Divided National Identity and COVID-19: How China Has Become a Symbol of Major Political Cleavage in the Czech Republic

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/61989592:15210/21:73607038

Výsledek na webu

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Divided National Identity and COVID-19: How China Has Become a Symbol of Major Political Cleavage in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The COVID-19 pandemic has been discussed as strengthening nationalist as opposed to globalist forces around the world. While this may be the case in some countries, in others we can observe an increasing political polarization between the &quot;globalists&quot; and &quot;nationalists&quot; rather than a unification against an &quot;outside enemy.&quot; The article presents a case study of the Czech Republic, which has long had a turbulent relationship with China. We show how the coronavirus pandemic has escalated the polarization of Czech politics, in which China has become a symbol of the major political fault line. We argue, first, that the vastly different attitudes of Czech officials vis-a-vis China are not the result of their changing opinions in time. Instead, the electoral reshufflings elevate politicians with significantly different views of China. Second, we argue that although the political division may today appear to be symbolized by its approach toward the Communist legacy, the division actually goes to the 19th-century debate about the Czech national identity. Eventually, we end up with a discussion on how the image of China in a faraway country is being formed to a large extent following the domestic political dynamics rather than being driven by the significantly more powerful China.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Divided National Identity and COVID-19: How China Has Become a Symbol of Major Political Cleavage in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

The COVID-19 pandemic has been discussed as strengthening nationalist as opposed to globalist forces around the world. While this may be the case in some countries, in others we can observe an increasing political polarization between the &quot;globalists&quot; and &quot;nationalists&quot; rather than a unification against an &quot;outside enemy.&quot; The article presents a case study of the Czech Republic, which has long had a turbulent relationship with China. We show how the coronavirus pandemic has escalated the polarization of Czech politics, in which China has become a symbol of the major political fault line. We argue, first, that the vastly different attitudes of Czech officials vis-a-vis China are not the result of their changing opinions in time. Instead, the electoral reshufflings elevate politicians with significantly different views of China. Second, we argue that although the political division may today appear to be symbolized by its approach toward the Communist legacy, the division actually goes to the 19th-century debate about the Czech national identity. Eventually, we end up with a discussion on how the image of China in a faraway country is being formed to a large extent following the domestic political dynamics rather than being driven by the significantly more powerful China.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50701 - Cultural and economic geography

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

China Review

ISSN

1680-2012

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

21

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CN - Čínská lidová republika

Počet stran výsledku

29

Strana od-do

35-63

Kód UT WoS článku

000656309700003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85109169425