The 2010 elections and the rise of populism in the Czech Republic: the case of the Public Affairs party

HAVLÍK, Vlastimil. The 2010 elections and the rise of populism in the Czech Republic: the case of the Public Affairs party. In Paris International Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences Research. 2012.

Basic information

• Original name: The 2010 elections and the rise of populism in the Czech Republic: the case of the Public Affairs party
• Name in Czech: Volby 2010 a vzestup populismu v České republice: případ politické strany Věci veřejné
• Authors: HAVLÍK, Vlastimil (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Paris International Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 2012.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: France
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/12:00060483
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords (in Czech): politické strany; Česká republika; populismus; Věci veřejné; volby
• Keywords in English: political parties; Czech Republic; populism; Public Affairs; elections
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

The Czech parliamentary elections which were held in May 2010 are often labeled as an electoral earthquake. Two new political parties gained parliamentary representation and entered the new government coalition. One of the new successful parties are the Public Affairs (Věci veřejné, VV) which are often labeled as a populist party or a bussines party. What are the reasons of the electoral breakthrough of the VV? The paper tries to find answers to this question (or at least formulate hypothesis) by a detailed examination of the case of the 2010 elections.

Abstract (in Czech)

Volby v roce 2010 skončily v České republice zemětřesením. Dvě nové strany získaly poprvé v historii parlamentní zastoupení.Jednou z nejúspěšnejších stran byl populistické Věcí veřejné. Příspěvek se pokouší odpovědět na otázky po důvodu úspěchu této strany, a to detailní examinací kontextu, ve kterém se volby odehrály.