Civic and Uncivic Values in Slovakia - Culture, Media, Gender, and Ethnic Minorities

Like other countries in East Central Europe, the Slovak Republic is facing new challenges which were not on the horizon at the time the communist system collapsed and there are worries that this country, with the pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico now at the helm, might be at risk of democratic backsliding. One of the key factors determining whether Slovakia will weather its current political difficulties or slide away from democracy is the strength of civic values such as tolerance, respect for the equality of people, and readiness to play by the rules of the political game.
This book looks at the record of the Slovak Republic in the years since 1993, taking into consideration politics, values as reflected in public opinion surveys, gender inequality, and the values communicated in literature, religion, and film. In addition, the volume takes a look at ethnic minorities, focusing especially on Slovakia s Hungarian minority.

List of contents

PART ONE VALUES & THE SYSTEM.- 1. From the Enlightenment to the Universal Declaration to the EU Charter:  Civic/Liberal Values and how they are reflected in Slovak law and practice (An Introduction) Sabrina P. Ramet.- 2.  Values Jozef Zagrapan.- 3.  Politics Elisabeth Bakke.- 4.  Religion and Civic values in Slovakia Aliaksei Kazharski and Michaela Grancayová.- PART TWO EDUCATION, MEDIA, & CULTURE Media L ubomir Bajanik.- 6. History Textbooks  Juraj Maru iak.- 7.  Slovak literature Radoslav Passia .- PART THREE GENDER AND CIVIL SOCIETY.- 8. Tolerance & intolerance of sexual minorities.- 9. Feminism in Slovakia Sharon Wolchik .- 10.  Slovakia s challenges with ethnic minorities and immigrants Karen Henderson.- 11. The Hungarian minority in Slovakia  Tereza Juhászová.- 12. Civic Culture & Democratic Stability Conclusion:  Vladimir Ðor evic.

Product details

• Assisted by: Vladimir Ðor_evic (Editor), Vladimir Ðordevic (Editor), Vladimir Ðorđević (Editor), Christine Marie Hassenstab (Editor), Christine Marie Hassenstab (Editor), Sabrina Ramet (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 07.07.2025
• EAN: 9783031935732
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3193573-2
• No. of pages: 350
• Illustrations: Approx. 350 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Internationale Beziehungen, Religion, Europa, Media, Culture, European Politics, Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften, International Relations, Slovakia, Identity Politics, ethnic minorities, Gender equality, Comparative Politics, Electoral Politics, Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen / Wahlrecht, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie, state neutrality, public opinion survey, civic values