{"id":2866,"date":"2026-03-08T18:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/?page_id=2866"},"modified":"2026-03-08T18:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:27:22","slug":"ambidexterity-strategy-in-the-transformation-of-political-institutions-under-conditions-of-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/?page_id=2866","title":{"rendered":"Ambidexterity Strategy in the Transformation of Political Institutions Under Conditions of Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOI: <\/strong>10.46340\/eppd.2026.13.1.2<\/a><\/p>\n

Olena Chaltseva, D.Sc. in Political Science<\/strong>
\nVasyl Stus Donetsk National University<\/em><\/p>\n

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How to cite: <\/em><\/strong>Chaltseva, \u041e. (2026). Ambidexterity Strategy in the Transformation of Political Institutions Under Conditions of Uncertainty. Evropsk\u00fd politick\u00fd a pr\u00e1vn\u00ed diskurz, 13, 1,<\/em> 23-29. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.46340\/eppd.2026.13.1.2<\/a><\/p>\n

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Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article examines the theoretical and methodological foundations of adapting political institutions to conditions of permanent turbulence and aggressive uncertainty. The relevance of the work is determined by the inability of traditional hierarchical models of political system management to respond effectively to the \u2018uncontrollably complex\u2019 and unpredictable challenges of modernity.<\/p>\n

The article applies a polyparadigmatic approach that synthesises the achievements of neo-institutionalism, adaptive governance theory, and \u00aborganisational ambidexterity\u00bb. The work analyses the phenomenon of path dependence and the emergence of \u00abinstitutional traps\u00bb that block the democratic development of the political system. Using the example of Central and Eastern European countries and Ukraine, the risks of democratic backsliding and imitative institutionalisation are demonstrated, where formal norms are not filled with real content due to weak political culture, external shocks, corruption, and other factors.<\/p>\n

Particular attention is paid to the Ukrainian context in the context of war, which is characterised by \u00abdouble institutionalisation\u00bb and the threat of further personalisation of power. As a mechanism for overcoming crises and \u00abdemocratic backsliding\u00bb, the concept of institutional ambidexterity is proposed as the ability of the political system to simultaneously combine the processes of \u00abexploitation\u00bb (using traditional existing procedures) and \u00abexploration\u00bb (introducing flexible innovations into management processes).<\/p>\n

It is concluded that institutional flexibility and the ability to adapt to a changing and unpredictable environment, based on shared democratic values and partnership with civil society, are the key to preserving the state’s subjectivity in the face of existential and utilitarian external threats and internal crises. The article hypothesises that a system built on the principles of ambidexterity is capable of effectively reforming (and even fighting) simultaneously, ensuring the transition from imitation to real quality in public policy.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong><\/em> political institutions, adaptive governance, institutional traps, path dependence, ambidexterity, public policy, political system, transformation.<\/p>\n

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DOI: 10.46340\/eppd.2026.13.1.2 Olena Chaltseva, D.Sc. in Political Science Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University How to cite: Chaltseva, \u041e. (2026). Ambidexterity Strategy in the Transformation of Political Institutions Under Conditions of Uncertainty. Evropsk\u00fd politick\u00fd a pr\u00e1vn\u00ed diskurz, 13, 1, 23-29. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.46340\/eppd.2026.13.1.2   Abstract The article examines the theoretical and methodological foundations… Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2857,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2866","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2866"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2867,"href":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2866\/revisions\/2867"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eppd13.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}