Special Journal Issue
The special issue of Journal of Comparative Politics with seven articles was published in January 2023. The issue is dedicated to the development and different forms of citizen participation and involvement at local and regional level in selected EU Member States, and it is a direct outcome of work undertaken during research, discussion events and conferences. Guest editor of the thematic issue is assoc. prof. dr. Simona Kukovič, holder of JMC LELD2040.
Content:
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Editorial: Local and Regional Level – The Third Dimension of the EU
Simona Kukovič
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Comparison of Direct Democratic and Representative Participation – Causes of and Responses to the Crisis of Representative Democracy
Markus Reiners
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Bottom-Up Response: The Role of Municipalities and Cities in Compensating and Supporting Central Government’s Role
Silvia Ručinská, Miroslav Fečko, Ondrej Mitaľ & Michal Jesenko
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Measuring Quality of Subnational Democracy: Democratic Competition and Participation in Czech and Polish Regions, 1998–2020
Pavel Maškarinec
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Local Development Policies in the V4 Countries – In the Light of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic
István Hoffman
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Slovenian Local Elections from 1994 to 2022: Dominance of Non-Partisan Lists and Mayors
Miro Haček
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Vox Populi, Vox Dei: Local Referenda in the Czech Republic 2000–2020
Petr Bláha
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How Electoral Geography can Help in Struggle with the Far Right: Example of Slovakia
Martin Plešivčák