Cost of Parliamentary Politics in Ukraine
Journal Title: Kyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to conduct primary research on the cost of parliamentary politics in Ukraine, the financial implications of running for a seat in the national parliament (Rada), and the cost incurred by an MP once in office. Drawing upon semi-structured interviews with current and former members of the Rada, unsuccessful candidates for these positions, subject matter experts on Ukrainian parliamentary elections, the paper explores the main drivers of the cost of politics in Ukraine.
Authors and Affiliations
Andriy Meleshevych
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP527626
- DOI 10.18523/kmlpj88599.2016-2.147-170
- Views 74
- Downloads 0
Havrylyshyn, Oleh. The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine: Slow Starts, False Starts, and a Last Chance? London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2017
"The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine: Slow Starts, False Starts, and a Last Chance?" by Oleh Havrylyshyn (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2017. 353 pp. ISBN: 978–1–137–57689–7). Reviewed by Olga Burlyuk, Natalia Sha...
The Role of State in Ukrainian Business: Violent Bespredel and Profitable Partner
This article analyses the role played by the Ukrainian state in the everyday business of average Ukrainian firms in 2007–2011. Relying on the empirical findings of a five-year case study conducted in Eastern Ukraine, thi...
The Holodomor of 1932–1933 in Ukraine as a Crime of Genocide under International Law [Holodomor 1932–1933 rokiv v Ukraini iak zlochyn henotsydu zhidno z mizhnarodnym pravom], eds. Volodymyr Vasylenko and Myroslava Antonovych
"The Holodomor of 1932–1933 in Ukraine as a Crime of Genocide under International Law" [Holodomor 1932–1933 rokiv v Ukraini iak zlochyn henotsydu zhidno z mizhnarodnym pravom] (Kyiv: Vydavnychyi dim “Kyievo-Mohylianska a...
New Civic Activism in Ukraine: Building Society from Scratch?
Since Euromaidan, civil society in Ukraine faces new challenges and a new role in society. Volunteer work, donations and civic activism have increased vis-à-vis the humanitarian crisis and the war in Eastern Ukraine in a...
The Regional Level of Ukraine’s Party System in 2005–2012
This article describes the results of a regional-level study of Ukrainian political parties’ interactions. The study sought to identify the congruence or incongruence of the party affiliation of the regional executives a...