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Keudel, Oleksandra

The author:

Dr. Oleksandra Keudel studied politics and international relations in Kyiv, Gothenburg, and Berlin. She did her doctorate and the post-doc at the Free University of Berlin. Keudel taught at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and at the Kyiv School of Economics, and consulted for the Council of Europe and UNESCO.” Her papers have appeared in, among other outlets, East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures, Ukraine-Analysen, East European Politics, and the Freedom House Nations in Transit report.



The author of the foreword:

Dr. Sabine Kropp is Professor of Political Science at the Free University of Berlin.
How Patronal Networks Shape Opportunities for Local Citizen Participation in a Hybrid Regime</a>

How Patronal Networks Shape Opportunities for Local Citizen Participation in a Hybrid Regime

Oleksandra 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 political dynamics of informal business-political (patronal) networks that seek domination over local governments.