<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Path dependence is a concept often used by scholars in fields such as economics, economic geography, political science, law and sociology to explain recent developments. In this article, we apply the concept to support the hypothesis that the democratic revival after 1990 in the examined Central and Eastern European countries and related set-up of local (self-) government institutions were more influenced by an earlier path taken than by a more recent one. For this purpose, we undertake a content analysis of relevant legal documents and apply an in-depth comparative approach.</p></abstract>

Path dependence is a concept often used by scholars in fields such as economics, economic geography, political science, law and sociology to explain recent developments. In this article, we apply the concept to support the hypothesis that the democratic revival after 1990 in the examined Central and Eastern European countries and related set-up of local (self-) government institutions were more influenced by an earlier path taken than by a more recent one. For this purpose, we undertake a content analysis of relevant legal documents and apply an in-depth comparative approach.

Path Dependence and Local (Self-)Government Systems: A Comparison of three CEE Countries

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Politics in Central Europe

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Path dependence is a concept often used by scholars in fields such as economics, economic geography, political science, law and sociology to explain recent...

Path Dependence and Local (Self-)Government Systems: A Comparison of three CEE Countries

Published Online: Oct 16, 2021

Page range: 193 - 218

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2019-0015

Keywords
local (self-)government systems, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, path dependence

© 2019 Daniel Klimovský et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Path Dependence and Local (Self-)Government Systems: A Comparison of three CEE Countries

Published Online: Oct 16, 2021

Page range: 193 - 218

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2019-0015

Keywordslocal (self-)government systems, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, path dependence

© 2019 Daniel Klimovský et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
local (self-)government systems, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, path dependence