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The text describes the activity of the interest group The Union of towns and cities during the construction of its own interest and during the lobbying in the legislative process. The author shows the success of the lobbying of this interest group and finds the main factors of its success in the political strength of this group which is caused by the overlapping membership of the mayors and municipal deputies on the one side and of the deputies and senators of the Czech parliament on the other side.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Administration

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Values and Politics

Loajalita je cenný kapitál

Topics: Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Values and Politics

Pouhá koncovka v šachu

Topics: Public Policy, Standard of Living

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Values and Politics

Pět definic pro jeden pojem

Topics: Public Policy, Standard of Living

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Values and Politics

Extremismus středu

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Values and Politics

Analýza volební účasti

The text analyses the turnout in the elections to the European Parliament in the Czech Republic using aggregate level data for districts and individual-level data from a post-election survey. Electoral turnout was increased by religious confession and living in rural areas and decreased by unemployment,lower income and generally low social class. Party identification together with a sense of political efficacy increased the probability that a citizen turned out to vote.…

Topics: European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Values and Politics

The Crystallization of Political Attitudes and Political Spectrum in the Czech Republic

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

Výběr kandidátů do Evropského parlamentu v hlavních politických stranách

The text analyses the candidate selection procedure in the political parties before the elections to the European Parliament. It focuses on the four main Czech political parties: ČSSD, KDU-ČSL, KSČM and ODS. Following a description of the selection procedure based on written documents (party statutes and statutes on candidate selection procedure), the authors analyse candidate selection using the classification framework established by Gideon Rahat and Reuven Hazan. Findings from the analysis of written doc…

Topics: European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Values and Politics

The Paradox of the Czech Way of Coping with the EU Accession. The Case of Legislative Planning

Building upon a detailed study of the procedural arrangements and practices of Czech cabinet decision-making and law preparation in the years 1998–2004, the authors examine the question of whether the strategy of coping with legislative demands related to EU accession agenda based on the rediscovered legislative planning, enhanced or reduced the ability of the Czech government to draft (and implement) medium- and long-term policies. …

Topics: European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Policy

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics