Informal Politics in Post-Communist Europe Political Parties, Clientelism and State Capture

This book offers a fascinating, thought-provoking and ground-breaking study of post-communist political life. It is one of the first full-length academic works to explore the question of how informal structures, headed by bosses, godfathers and oligarchs, affect formal party politics and democracy.

About the author

Michal Klíma is a professor of political science and currently the Rector of the Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic. He is a frequent commentator on Czech television and has authored several works on issues related to political life in the country and in the post-communist region.

Summary

This book offers a fascinating, thought-provoking and ground-breaking study of post-communist political life. It is one of the first full-length academic works to explore the question of how informal structures, headed by bosses, godfathers and oligarchs, affect formal party politics and democracy.

Product details

• Authors: Michal Klíma, Michal (Metropolitan University Prague Czec Klima, Michal (Metropolitan University Prague Czech Republic) Klima, Michal (Metropolitan University Prague Klima, Michal Klima
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.10.2019
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography
• EAN: 9781138572492
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57249-2
• Pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems
• Subjects: Political Parties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Political corruption, Politics & government, Political structure & processes, Political structures: democracy, Politics and government, Regional Geography, Political structure and processes, Political parties and party platforms, party system transformation, oligarchic influence, Transitional Societies, Central European democratisation, informal power networks in Eastern Europe, parliamentary clientelism