New Political Parties in the Party Systems of the Czech Republic

ISBN-13: 9783631867945 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 158 str.

Stanislaw Sulowski; Ewelina Kancik-Koltun; Josef Smolik

Opis

The book sheds light on the new political parties that were successful after the 2010, 2013 and 2017 elections in the Czech Republic. Their success led to significant changes in the political party system, while also sparking discussions on business-firm parties, populism and the importance of social media in political campaigns.

Spis treści

New political parties in the countries of the Visegrad Group

New political parties in the Czech Republic after 2010

Public Affairs: Populism against political dinosaurs and for economic interests

Political party ANO: Technocratic politics or a turn towards illiberalism?

Tomio Okamura's Dawn of Direct Democracy and Freedom and Direct Democracy

O autorze

Josef Smolík, Ph.D. at the Department of Social Studies of the Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno. He deals with political radicalism, political psychology, Czech political parties and security studies.

Ewelina Kancik-Koltun, Assistant Professor in the Department Public Administration in Political Science Division, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin. She deals with e-democracy, and local activism, and carries out research in the field of social participation, political parties and systems in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.