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@article{1338500, author = {Dostál, Vít and Hloušek, Vít}, article_number = {2}, keywords = {Czech Republic; political elites; Europeanisation; Euroscepticism}, language = {eng}, issn = {1582-456X}, journal = {Romanian Journal of Political Science}, title = {Narratives of European Politics in the Czech Republic: A Big Gap between Politicians and Experts}, volume = {15}, year = {2015} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1338500 AU - Dostál, Vít - Hloušek, Vít PY - 2015 TI - Narratives of European Politics in the Czech Republic: A Big Gap between Politicians and Experts JF - Romanian Journal of Political Science VL - 15 IS - 2 SP - 86-125 EP - 86-125 PB - Societatea Academică din România SN - 1582456X KW - Czech Republic KW - political elites KW - Europeanisation KW - Euroscepticism N2 - The low interest in the political questions of European integration in Central and Eastern European countries which has sometimes lead to apathy, and in some cases to increasing Euroscepticism among the citizens, can perhaps be partially explained by the lack of expertise and interest among politicians. The paper analyses data on the level of knowledge and position towards the European Union among Czech political elites in the Czech Republic. Using party manifestos and secondary literature, the authors present a conceptual map of the Czech debate among Czech political parties and party politicians on the EU. First, the main currents of the debate are shown, as well as, and especially, the superficial, vague and ideological nature of that debate. The key narratives are divided according to positive and negative attitudes toward the EU and European integration in general, as well as according to domestic or imported sources of a party’s view on integration. In the second part of the paper, the broader views of Czech political elites who focus on EU politics are presented and discussed. Original data from the expert survey are presented. The authors show that the debate of “European” politics by the expert elite is much better structured and less ideological than among the politicians, although it is not quite as consensual as expected. The political narratives are present among the elites of European politics in the Czech Republic as well, which can hamper the necessary communication between politicians and the experts and as a consequence, rather naive and superficial features of the Czech political debate on integration persevere. ER -
DOSTÁL, Vít a Vít HLOUŠEK. Narratives of European Politics in the Czech Republic: A Big Gap between Politicians and Experts. \textit{Romanian Journal of Political Science}. Societatea Academic\u a din Rom\^ania, 2015, roč.~15, č.~2, s.~86-125. ISSN~1582-456X.
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