Free Citizens’ Party – from Brussels to Prague?

KANIOK, Petr. Free Citizens’ Party – from Brussels to Prague? East European Politics. London: Routledge, 2017, vol. 33, No 4, p. 433-449. ISSN 2159-9165. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2017.1345733.

Basic information

• Original name: Free Citizens’ Party – from Brussels to Prague?
• Authors: KANIOK, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: East European Politics, London, Routledge, 2017, 2159-9165.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/17:00095048
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2017.1345733
• UT WoS: 000419353300001
• Keywords in English: Free Citizens’ Party; European Parliament; Czech Republic; theory of roles; niche party
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Although the objectives of hard Eurosceptic parties are focused on the European Union (EU), a presence in the European Parliament (EP) is not their final goal. In order to fulfil their main objective – disbanding of the EU – they need to be relevant at the national level as well. Thus, being represented at the EU level can be used by them as a springboard to the domestic scene. This article analyses how such a process may occur. As its main finding, it claims that success in the EP elections can be Pyrrhic victory for hard Eurosceptics, since it reinforces their niche status.

Links

• GA13-24657S, research and development project: Name: Evropa 2020: Horizont proměny relevantních aktérů politického systému České republiky

Investor: Czech Science Foundation