Vigilantism against migrants and minorities in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429485619/chapters/10.4324/9780429485619-8" target="_blank" >https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429485619/chapters/10.4324/9780429485619-8</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429485619-8" target="_blank" >10.4324/9780429485619-8</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Vigilantism against migrants and minorities in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic
Original language description
Vigilantism has a long tradition in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, dating back to the interwar Czechoslovakia. Historically, it was connected mostly with extreme right and this orientation was manifested in the first vigilante groups formed after the fall of communism. Vigilantes coming from the right-wing extremist milieu in both countries targeted predominantly Roma and ethnic minorities and some even used the legacy of the various interwar paramilitary groups. The major cause of vigilante activities in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia until recently was connected with strong anti-Gypsyism in both countries, which was gradually replaced with an anti-migration focus. In a more recent development, both Slovakia and the Czech Republic witnessed the formation of vigilante groups coming from pro-Kremlin groups involved in more pronounced paramilitary activities, often composed of former soldiers. The existence of the vigilante groups hostile to the democratic system creates a security risk, since they could be used for subversive activities by state actors or as one element of hybrid threats.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
Vigilantism against Migrants and Minorities
ISBN
9781138493803
Number of pages of the result
22
Pages from-to
129-150
Number of pages of the book
347
Publisher name
Routledge, Taylor & Francis
Place of publication
London
UT code for WoS chapter
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