Perceived legitimacy as a third dimension of bicameralism :
Czech senators versus the Czech general public

J 2025

Perceived legitimacy as a third dimension of bicameralism : Czech senators versus the Czech general public

HRUŠKA, Jan

Základní údaje

Originální název

Perceived legitimacy as a third dimension of bicameralism : Czech senators versus the Czech general public

Autoři

HRUŠKA, Jan

Vydání

European Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, 2025, 1755-7739

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50601 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.500 v roce 2024

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773925100131

UT WoS

001600423100001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-105020305421

Klíčová slova anglicky

Bicameralism; second chambers; elite-public gap; legitimacy; perception; upper houses

Štítky

14231013, EV_FSS25, online first

Změněno: 10. 11. 2025 17:47, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Researchers assessing the nature of bicameralism have traditionally focused on the powers of upper chambers and potential (in)congruence with a lower chamber. Recently, the perceived legitimacy of upper chambers has been recognized as a vital third factor. However, previous studies measuring the upper chambers’ perceived legitimacy have (1) not considered whose perceived legitimacy is determinative (members of the institution vs. the general public) and (2) over-emphasized the input legitimacy. To explore the problems of the perceived legitimacy conceptualization, the qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews with Czech senators and Czech ‘ordinary citizens’ was used. It shows that perceptions among senators and the general public differ significantly. The results demonstrate that perceived legitimacy can be significantly influenced by factors such as the characteristics of senators, the apolitical nature of the institution’s processes, or the institution’s outputs. These may even overshadow the importance of input legitimacy in general, and democratic legitimacy in particular.

Návaznosti

CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/19_073/0016943, interní kód MU
(Kód CEP: EF19_073/0016943)

Název: Interní grantová agentura Masarykovy univerzity (Akronym: IGA MU)

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Interní grantová agentura Masarykovy univerzity, PO 2 Rozvoj vysokých škol a lidských zdrojů pro výzkum a vývoj

EF19_073/0016943, projekt VaV

Název: Interní grantová agentura Masarykovy univerzity

MUNI/A/1550/2024, interní kód MU

Název: Aktuální problémy politologického výzkumu XI.

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Aktuální problémy politologického výzkumu XI.

Citovat

HRUŠKA, Jan. Perceived legitimacy as a third dimension of bicameralism : Czech senators versus the Czech general public. European Political Science Review. Cambridge University Press, 2025, 18 s. ISSN 1755-7739. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773925100131.

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HRUŠKA, Jan. Perceived legitimacy as a third dimension of bicameralism : Czech senators versus the Czech general public. \textit{European Political Science Review}. Cambridge University Press, 2025, 18 s. ISSN~1755-7739. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773925100131.

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