CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Kulish, Daria |
|---|---|
| Title | Transparency for Accountability: The Effect of Digital Transparency on Government Accountability in Hybrid Regimes of Eastern Europe |
| Summary | This study aims to research the relationship between digital transparency and government accountability in the hybrid regimes and answers the question of why in some hybrid regimes the positive causality between the concepts is present, while in others is not and how the actions of civil society impact the causality. The method of process tracing is used to construct the causal mechanism of the specific actions of civil society of converting digital transparency into government accountability. The theorized causal mechanism is then tested on the typical case of Ukraine by analyzing the specific actions of civil society within the two most effective digital transparency initiatives – the system of assets declaration and public procurement. The study confirms the presence of the causal relationship between digital transparency and government accountability in hybrid regimes, which is conditioned by the actions of civil society. This research concludes that strong civil society can increase horizontal and diagonal government accountability in hybrid regimes by taking specific actions developed in the causal mechanism. |
| Supervisor | Melnykovska Inna |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/kulish_daria.pdf |
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