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Managing protected areas in Central Eastern Europe

Between path-dependence and Europeanisation

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ID11468358
AuthorsNatalya Yakusheva (0000-0001-9330-3964, University of Helsinki, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume87
Pages104036
Publication date2019-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLand Use Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0264-8377 • E-ISSN: 1873-5754
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104036
OpenAlexW2953263289
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited63

The nature conservation regimes of post-socialist EU countries are multi-layered, consisting of initial components established before Socialism, reinforced and solidified during Socialist period, and changes brought about by the democratic transition. For nature conservation, the transition to democracy led to new political and legal frameworks, the re-allocation of resources and land tenure changes, which Central Eastern European countries approached differently. Accession to the European Union (EU) became an additional layer in the transition process that brought new policy elements, such as Natura 2000. Accession has also opened up new funding streams for conservation and introduced requirements for participatory decision-making. The controversies surrounding the transposition and practical implementation of Natura 2000 has revealed mismatches between the different policy components of such multi-layered regimes or, in other words, between path dependence and change. This article examines how existing institutional path dependence and occurring policy changes shape the management capacities of selected national parks in Poland and Slovakia. This provides insights into the contextual factors that enhance or constrain the ability of park authorities to deliver the necessary conservation measures and other policy provisions

Accession · Business · Citizen journalism · Democracy · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · Economy · European union · Europeanisation · Natura 2000 · Path dependence · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Forest Management and Policy · Law · Urbanization and City Planning · Ecology

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Citations per year1,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
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