Reforming Regional Governance in East Central Europe: Europeanization or Domestic Politics as Usual?
Reforming Regional Governance in East Central Europe: Europeanization or Domestic Politics as Usual?
Author(s): Conor O’DwyerSubject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Political history, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Post-Communist Transformation, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Europeanization; EU enlargement; decentralization; political parties; post-Communism;
Summary/Abstract: In recent years, a number of East Central European (ECE) governments have undertaken to radically alter the territorial structures of their public administration. Some have suggested that this development represents the growing Europeanization of ECE politics, in particular the role of the European Union. This article questions that view by examining the crucial role of domestic party politics in the enactment and implementation of regional governance reform. It does so through a close comparison of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 20/2006
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 219-253
- Page Count: 35
- Language: English
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