Czech Republic: weak governments and divided opposition in times of crisis
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Czech Republic: weak governments and divided opposition in times of crisis
Original language description
The first two decades of democracy in the Czech Republic were characterised by a quick stabilization of a multiparty system with two dominant parties. The chapter illustrates the end of this stability and the complicated governance in the Czech Republic in period 2003-2013 by studying the voting behaviour. Weak and unstable governing coalitions grapple with the presence of two types of opposition – permanent opposition and mainstream opposition. Their behaviour was ideologically determined. On austerity and budget policies, permanent opposition acted along ideological lines, rejecting these measures, while the mainstream opposition’s reaction was more nuanced. After an initial cooperative action, the mainstream opposition switched from consensus to a conflict. This shift in behaviour took place in the context of increased salience of socio-economic issues and the fall of public support for the government. The consequence of weak governing coalitions and a confrontational style of opposition was the recurrence of non-partisan governments used to bridge the party divides and ensure the completion of the legislative term.
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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
<a href="/en/project/GA16-04885S" target="_blank" >GA16-04885S: Changes in the perception of the role of government after the crisis. The Czech Republic in comparative perspective.</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Book/collection name
Opposition Parties in European Legislatures: Conflict or Consensus?
ISBN
978-1-138-67487-5
Number of pages of the result
17
Pages from-to
133-149
Number of pages of the book
251
Publisher name
Routledge
Place of publication
Abingdon, New York
UT code for WoS chapter
000461211500008