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100			_aVesely, Arnost
245			_aAccountability in Central and Eastern Europe: Concept and reality
260			_c2013
300			_ap.310-327.
362			_aJun
520			_aThis article deals with accountability in EU new member states (the EU-10). First, the different meanings of the concept of accountability are reviewed. Second, accountability in the EU-10 is analysed in terms of three theoretical perspectives (accountability deficits, overloads and traps). Then the specificity of the accountability regime in the EU-10 is discussed as well as its possible explanations. It is argued that the accountability regime in the EU-10 is characterized by discrepancy between the formal existence of many accountability mechanisms and their actual performance ('sleeping accountability'). This might be explained by the context in which accountability mechanisms are embedded (the high level of corruption, clientelism, low level of trust), frequent changes in political representation and public administration and the lack of knowledgeable and impartial accountees. The article concludes with implications for empirical comparative research and theory-building. - Reproduced.
650			_aAccountability
650			_aEuropean union
773			_aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences
908			_aN
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