Detailed Information on Publication Record
2014
Strana svobodných občanů – čeští monotematičtí euroskeptici?
KANIOK, PetrBasic information
Original name
Strana svobodných občanů – čeští monotematičtí euroskeptici?
Name in Czech
Strana svobodných občanů – čeští monotematičtí euroskeptici?
Name (in English)
The Party of Free Citizens: A Czech Single Issue Eurosceptic Party?
Authors
KANIOK, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Středoevropské politické studie, Brno, MPÚ, 2014, 1213-2691
Other information
Language
Czech
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50601 Political science
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/14:00073641
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
Keywords (in Czech)
Monotematická strana - Strana svobodných občanů - Euroskepticismus - Výklenková strana
Keywords in English
Niche Party - Single Issue Party - Party of Free Citizens - Euroscepticism
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 27/5/2014 08:00, prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D.
V originále
Článek analyzuje Stranu svobodných občanů z hlediska konceptů monotematické strany, výklenkové strany a euroskepticismu. Na základě obsahové analýzy stranických dokumentů dochází ke zjištění, že Svobodní představují výklenkovou stranu, pro kterou není euroskepticismus dominantním politickým postojem.
In English
When, in the beginning of 2009, the Party of Free Citizens was founded, it was believed that the main impulse for establishing a new political party was the generally positive approach towards the Lisbon Treaty adopted by the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) a couple of months before. Thus, since its foundation, the media, commentators and political analysts have labelled the Party of Free Citizens as a single issue Eurosceptic party. This article challenges this prevailing evaluation of the Party of Free Citizens and subsequently confronts the party´s programs and press releases with three concepts – the concept of Euroscepticism connected with the work of Taggart and Szczerbiak, the concept of a single issue party developed by Mudde, and the concept of a niche party brought into political science by Meguide. The article concludes that while the Party of Free Citizens is undoubtedly a Eurosceptic party, both in terms of its soft and hard versions, its overall performance as a political entity does not meet the criteria of Mudde´s concept of a single issue party. As the Party of Free Citizens puts a strong emphasis on European issues (compared to other mainstream Czech political parties), it can, at most, be described as a niche party.
Links
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