Referendum as a Party Tool : The Case of Slovakia
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F19%3A00109327" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/19:00109327 - isvavai.cz</a>
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0888325418800551" target="_blank" >https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0888325418800551</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325418800551" target="_blank" >10.1177/0888325418800551</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Referendum as a Party Tool : The Case of Slovakia
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
Referendums are widely regarded as a way of enhancing democracy as they provide a further arena for citizens to affect public policy outcomes. In this regard, Slovakia represents a deviant case that contradicts such an expectation. Since its emergence in 1993, the country implemented mechanisms of direct democracy into its political system. This article analyses referendums in Slovakia and it shows how political parties use the employment of this tool solely for their own purposes. Our study provides evidence that Slovak political parties use referendums either as a way to mobilize their own supporters for upcoming national elections or to harm their opponents. Hence, a referendum in Slovakia serves as a tool for expanding the power of political parties rather than as a way of increasing the public engagement of citizens in the democratic system.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Referendum as a Party Tool : The Case of Slovakia
Popis výsledku anglicky
Referendums are widely regarded as a way of enhancing democracy as they provide a further arena for citizens to affect public policy outcomes. In this regard, Slovakia represents a deviant case that contradicts such an expectation. Since its emergence in 1993, the country implemented mechanisms of direct democracy into its political system. This article analyses referendums in Slovakia and it shows how political parties use the employment of this tool solely for their own purposes. Our study provides evidence that Slovak political parties use referendums either as a way to mobilize their own supporters for upcoming national elections or to harm their opponents. Hence, a referendum in Slovakia serves as a tool for expanding the power of political parties rather than as a way of increasing the public engagement of citizens in the democratic system.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>imp</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
50601 - Political science
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
—
Návaznosti
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2019
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
East European Politics and Societies
ISSN
0888-3254
e-ISSN
1533-8371
Svazek periodika
33
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
3
Stát vydavatele periodika
US - Spojené státy americké
Počet stran výsledku
23
Strana od-do
755-777
Kód UT WoS článku
000477667600010
EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-85057344749