The Nexus between Democracy, Collective Identity Formation, and EU Enlargement

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Authors: Guasti, Petra, Jessie Hronešová, Zdenka Mansfeldová (eds.)
As an outcome of a five-year international research project “RECON – Reconstituting democracy in Europe”, this volume presents country case studies of Central and East European countries and comparative findings from research on the transformation of collective...
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Identity Formation of Elites in Old and New Member States (with a Special Focus on the Czech Elite)

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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka, Barbora Špicarová Stašková
The article examines the perception of national and European identities from the viewpoint of political and economic elite. It examines the components of both identities, the relationship between national and European identities. The study is based on quantitative survey and comp...
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Parametry stranické identity českých voličů

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Authors: Kunštát, Daniel
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Introduction: Democratization, Collective Identity Formation, and the EU Enlargement

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Authors: Trenz, Hans-Jörg, Zdenka Mansfeldová, Petra Guasti, Jessie Hronešová
The chapter attempts to clarify the concept of collective identity and its intrinsic relationship to democracy. Further on, there arediscussed possible configurations of democracy in the European Union that give expression to different national, supra-national, or post-national i...
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(recenze) Guasti, Petra, Jessie Hronešová, Zdenka Mansfeldová (eds.). 2011. The Nexus between Democracy, Collective Identity Formation, and EU Enlargement.

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Authors: Gawrecká, Daniela
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‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’ Popular Support for EU Accession in the Czech Republic

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Authors: Lyons, Pat
In this article, a comparison is made between economic and identity explanations of preferences toward EU membership in the Czech Republic. This research demonstrates that economics rather then identity is a more powerful explanation of public opinion toward accession. The result...
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Privatisierungsstrategie, institutionelle Konfliktregelung und Symbolisierung im tschechischen ökonomischen Diskurs

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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka
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Bilanz der tschechischen Innenpolitik im Jahre 1993

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Authors: Brokl, Lubomír, zdenka Mansfeldová
Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die innenpolitische Situation der Tschechischen Republik nach Teilung der Föderation. Das Jahr 1993 war von der Suche nach nationaler Identität im neuen selbständigen Staat gekennzeichnet. Die Verhandlungen über die gegenseitigen...
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Revolta stylem: Hudební subkultury mládeže v současné ČR

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Authors: Kolářová, Marta (ed.)
The book focuses on subcultures, in particular on youth music subcultures in the contemporary Czech Republic. It presents traditional and postmodern theories and approaches to the study of subcultures that have been developed both in the Western and Czech post-socialist contexts....
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Protest proti globalizaci: gender a feministická kritika

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Authors: Kolářová, Marta
The book addresses a question what is the connection between anti-globalization and feminist critique of globalization. Firstly, globalization and its relation to social movements is defined. The aspects of contemporary anti-globalization movement are outlined (particularly the i...
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Jak se žije Čechům v současné Evropě

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Authors: Pospíšilová, Jaroslava, Krulichová, Eva a kol.
Globální svět čelí vážným společenským problémům, jejichž dopady můžeme vidět i v Evropě. Evropská unie, jejímž hlavním posláním je udržování míru a prosperity v rámci všech členských států, se ukázala být velmi nesourodým uskupením, které jen těžko nachází shodu na řešení komple...
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Democracy Under Stress. Changing Perspectives on Democracy, Governance and Their Measurement

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Authors: Guasti, P., Mansfeldová, Z. (eds.)
Democracy, defined as liberal pluralism, is under stress worldwide. Pluralistic democratic institutions: a free press, civil society and the rule of law all seem to be under attack. Democracies are being hollowed out from within while preserving the fundamental facade of election...
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