Historical institutionalism: a tool for researching the nonprofit sector in times of pandemic

Plaček, Michal; Vaceková, Gabriela; Valentinov, Vladislav; Ochrana, František

doi:10.1080/13511610.2022.2052027

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“…From a more general perspective, our results reaffirm the opinion of many authors from the region, highlighting that decentralisation and devolution may not lead to increased socio-economic efficiency and foster cooperation between actors (mainly due to path-dependency and over-fragmentation; for more, see Plaček et al, 2022). "Exporting" any external idea to the specific sociopolitical environment of post-socialist states is a complex and risky endeavour, and the results of such attempts depend entirely on particular countries institutional factors (for more, see, Plaček et al, 2021Plaček et al, , 2022.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…Existing studies have demonstrated past dependence on policies concerning the relationship between the state and the non-profit sector (see, for example, Osborne, 2008;Plaček et al, 2021Plaček et al, , 2022. Another problem is the weak capacity of central (and local) government to coordinate co-creation processes between LSGs and the civil sector.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Civil Society Versus Local Self‐Governments and Central Government in V4 Countries: The Case of Co‐Creation

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In the new EU member states, there are very few studies analyzing the role of central and local self-governments in co-design processes. Nevertheless, such studies are particularly important as co-creation takes place in the context of former post-communist countries where central power reigned supreme and cooperation with the civil sector was very limited. This article aims to enrich the existing debate on the role of central and local self-government in the context of co-creation at the local level—specifically to map the extent to which local and central governments in the Visegrad Four region (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) support local participatory budgeting initiatives as one of the most important forms of co-creation. The findings are very interesting, as each country has its situation and specificities. The (positive but also negative) role of the central state is limited but not invisible, except in the Czech Republic. The relations between civil society (and formal NGOs) and local self-governments are somewhat more similar within the countries studied. At the beginning of participatory budgeting, the civil sector and NGOs served as initiators and local self-governments as followers. However, this position has been steadily shifting towards the dominance of local self-governments and the marginalization of the civil society’s role.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%