Civic and Uncivic Values in the Czech Republic Value Transformation, Politics, Education, and Gender Equality

This book considers the state of Czech democracy, following the rise of authoritarian regimes in Poland and Hungary and the ascent of billionaire oligarch Andrej Babiš to the office of prime minister of the Czech Republic, leading to concerns about conflicts of interest. The authors argue that civic...

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Other Authors: Ramet, Sabrina P. (Editor), Ðorđević, Vladimir (Editor), Hassenstab, Christine M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Values & the system
  • Chapter 1. The Czech Republic: A flawed democracy- An introduction (Sabrina P. Ramet)
  • Chapter 2. Czech Values in the Czech Republic in a European context (Petra Raudenská and Jaroslava Pospíšilová)
  • Chapter 3. Czech politics at a crossroads? (Elisabeth Bakke)
  • Part 2: Education, Media, & Culture
  • Chapter 4. The Czech Media Landscape in the Post-Transformation Stage: Main Trends and Problems (Jaromír Volek)
  • Chapter 5. Dealing with the Past – The History Textbook (Oldřich Tůma)
  • Chapter 6. Civic Values in the Films of Jan Hřebejk and Petr Jarchovský (Herbert J. Eagle)
  • Part 3: Gender And Civil Society
  • Chapter 7. The Political Participation and Representation of Czech Women since 1989 (Vladimir Ðorđević)
  • Chapter 8. Feminism in the Czech Republic (Sharon Wolchik)
  • Chapter 9. With or Without You: Ideas of Citizenship Driving or Deactivating Participation in Czech Collective Action (Jiří Navrátil and Ondřej Císař)
  • Chapter 10. Anti-Semitism in the Czech Republic (Eva Taterová)
  • Part 4: Conclusion
  • Chapter 11. The Importance of Civic Culture – Conclusion (Vladimir Ðorđević and Sabrina P. Ramet)