Slovakia. NIT 2009.

VAŠEČKA, Michal, Grigorij MESEŽNIKOV and Miroslav KOLLÁR. Slovakia. NIT 2009. In In: Mootz, Lisa (ed): Nations in Transit 2009. Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia. Washington, DC.: Freedom House. 1. vydání. Washington, DC: Freedom House, 2009, p. 455 - 473. Nations in Transit. ISBN 0-932088-71-6.

Basic information

• Original name: Slovakia. NIT 2009.
• Name in Czech: Slovensko. NIT 2009.
• Name (in English): Slovakia. NIT 2009.
• Authors: VAŠEČKA, Michal (703 Slovakia, guarantor), Grigorij MESEŽNIKOV (703 Slovakia) and Miroslav KOLLÁR (703 Slovakia).
• Edition: 1. vydání. Washington, DC, In: Mootz, Lisa (ed): Nations in Transit 2009. Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia. Washington, DC.: Freedom House. p. 455 - 473, 19 pp. Nations in Transit, 2009.
• Publisher: Freedom House

Other information

• Original language: Slovak
• Type of outcome: Chapter(s) of a specialized book
• Field of Study: 50000 5. Social Sciences
• Country of publisher: Slovakia
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/09:00038607
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• ISBN: 0-932088-71-6
• Keywords (in Czech): demokratizace; nezávislá médiá; občanská společnost; volební systém; vládnutí; korupce
• Keywords in English: democratization; independent media; civil society; electoral process; governance; corruption
• Tags: civil society, corruption, democratization, Good Governance, media
• Tags: Reviewed

Abstract

In 2009, ruling parties continued in their endeavor to retain power and concentrate it further. In doing so, they applied etatist and centralistic approaches as well as clientelist practices. Several serious corruption scandals that negatively affected the country s domestic politics were unmasked in 2009. Ruling parties used the so-called ethnic card as a tool of voter mobilization. An example of this tactics was the most recent presidential elections in spring 2009 in which ruling parties tried to discredit the joint candidate of opposition parties by often mendacious nationalistic arguments. The use of the ethnic card in domestic politics complicated interethnic relations within Slovakia as well as bilateral relations between Slovakia and Hungary.

Abstract (in Czech)

In 2009, ruling parties continued in their endeavor to retain power and concentrate it further. In doing so, they applied etatist and centralistic approaches as well as clientelist practices. Several serious corruption scandals that negatively affected the country s domestic politics were unmasked in 2009. Ruling parties used the so-called ethnic card as a tool of voter mobilization. An example of this tactics was the most recent presidential elections in spring 2009 in which ruling parties tried to discredit the joint candidate of opposition parties by often mendacious nationalistic arguments. The use of the ethnic card in domestic politics complicated interethnic relations within Slovakia as well as bilateral relations between Slovakia and Hungary.

Abstract (in English)

In 2009, ruling parties continued in their endeavor to retain power and concentrate it further. In doing so, they applied etatist and centralistic approaches as well as clientelist practices. Several serious corruption scandals that negatively affected the country s domestic politics were unmasked in 2009. Ruling parties used the so-called ethnic card as a tool of voter mobilization. An example of this tactics was the most recent presidential elections in spring 2009 in which ruling parties tried to discredit the joint candidate of opposition parties by often mendacious nationalistic arguments. The use of the ethnic card in domestic politics complicated interethnic relations within Slovakia as well as bilateral relations between Slovakia and Hungary.

Links

• MSM0021622408, plan (intention): Name: Reprodukce a integrace společnosti (Acronym: IVRIS)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Reproduction and integration of society