New Political Parties in the Party Systems of the Czech Republic
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- ISBN 9783631867945
- Weight: 282g
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 14 Feb 2022
- Publisher: Peter Lang AG
- Publication City/Country: CH
- Product Form: Hardback
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The book introduces readers to the basic knowledge about changes in the political party system, which started to take place after the parliamentary elections in 2010.The introductory part introduces the basic development of the political party system in the Czech Republic, discusses the characteristics of new actors and described the two concepts used, i.e. the business firm-party and the far-right populist parties. On the basis of this introductory chapter, new political parties are introduced in more detail, namely Public Affairs, the Dawn of Direct Democracy and Freedom and Direct Democracy (associated with Tomio Okamura) and Andrej Babiš’s ANO movement.
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-Kołtun, Assistant Professor in the Department Public Administration in Political Science Division, Maria Curie-Skłodowska 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.
