Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe – The Perspective of Policymakers and Civil Society Organisations

Political representation and democracy in several European countries have faced considerable challenges in recent decades. Especially worrying are the decline in electoral turnout and party membership, along with the decline in political trust and growing dissatisfaction with the functioning of repr...

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Published in:	Politics in Central Europe
Main Authors:	Krašovec Alenka, Novak Meta, Kolak Anja, Lajh Damjan
Format:	Article
Language:	Czech
Published:	Sciendo 2025-09-01
Subjects:	trust democratic innovations central and eastern europe policymakers civil society organisations
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2025-0015

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