Download full text
(385.5Kb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-132639
Exports for your reference manager
The Origin of the Czech and Slovak Pluralist Party Systems
[journal article]
Abstract The article analyzes the process of pluralistic party system renewal in Czechoslovakia after the fall of communism in 1989. It shows the initial conditions and major actors, as well as factors that infl uenced party system structure and behaviour in the environment of a post-communist society withou... view more
The article analyzes the process of pluralistic party system renewal in Czechoslovakia after the fall of communism in 1989. It shows the initial conditions and major actors, as well as factors that infl uenced party system structure and behaviour in the environment of a post-communist society without a recent democratic tradition. Special attention is devoted to the differences between Czech and Slovak party systems, as both parts of the former united Czechoslovakia demonstrated differences in their respective party systems both before and after 1989. After the introduction of key political parties, the results of 1990 general parliamentary election and its impact on the party system are analyzed.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Czech political parties; Slovak political parties; pluralist party systems; elections
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 41-82
Journal
Politics in Central Europe, 6 (2010) 1
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications