Thorns in the side: Strategies of populist parties against local public administrations
研究了民粹主义政党执政的中央政府如何通过增加任务、削减预算、加强审查等手段，对抗由自由派政党领导的城市政府，基于布拉格、华沙和布达佩斯的案例分析。
Abstract The success of populist parties in national elections puts pressure on political leaders and their administrations, both at the central and sub‐national levels. This paper explores the political tensions between two administrative levels—a central level governed by a populist party, and the city level headed by a liberal party—and the strategies populists use to challenge local political leaders and their city administrations. This paper analyzes three case studies: Prague, Warsaw, and Budapest. In all three cities, opposition candidates are visible challengers to the populist parties in government. The results show that city administrations face increasing tasks, cuts in budget transfers, higher scrutiny from central government, and administrative bottlenecks.