The Rise of Person-Based Politics in the New Democracies: The Czech Republic and Slovenia

In the article, the authors address certain recent political developments in two former communist countries, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. They focus on the rise of personalized politics, i.e. the type of political conduct that is driven predominantly by the personal character of political leader...

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Autores principales:	Cabada Ladislav, Tomšič Matevž
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	CS EN SK
Publicado:	Sciendo 2016
Materias:	czech republic slovenia strong leaders person-based politics new democracies Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:826fc70abe014dceb0af40299a5ed3492021-12-02T15:27:45ZThe Rise of Person-Based Politics in the New Democracies: The Czech Republic and Slovenia1801-342210.1515/pce-2016-0011https://doaj.org/article/826fc70abe014dceb0af40299a5ed3492016-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0011https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3422In the article, the authors address certain recent political developments in two former communist countries, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. They focus on the rise of personalized politics, i.e. the type of political conduct that is driven predominantly by the personal character of political leaders (much more than by programs and ideologies). Specifically, the authors look at the weak political partisanship in East-Central Europe as one of the key factors triggering person-based politics. They find that personalized leadership has divergent consequences for political life in a democratic polity. It is very effective in mobilizing mass support as well as in overcoming many organizational obstacles. However, its influence on the quality of the democratic process is questionable.Cabada LadislavTomšič MatevžSciendoarticleczech republicsloveniastrong leadersperson-based politicsnew democraciesPolitical scienceJCSENSKPolitics in Central Europe, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 29-50 (2016)
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description	In the article, the authors address certain recent political developments in two former communist countries, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. They focus on the rise of personalized politics, i.e. the type of political conduct that is driven predominantly by the personal character of political leaders (much more than by programs and ideologies). Specifically, the authors look at the weak political partisanship in East-Central Europe as one of the key factors triggering person-based politics. They find that personalized leadership has divergent consequences for political life in a democratic polity. It is very effective in mobilizing mass support as well as in overcoming many organizational obstacles. However, its influence on the quality of the democratic process is questionable.
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title_short	The Rise of Person-Based Politics in the New Democracies: The Czech Republic and Slovenia
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The Rise of Person-Based Politics in the New Democracies: The Czech Republic and Slovenia

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