Czech Democracy in the New Millennium

This book assesses the quality of Czech democracy relative to both its postcommunist peers and older EU members. Motivated by the authoritarian tendencies and illiberal outcomes in the post-communist region, this book explores the extent to which the Czech Republic is genuinely an outlier within the region and why.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: A Theory of Democratic Quality Chapter 3: Citizen Rule Chapter 4: Political Inequality Chapter 5: Citizenship Chapter 6: Conclusion

About the author

Andrew L. Roberts is Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, USA. His research focuses on democratic quality and representation with particular attention to the postcommunist region. He has published numerous articles in political science journals as well as three books, The Quality of Democracy in Eastern Europe, The Thinking Student’s Guide to College, and From Good King Wenceslas to the Good Soldier Svejk.

Summary

This book assesses the quality of Czech democracy relative to both its postcommunist peers and older EU members. Motivated by the authoritarian tendencies and illiberal outcomes in the post-communist region, this book explores the extent to which the Czech Republic is genuinely an outlier within the region and why.

Product details

• Authors: Stanislav Balík, Michal Pink, Andrew L Roberts, Andrew L. Roberts, Andrew L. Balik Roberts, Marek Rybář, Peter Spáč, Petra Svačinová, Petr Voda
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9780367280765
• ISBN: 978-0-367-28076-5
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Czech Republic, Political structures: democracy, Czechia, Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements