Nationalism and conservative populism in the CEE bloc : a
political economy and historical institutional approach

C 2023

Nationalism and conservative populism in the CEE bloc : a political economy and historical institutional approach

KRPEC, Oldřich and Carol WISE

Basic information

Original name

Nationalism and conservative populism in the CEE bloc : a political economy and historical institutional approach

Authors

KRPEC, Oldřich (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Carol WISE (840 United States of America)

Edition

Cheltenham, UK, Populism and Human Rights in a Turbulent Era, p. 12-43, 32 pp. In a Turbulent Era series, 2023

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

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

Publication form

printed version "print"

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RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/23:00130979

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

ISBN

978-1-80220-953-2

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781802209549.00006

Keywords in English

populism; political economy; historical institutionalism

Abstract

V originále

The chapter offers nationalism and populism in Central Europe viewed from the perspective of historical institutionalism. We consider the process of the formation of independent nation-states in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic in the 19th century to be crucial. Which groups played a major role in gaining independence? What were their interests? We argue that their aspirations were modernisation, from which they hoped for prosperity, and activism, i.e. control over their own state and its position in Europe. This was to be achieved by winning the ethnic conflict against 'foreign' elites at home and abroad, and by modernising the state by emulating and catching up with the West. The modern history of these countries is then a Cimrmanian alternation of two elements: the element of over-expectation and the element of over-disappointment. Neither the gain of their own nation-state and the shedding of foreign elites, nor the socialist modernisation and emancipation of the popular classes, nor the zealous economic transformation, nor even membership of the club of Western European states, has brought Western prosperity or even a truly equal status in Europe. And especially not for those social groups who stood to gain national independence and feel, as a result, that they are the sole rightful owners of their states. It is they who have little to gain and quite a lot to lose from the current priority projects of Western Europe, such as the green economy, Industry 4.0 and equal opportunities for minorities of all kinds.

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KRPEC, Oldřich and Carol WISE. Nationalism and conservative populism in the CEE bloc : a political economy and historical institutional approach. In Alison Brysk. Populism and Human Rights in a Turbulent Era. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, p. 12-43. In a Turbulent Era series. ISBN 978-1-80220-953-2. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781802209549.00006.

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KRPEC, Oldřich and Carol WISE. Nationalism and conservative populism in the CEE bloc : a political economy and historical institutional approach. In Alison Brysk. \textit{Populism and Human Rights in a Turbulent Era}. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, p.~12-43. In a Turbulent Era series. ISBN~978-1-80220-953-2. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781802209549.00006.

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