NAVRÁTIL, Jiří and Milan HRUBEŠ. Contesting communism after its fall: exploring two modes of anti-communist activism in the Czech Republic. East European Politics. 2018, vol. 34, No 1, p. 6-26. ISSN 2159-9165. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2018.1423966.
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Original name Contesting communism after its fall: exploring two modes of anti-communist activism in the Czech Republic
Authors NAVRÁTIL, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Milan HRUBEŠ (203 Czech Republic).
Edition East European Politics, 2018, 2159-9165.
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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
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14560/18:00102371
Organization unit Faculty of Economics and Administration
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2018.1423966
UT WoS 000433053100002
Keywords in English Post-communism; anticommunism; political space; political threat; activism
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
This article focuses on anti-communist activism in the postcommunist context. It follows political process theory in order to analyse the basic characteristics and trend of anti-communist protests in the Czech Republic between 1990 and 2011 and attempts to propose various paths through which the frequency of these protests has increased. First, it differentiates between the dynamics of anti-communism in the transition and post-transition periods and shows that anti-communism has become a stable political phenomenon in Czech politics. Second, it defines two modes of anti-communist activism and describes their basic characteristics: while anti-communist claim-making is mostly driven by political parties, anti-communist framing has become a more widespread tool of political activism. Finally, it combines the concepts of political space and political threats to identify conditions supportive of heightened anti-communist protest. It concludes that political elites and their strategies play a key role in promoting anti-communist mobilizations as a tool against communist but also other left political actors.
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