Political accountability and institutional design in new democracies

Article Abstract:

The commonly held belief that the presidential systems and/or parliamentary ones elected under the electoral rules of plurality/majority single-member districts (SMDs) contribute to the accountability of a democratic system, while those under parliamentary proportional representation (PR) systems enhance political representation is tested. It is shown that the more consolidated the newly established democratic regimes, the more they run according to the parliamentary/PR type.

Political culture, Political systems

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The perception of social conflicts and attitudes to democracy

Article Abstract:

A precondition of legitimizing democracy is the acceptance of social conflicts as opposed to only one ideologically approved set of social interests. An examination of the impact of subjectively perceived social conflicts on the evaluation of democracy and on generalized support for democracy reveals that such a precondition may contribute to the consolidation of the democratic system, but only to limited extent.

Social conflict

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Parties and voters--Representative consolidation in Central and Eastern Europe?

Article Abstract:

Three dimensions of representative consolidation in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe are analyzed, such as the party system, party-voter relation and public support for parties and party democracy. Results indicate that political supply, with regard to the consolidation of party system, is sufficiently differentiated in terms of numbers of competitors and policy opposition.

Management dynamics, Management, Political aspects, Political parties, Company business management

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