{"title":"Oleksandra Keudel","description":"\u003cp\u003eOleksandra Keudel’s work offers a penetrating analysis of political structures and citizen engagement within complex governance systems. Her writing delves into the dynamics of patronal networks and their impact on local participation, particularly in hybrid regimes where democratic and authoritarian elements intermingle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in contemporary politics and the nuanced interplay between power and society will find Keudel’s research insightful and thought-provoking. Her books provide a valuable perspective on how informal networks shape political opportunities and civic life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-patronal-networks-shape-opportunities-for-local-citizen-participation-in-a-hybrid-regime-by-oleksandra-keudel-9783838216713","title":"How Patronal Networks Shape Opportunities for Local Citizen Participation in a Hybrid Regime","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOleksandra Keudel proposes a novel explanation for why some local governments in hybrid regimes enable citizen participation while others restrict it. She argues that mechanisms for citizen participation are by-products of the political dynamics of informal business-political (patronal) networks that seek domination over local governments. Against the backdrop of either competition or coordination between patronal networks in their localities, municipal leaders cherry-pick citizen participation mechanisms as a tactic to sustain their own access to resources and functions of local governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis argument is based on an in-depth comparative analysis of patronal network arrangements and the adoption of citizen participation mechanisms in five urban municipalities in Ukraine during 2015–2019: Chernivtsi, Kharkiv, Kropyvnytskyi, Lviv, and Odesa. Fifty-seven interviews with citizen participation experts, local politicians and officials, representatives of civil society and the media, as well as utilisation of secondary analytical sources, official government data, and media reports provide a rich basis for an investigation of context-specific choices of municipal leaders that result in varying mechanisms for citizen participation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536667918572,"sku":"9783838216713","price":125.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783838216713-how-patronal-networks-shape-opportunities-for-local-citizen-participation-in-a-hybrid-regime.jpg?v=1776385764"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/oleksandra-keudel.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}