Parliamentary elites as a democratic thermometer

Estonia, Lithuania and Moldova compared

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6180585
AutoresWilliam E Crowther (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), W E L H Crowther (0000-0002-1466-7928, University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Irmina Matonytė (0000-0001-8747-4716, Institute for Social Research, Vilnus, Lithuania)
Ano2007
Volume40
Fascículo3
Páginas281-299
Data de publicação2007-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCommunist and Post-Communist Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0967-067X • E-ISSN: 1873-6920
EditoraUniversity of California Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1016/j.postcomstud.2007.06.006
OpenAlexW2016709505
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19
Referências citadas2

This article assesses how the character of emerging legislative elites conforms to the broader patterns of post-communist social transformation by comparing Estonia, Lithuania and Moldova. We argue that the pace and direction of change among MPs has been significantly shaped by the nature of regime change in each country. We first address the issue of pace and scope of elite replacement. Second, we examine whether and to what extent, over time, changes occurred in the parliamentary representation of major social categories (in particular, ethnic minorities, women, age groups). Third, we examine the dynamics of political professionalization

Communism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Elite · Ethnic group · Geography · Legislature · Pace · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Professionalization · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Conflict and Governance