Pariah Party and the Populists: A case study o n post communist legacies in the Czech Republic
Author
Sørensen, Rikke Bodholt
Term
4. term
Publication year
2022
Submitted on
2022-05-31
Pages
69
Abstract
Hvordan fortsætter erfaringer og institutioner fra kommunisttiden med at forme demokratiet i Tjekkiet i dag? Denne afhandling spørger, hvordan landets postkommunistiske arv kan være med til at forklare den nuværende tilstand for demokratiet. Som analytisk ramme trækker jeg på Milada A. Vachudovas teori fra Europe Undivided (2005) for at undersøge de arv, der omgav Tjekkiets demokratisering. Metodisk anvender jeg proces-tracing, som beskrevet af Derek Beach og Rasmus B. Pedersen, til at følge de trinvise årsagsmekanismer fra demokratiets begyndelse til fremvæksten af populistiske bevægelser (politiske aktører, der hævder at tale for "folket" over for etablerede eliter).
How do the experiences and institutions inherited from the communist period continue to shape democracy in the Czech Republic today? This thesis asks how the country’s post-communist legacies can help explain the current state of its democracy. To guide the analysis, I draw on Milada A. Vachudova’s theory from Europe Undivided (2005) to examine the legacies surrounding the Czech Republic’s democratization. Methodologically, I use process-tracing, as outlined by Derek Beach and Rasmus B. Pedersen, to follow the step-by-step causal mechanisms from the start of democracy to the emergence of populist movements (political actors that claim to speak for "the people" against established elites).
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