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This dissertation seeks to explain variation in political liberalization among three post-communist Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. These countries share several common political outcomes such as the dominance of the executive and a high degree o…

European Union (EU) is often portrayed in the media and in the scholarly debates as a supranational political system that lacks representation, legitimacy, and accountability. While elections constitute the first mechanism to address these democracy-related issues, it is still d…

This comparative study maps the factors that influence the operation of Eastern Europe post-communist local government. A comparison of four Romanian county councils over the 1996–1999 period revealed important differences in the way they conducted their internal affairs, formul…