In the Name of “Freedom” and “Democracy” Causes of Voting for the Radical Right in the Czech Republic

This article examines the rise of the populist radical right in the Czech Republic, where this party family had no parliamentary representation for many years. We show that by clarifying its ideological profile, the SPD achieved results in accordance with the social marginality and welfare chauvinis...

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Published in:Communist and post-communist studies Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 168 - 193
Main Authors: Maškarinec, Pavel, Novotný, Lukáš
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington University of California Press, Journals & Digital Publishing Division 01.12.2024
Subjects:
Age effects
Democracy
Direct democracy
Marginality
Parliamentary elections
Political parties
Political representation
Populism
Radicalism
Referendums
Sexism
Sovereignty
Spatial analysis
Success
Welfare
Czech Republic
ISSN:0967-067X, 1873-6920
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Summary:This article examines the rise of the populist radical right in the Czech Republic, where this party family had no parliamentary representation for many years. We show that by clarifying its ideological profile, the SPD achieved results in accordance with the social marginality and welfare chauvinism hypothesis. This is also confirmed by a spatial analysis, which shows that success of the SPD relied especially on mobilizing voters in traditional strongholds of the Czech left. In contrast, the Czech case yielded only very small support for the group threat effect and only mixed results for a U-shaped effect of age.
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ISSN:0967-067X
1873-6920
DOI:10.1525/cpcs.2024.2112127