Environment and transition in the Czech republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4329271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Fagin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 479-494 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644019408414156 |
| OpenAlex | W1981591005 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 6 |
In the Czech Republic, as elsewhere in east and central Europe, a neglected and abused environment symbolised many of the failures of the Soviet‐style planned system. In the post‐communist era the environmental issue can be used as an indicator of the process of political change. The transition is primarily a process of altering the legacies of over 40 years of communist rule. Dismantling the command economy and establishing free elections and a multi‐party system were merely the first steps in a lengthy process that had also to include the re‐establishment of civil society after years of repression by the state, and the re‐integration of the Czech Republic into Europe as an independent actor. In addition to the creation of new legislation, evidence of a decision‐making process based on an active role for the public, and discussion between policy‐makers and non‐governmental organisations (NGOs), will be the hallmarks of a new political order which has overturned the legacies of the communist past. The process of improving the environment incorporates all aspects of the transition process: consultation between policy‐makers and environmental NGOs, the adoption of new legislation in line with EU environmental policy, a competent administrative system capable of implementing the new legislation and, finally, a re‐defined relationship between the state, the economy and society
Civil society · Communism · Czech · Economic system · Economics · Legislation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Law · Public Administration · Urbanization and City Planning
Citizenry and the State in the Shaping of Environmental Policy
Contours of the Czech environmental movement
Enlarging EU Environments
Nonprofits and Democratic Development
Climate Change Policies in the Transitional Economies of Europe and Eurasia
Environmental Policy Reform in the Post-communist Czech Republic
Join the Club
Local Action in a Transitional State
Environmental mobilisation and organisations in post-socialist Europe and the former Soviet Union
Sustainable development in the Czech Republic
Environmental Capacity Building in the Czech Republic
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,39 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2016 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |