Polanyi, political-economic opportunity structure and protest:
capitalism and contention in the postcommunist Czech Republic

J 2017

Polanyi, political-economic opportunity structure and protest: capitalism and contention in the postcommunist Czech Republic

CÍSAŘ, Ondřej and Jiří NAVRÁTIL

Basic information

Original name

Polanyi, political-economic opportunity structure and protest: capitalism and contention in the postcommunist Czech Republic

Authors

CÍSAŘ, Ondřej (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Jiří NAVRÁTIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Social movement studies : journal of social, cultural and political protest, Abingdon, Taylor & Francis, 2017, 1474-2837

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.581

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14560/17:00101950

Organization unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2016.1235497

UT WoS

000393870700006

Keywords (in Czech)

collective action; protest; social movement; capitalism; economy; Czech Republic; transformation

Keywords in English

kolektivní jednání; protest; sociální hnutí; kapitalismus; ekonomie; Česká republika; transformace

Abstract

V originále

Drawing on Polanyian logic, we focus on the gradual institutionalization of capitalism in the Czech Republic and the protests accompanying this process. We hypothesize that different configurations of political economy, or what we term the political economic opportunity structure, trigger different popular responses and are a potent indicator of expected protest forms. To analyze this we chose to carry out a country case study, in which many variables commonly associated with political mobilization, in particular the state’s institutional structure, are kept constant. By contrast, models of political economy vary over time, as a function of the extent and form of the international integration of capitalism. We focus on three configurations of political economy – national, globalized and austerity models – and for each one, identify the characteristics and mechanisms, i.e. concrete policy measures, that shape particular protest patterns in the context of our case study. In theoretical terms, this paper seeks to present one possible response, in this case a Polanyian response, to recent complaints about the disappearance of capitalism from social movement studies. At the same time, given the focus of this special issue, our goal is to analyze the current wave of anti-austerity protest that emerged in relation to what has been labelled the Great Recession.

Links

MUNI/A/1022/2015, interní kód MU

Name: Výzkum neziskového sektoru: alternativní přístupy (Acronym: ALTERNA)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

CÍSAŘ, Ondřej and Jiří NAVRÁTIL. Polanyi, political-economic opportunity structure and protest: capitalism and contention in the postcommunist Czech Republic. Social movement studies : journal of social, cultural and political protest. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis, 2017, vol. 16, No 1, p. 82-100. ISSN 1474-2837. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2016.1235497.

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CÍSAŘ, Ondřej and Jiří NAVRÁTIL. Polanyi, political-economic opportunity structure and protest: capitalism and contention in the postcommunist Czech Republic. \textit{Social movement studies : journal of social, cultural and political protest}. Abingdon: Taylor \&{} Francis, 2017, vol.~16, No~1, p.~82-100. ISSN~1474-2837. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2016.1235497.

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