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Political participation and civic engagement: Towards a new typology

Reviewing the literature on political participation and civic engagement, the article offers a critical examination of different conceptual frameworks. Drawing on previous definitions and…
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Standby citizens: diverse faces of political passivity

The current debate on political participation is bound to a discussion about whether citizens are active or passive. This dichotomous notion is nurtured by an extensive normative debate concerning…
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Satisfaction with democracy: A note on a frequently used indicator in comparative politics

This article offers a critical investigation of one indicator of support for democracy frequently used by comparativists. Departing from a theoretical multidimensional model of political support, a…
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The handbook of political change in Eastern Europe

Contents: Preface 1. The Diversity of Political Regimes Sten Berglund and Joakim Ekman 2. The Resilience of History Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman, Terje Knutsen and Frank Aarebrot 3. Full and Partial…
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Communist nostalgia and the consolidation of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe

In recent years, public opinion surveys have testified to increasing levels of ‘communist nostalgia’ in Central and Eastern Europe: that is, growing numbers of citizens who feel that ‘a return to…
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Political Participation and Regime Stability: A Framework for Analyzing Hybrid Regimes

In past decades a number of countries that have moved away from outright authoritarianism have not transformed into democracies, but rather into regimes that combine democratic and non-democratic…
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Intra-executive Conflict and Cabinet Instability: Effects of Semi-presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe

Abstract Comparing eight post-communist semi-presidential systems (Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and Russia), comprising a total of 65 instances of intra-executive…
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Standby Citizens : Understanding Non-Participation in Contemporary Democracies

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Challenges and realities of political participation and civic engagement in central and eastern Europe

Challenges and realities of political participation and civic engagement in central and eastern Europe
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Public Support for Democracy in the New EU Member States

Eight countries of Central Europe are foreseen for full membership of the European Union (EU) in May 2004, and two South East European countries are slated for membership in 2007. If the enlargement…
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