Referendum as a Party Tool : The Case of Slovakia

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Referendum as a Party Tool : The Case of Slovakia

NEMČOK, Miroslav a Peter SPÁČ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Referendum as a Party Tool : The Case of Slovakia

Autoři

NEMČOK, Miroslav a Peter SPÁČ

Vydání

East European Politics and Societies, Thousand Oaks, SAGE Publications, 2019, 0888-3254

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50601 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

článek v databázi SAGE

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.543

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/19:00109327

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/0888325418800551

UT WoS

000477667600010

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85057344749

Klíčová slova anglicky

referendum; political parties; voter mobilization; visibility; Slovakia

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 2. 9. 2019 15:39, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Referendums are widely regarded as a way of enhancing democracy as they provide a further arena for citizens to affect public policy outcomes. In this regard, Slovakia represents a deviant case that contradicts such an expectation. Since its emergence in 1993, the country implemented mechanisms of direct democracy into its political system. This article analyses referendums in Slovakia and it shows how political parties use the employment of this tool solely for their own purposes. Our study provides evidence that Slovak political parties use referendums either as a way to mobilize their own supporters for upcoming national elections or to harm their opponents. Hence, a referendum in Slovakia serves as a tool for expanding the power of political parties rather than as a way of increasing the public engagement of citizens in the democratic system.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1117/2018, interní kód MU

Název: Aktuální problémy politologického výzkumu V.

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Aktuální problémy politologického výzkumu V., DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Přiložené soubory

Referendum_as_a_party_tool.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

Citovat

NEMČOK, Miroslav a Peter SPÁČ. Referendum as a Party Tool : The Case of Slovakia. East European Politics and Societies. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2019, roč. 33, č. 3, s. 755-777. ISSN 0888-3254. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/0888325418800551.

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NEMČOK, Miroslav a Peter SPÁČ. Referendum as a Party Tool : The Case of Slovakia. \textit{East European Politics and Societies}. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2019, roč.~33, č.~3, s.~755-777. ISSN~0888-3254. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/0888325418800551.

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