Democratic deficit within the electoral system of the Football Association of the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11510%2F24%3A10499291" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11510/24:10499291 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=YlwgTK8R01" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=YlwgTK8R01</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/23366052.2025.2" target="_blank" >10.14712/23366052.2025.2</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Democratic deficit within the electoral system of the Football Association of the Czech Republic

Original language description

This study analyzes the electoral system of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FACR) to explorethe democratic deficit inherent in its governance structures. Recent trends in Czech football, marked byissues such as corruption and conflicts of interest, highlight the need for optimal governance to enhanceaccountability and transparency. This research examines the FACR&apos;s new statutes effective from March2025, comparing them with earlier versions to identify persistent democratic shortcomings. Methodologically, the study employs qualitative document analysis, focusing on the statutory changes and their implications for stakeholder representation and decision-making processes. Key findings indicate that whilesome reforms aim to mitigate negative practices, the dual Chamber structure and uneven voting rights fordifferent stakeholders undermine genuine democratic participation. Professional players and other vitalcontributors lack voting rights, leading to a governance model that fails to reflect the interests of all members. The study concludes that without further reforms to address these disparities, the democratic deficitwithin FACR is likely to persist, limiting the organization&apos;s ability to foster a fair and equitable footballenvironment in the Czech Republic.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Kinanthropologica

ISSN

1212-1428

e-ISSN

2336-6052

Volume of the periodical

60

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

79-92

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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