Informal relations from democratic representation to corruption : case studies from Central and Eastern Europe / Zdenka Mansfeldová, Heiko Pleines (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mansfeldová, Zdenka, editor.

Pleines, Heiko, editor.

Series:

Changing Europe ; Volume 8.

Changing Europe, 1863-8716 ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-communism--Europe, Eastern.

Post-communism.

Post-communism--Europe, Central.

Democratization--Europe, Eastern.

Democratization.

Democratization--Europe, Central.

Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-.

Europe, Eastern.

Europe, Central--Politics and government--1989-.

Europe, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart, Germany : ibidem-Verlag, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Informal relations have been one of the major research topics of the social sciences since the 1990s. In order to allow for meaningful comparisons between different combinations of the positive and negative effects of informal relations on democratic representation, this book focuses on post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe as a particular region where formal democratic rules have been established, but competing informal rules are still strong. A broad spectrum of related analytical concepts is discussed from different perspectives and from different academic disciplines, then empiric

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic Public Services and Informal Power: An Analytical Framework for Sector Governance; 3. Conflict of Interest as a Research-Analytical Category; 4. Evaluating the Harmonization of Criminal Provisions on Corruption in Central and Eastern Europe; 5. Understanding Post-Soviet Petty Corruption. Informal Institutions, Legitimacy, and State Criticism; 6. Civil Society and the Legitimacy of the EU Polity. Using Network Analysis to Analyse Linkages Among Actors

7. Patterns of Inter-Organizational Collaboration of Nonprofits in Central Europe8. Successor Parties and Trade Unions in the Post-Communist States. Institutionalizing Informal Relationships; 9. 'Ethno-Business'. The Unexpected Consequence of National Minority Policies in Romania; 10. If You Ignore It, It Will (Not) Go Away. Exploring How and Why the International Community Turned a Blind Eye to Corruption in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo; 11. Informal Practices in Russia. State Influence on Foreign Companies Operating in Russia; 12. Academic Corruption in Russia

13. Informal Ways of Obtaining Grades in Modern Russian Universities. How Daily Ties Become Corruption Networks14. Modern Russian Homeowners' Associations as Res Publicae. The Relationship between Commonwealth and Corruption; Bibliography; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebray, viewed May 29, 2014).

ISBN:

9783838261737

3838261739

OCLC:

879023179