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Challenging Citizens: Democratic Innovations at the Local Level

The Case Study of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland

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Authors:
  1. Pavel Šaradín

    1. Department of Political Science & European Studies, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

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  2. Hana Hurtíková

    1. Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

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  3. Michal Soukop

    1. Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

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  4. Markéta Zapletalová

    1. Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

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  5. Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz

    1. Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

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  6. Ewa Ganowicz

    1. University of Opole, Poland, Opole, Poland

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  • Covers democratic innovations at the level of municipalities with extended authority in the Czech Republic
  • Offers unique comparative analyses of democratic innovations at local level in three post-communist countries
  • Based on statistical results, the book argues that the local level is a suitable arena for democratic innovations

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 1-10

  3. Democratic Innovations

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 11-23

  4. Reforms and Political Participation

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 25-35

  5. Democratic Innovations in Three Countries

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 37-51

  6. Programme Local Agenda 21 and Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic Association: Testing the Causality Between HCCZ Membership and Implementation of Selected Democratic Innovation (GIS)

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 53-77

  7. Political and Economic Characteristics of Municipalities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: Role of Municipal Dynamics and Support Resources in the Implementation of Democratic Innovations

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 79-108

  8. Innovative and Interactive Political Communication at the Local Level? Experience from the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 109-131

  9. Participatory Budgeting in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 133-146

  10. Participatory Budgets in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Experience from Three Towns

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 147-167

  11. Conclusion

    • Pavel Šaradín, Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz, Ewa Ganowicz
    Pages 169-173

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 175-177
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About this book

The book aims to complement the existing research on democratic innovations mainly by making unique comparative analyses of the democratic innovations at the local level in selected European post-communist countries, i.e. the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. Democratic innovations can help overcome political apathy, decreased confidence in democracy and improve efficiency of governance. We traditionally consider cities and municipalities to be cradles of democracy and connect them with deliberations on the further development of democratic theory and political practice. We therefore argue that the local level is a suitable arena and laboratory for both changes of institutional settings within the traditional model of representative democracy, and the structural changes, which concern changing relations between local representatives and citizens.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science & European Studies, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    Pavel Šaradín

  • Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    Hana Hurtíková, Michal Soukop, Markéta Zapletalová, Agnieszka Zogata-Kusz

  • University of Opole, Poland, Opole, Poland

    Ewa Ganowicz

About the authors

Pavel Šaradín is Associate professor in the Department of Politics and European Studies at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Hana Hurtíková is Researcher in the Department of Political Science and European Studies, at the Faculty of Arts, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Michal Soukop is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Politics and European Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Markéta Zapletalová is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and European Studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic.

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