Institutions and Mechanisms of the Polish and Ukrainian Political Systems Cover Image

Instytucje i mechanizmy polskiego i ukraińskiego systemu politycznego
Institutions and Mechanisms of the Polish and Ukrainian Political Systems

Comparative Analysis

Author(s): Wojciech Sokół
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: Ukraine; Poland; democratisation; political system; system of government; political competition; electoral system; political parties

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to compare selected elements of the political systems of the Republic of Poland and Ukraine in both structural and functional terms. The subject of the study is the genesis and direction of systemic changes, the specifi city of governmental systems, mechanisms of political rivalry and its main actors, i.e. political parties. The analysis shows that systemic solutions in Poland were characterised by greater stability, attachment to the principles of the rule of law and democratic values. In the political system of Ukraine there was quite a large dynamic of change in this area. These changes were instrumental to a greater degree than in Poland and subordinated to preferences that were dominant in particular periods.

  • Issue Year: 71/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 171-191
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish