THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF SLOVAKIA: ELECTORAL PERFORMANCE, PARLIAMENTARY EXPERIENCE AND POLICY CHOICE

• Authors: Haughton T. , Rybar M.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Following the party's success in the 2002 elections, the Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS) became a parliamentary party. This article argues that although parliamentary status has strengthened the hand of the leadership and exacerbated tensions within the party, there has been little discernible change in the party's programme and policy prescriptions. Moreover, it argues that the party's seemingly contradictory stance on the EU can be explained by the role played by Europe in domestic Slovak politics over the past decade and the shift from accession to member state status. Furthermore, it argues that the party's support appears relatively solid, although it faces tough strategic choices.

Keywords

EN

COMMUNIST PARTY OF SLOVAKIA; ELECTORAL PERFORMANCE; POLICY CHOICE; SLOVAK POLITICS

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociológia (Sociology)
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 545-559
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Haughton T.

author

Rybar M.

• T. Haughton, University of Birmingham, European Research Institute, Centre for Russian and East European Studies, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

05SKAAAA00521336