SATISFYING THE MAJORITY? CASE STUDIES IN SLOVAK MINORITY POLICY 2006 – 2014

• Authors: Max Steuer
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The study analyses selected outcomes of the minority policy of the Slovak Republic between 2006 and 2014. By conducting a content analysis of three government manifestos (2006, 2010, 2012) and explanatory statements of three significant laws from this period, it shows that the measures approved by two executives (2006, 2012) aimed to satisfy the alleged demand of the majority for a more restrictive minority policy. The 2010 government made some effort towards more inclusive steps but its wavering political support prevented their effective implementation. The study also reviews the changes in the advisory institutions in this period which mirrored the overall approach to minority policy of the three executives.

Keywords

EN

MINORITY POLICY; SLOVAK REPUBLIC; LEGISLATION; INSTITUTIONS; GOVERNMENT MANIFESTOS; CASE STUDIES

• Publisher: Institute of Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov
• Journal: Annales Scientia Politica
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 42 – 51

Contributors

author

Max Steuer

• Institute for Forecasting of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Republic
• Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovak Republic