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Impact of Salience on Differential Trust across Political Institutions in the Czech Republic
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Volume 49, Issue 3, p. 347-374
ISSN: 2336-128X
'It's the Economy, Stupid' Popular Support for EU Accession in the Czech Republic
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Volume 43, Issue 3, p. 523-560
ISSN: 2336-128X
'It's the Economy, Stupid' Popular Support for EU Accession in the Czech Republic
In: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, Volume 43, Issue 3, p. 523-560
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 than identity is a more powerful explanation of public opinion on accession. With regard to economic explanations of public support for integration three models are examined - a winners and losers model, an international trade liberalisation model, and a foreign direct investment model. A comparison of these three models shows that support for accession was primarily based on attitudes toward foreign direct investment. Moreover, contemplating employment opportunities within the EU following accession was also an important factor. Contrary to previous research the empirical evidence presented in this article suggests that being a winner or loser in the post-communist transition process was not the strongest factor explaining popular support for membership. The results presented should not be taken to imply that instrumental rather than ideological or affect-based motivations determine general attitudes toward integration. On the specific question of vote choice in the accession referendum instrumental economic considerations were most important.
Public opinion in the Republic of Ireland – 2003
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Volume 20, Issue 1, p. 7-24
ISSN: 1743-9078
Public Opinion in the Republic of Ireland – 2001
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Volume 17, Issue sup1, p. 4-16
ISSN: 1743-9078
Public opinion in the Republic of Ireland – 2002
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Volume 18, Issue sup001, p. 6-23
ISSN: 1743-9078
Public opinion in the Republic of Ireland - 2002
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Volume 18, p. 6-23
ISSN: 1743-9078
Irish political data 1999
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Volume 14, Issue 1, p. 191-256
ISSN: 1743-9078
47 odstínů české společnosti
Dočasná stabilita?: volební podpora politických stran v České republice v letech 1990 - 2010
In: Edice Studie 106
Political Inequality among Youth: Do Discussions Foster a Sense of Internal Political Efficacy?
In: Young: Nordic journal of youth research, Volume 26, Issue 5, p. 484-504
ISSN: 1741-3222
This study explores what factors help explain why some young people have more internal political efficacy (IPE) than others. IPE refers to subjective competence to understand politics and make informed choices. IPE is important because it has a strong positive association with many forms of political participation and also enhances the legitimacy of democratic regimes. Consequently, IPE forms part of the foundations of political equality. Using data from the Czech Republic and insights from personal information, social resource and social learning models (SLMs), this study shows that variation in youth IPE is most strongly linked with discussions among family, friends and classmates. In contrast to previous work, open classroom climate was not found to have a positive link with IPE, and Campbell's (2008, Political Behavior 30(4): 437–54) compensation hypothesis could not be accepted.
Parental Example as a Motivation for Turnout among Youths
In: Political studies: the journal of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom, Volume 65, Issue 1_suppl, p. 43-63
ISSN: 1467-9248
Fowler proposed a social learning model of voter turnout, and Bhatti and Hansen demonstrate that voter turnout among young (first-time) voters is highest among those living at home with their parents. Combining these theoretical and empirical results to a study of youth turnout, this article tests the hypothesis that the strongest determinant of attitudes towards turnout is parents' record of voting. The data used to test this hypothesis are a representative survey of Czech high school students aged 17–19 years, fielded in 2012. This study finds that the attitudes of youths who reside with their parents to turnout are strongly determined by their parents' example. Motivation also matters for voting, but the parental example is the most important determinant of turnout attitudes as a social learning model of turnout suggests.
Representative versus Responsible Government and May's Law: The Case of the Czech Christian Democratic Party
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Volume 47, Issue 6, p. 1151-1190
ISSN: 2336-128X
Satisfied, Sceptical or Simply Indifferent? Current Public Opinion towards the Fall of Communism in the Czech Republic
In: Europe Asia studies, Volume 63, Issue 9, p. 1719-1744
ISSN: 1465-3427