ – narratives of local political resistance in Kosovo and the delayed implementation of the Brussels Agreement

International-Led Statebuilding and Local Resistance, 2018
The existing literature on the EU’s transformative role in the Balkans looks at EU conditionality as a unidirectional system of rewards that is expected to motivate local elites to comply with EU rules.
Miruna Troncotă
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Libya’s local elites and the politics of alliance building

Mediterranean Politics, 2015
In post-revolutionary Libya, the collapse of central authority and the fragmentation of territorial control have produced a fundamental change in the political elite. Local elites emerged as the leading actors and held the key to whether central authority would be re-established.
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The Marginalisation of Local Political Elites in Britain

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 1984
Experience since the late 1970s in Britain has shown the limitations of regarding central -local government relations as a bargaining relationship between interdependent actors, as found in the United States of America, France, and West Germany. The actions of the present Conservative Government highlight the weakness of British local government.
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Political Budget Cycle in Local Elections in Indonesia: A Systematic Review

Journal of Contemporary Local Politics
Political budget cycles (PBC) refer to patterns in which incumbents manipulate government budget policies in the run-up to elections to enhance their electoral chances.
Andi Armayudi Syam, Andi Ahmad Malikul Afdal   +1 more
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Promoting Youth Political Engagement Through Serious Games: A Quasi-Experimental Study on Local Election Boardgame in Thailand

Journal of Political Science Education
This study examines the effectiveness of serious games in enhancing political engagement among youth through a quasi-experimental design. It compares traditional video-based education with an innovative tool, the “Local Election Boardgame,” which ...
Stithorn Thananithichot, Wichuda Satidporn, Kwankaow Kongdecha   +2 more
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Perceived local government performance and people’s life satisfaction: the role of trust in local government and political participation

Local Government Studies
Life satisfaction (LS) has received widespread attention, but few studies explored the determinants of people’s LS in China from the perspective of perceived performance of local government (PPLG).
Na Li, Mang He
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Local Political Elites in Indonesia: “Risers” and “Holdovers”

Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, 2014
Local political elites in post-Soeharto Indonesia have become increasingly diverse, challenging the dominant characterizations of them as leftovers of the old regime or political opportunists. Existing literature on Indonesia’s local politics tends to focus on top-tier elected officials, such as provincial governors, district regents and municipal ...
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The Role of Local Political Elites in East Central Europe

2021
How does the elite continue to affect the evolution of local communities in the developing region of former Sovietized Europe? This book is concerned with the issue of local leadership in the countries of East-Central Europe. It is an attempt to examine, with a comparative method, the profile and the role of the local political elites (members of the ...
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