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Institutionalization of Slovak Political Parties and Charismatic Leaders

KOPEČEK, Lubomír

Basic information

Original name

Institutionalization of Slovak Political Parties and Charismatic Leaders

Name in Czech

Institucionalizace slovenských politických stran a charismatičtí lídři

Authors

KOPEČEK, Lubomír (203 Czech Republic, guarantor)

Edition

Středoevropské politické studie, 2004, 1212-7817

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/04:00011479

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

party system in Slovakia; leaders; charisma

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 13/12/2006 13:56, prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The paper looks at the issue of importance of charismatic leaders with respect to political parties in Slovakia. The argumentation draws on classical theories, especially that of Angelo Panebianco. The paper asserts that majority of significant Slovak parties, i.e. Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, Christian Democratic Movement and some others, owe their existence above all or solely to their party leaders. In other words, the parties remained significant as long as they relied on their leader. While in some parties in the course of their development, there was successful depersonalization of the leades charisma carried out and the parties continued to exert significant influence, there were some other formations that ceased to exist after they lost their leader. This may serve as a proof of the small degree of institutionalization of the Slovak party system. At the same time, it is important to add that another two new formations, which were successful in the last parliamentary elections, i.e. Direction and the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union, were dependent on the charisma of their leaders. The latter said, we may not expect that the Slovak party system will get consolidated in a significant manner in near future.

In Czech

Text se zabývá významem charismatických lídrů pro úspěch slovenských politických stran.

Links

GP407/03/D077, research and development project
Name: Česká a slovenská demokracie po roce 1989
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Czech and Slovak Democracy after the year 1989