Martin Kuta on Party Politics Triumph over Substantive Scrutiny and Principled Policy: Examining Czech MPs’ Voting Behaviour in Regard to EU Affairs
This articles uncovers the interworking’s of voting behavior and the methodology behind why certain voting patterns emerge. The article dissects the role of domestic party interests in Czech political parties, and concludes that these interests undermine the formal oversight of EU…
The Sun Also Rises
By Benjamin Tallis However, as so often when responding quickly, perhaps even hastily to acts of political violence or terrorism, the effectiveness of these measures is uncertain. Much of the ‘security’ they purport to provide is an illusion that can…
CfP: Critical Security Studies meets Critical Policy Studies: New Perspectives on Politics, Knowledge, and Security
Call for Papers for the panel titled Critical Security Studies meets Critical Policy Studies: New Perspectives on Politics, Knowledge, and Security at the European Consortium for Political Research – ECPR General Conference on September 7 – 10, 2016 in Prague….
Pelin Ayan Musil on Czech Public Opinion on Turkey’s Accession to the EU
The recent debates on migration in the Czech Republic have opened up allegations of Islamophobia. Although the context is new, this is not a new issue in the Czech society. This article provides a valuable analysis of the foundations of public…
The Epic Journey to Liberland: A documentary
By Ondřej Šálek In April 2015, Vít Jedlička declared a free (micro) state on the borders of Serbia and Croatia, which he called Liberland. For some Czechs, this peculiar entity represents hope of a decent life without the burden of…
The Desert of the Real
Originally Published by Visegrad Insight By Benjamin Cunningham Though it almost never seems that way, Europeans actually feel quite good about the European Union. There were only two member states (Cyprus and Austria) where a plurality of people had a…
Prague, Capital of the Twentieth Century: A Surrealist History
By Lenka Bydžovská The sociologist and cultural historian Derek Sayer’s books on Czech history and art are characterized by their wittingly provocative titles, which refer to classic works. Sayer borrows the title The Coasts of Bohemia: A Czech History (1998)…
Prejudice, Hysteria and a Failure of Political Leadership: Of Refugees and November 17 in Prague
by Derek Sayer American politicians’ xenophobic attitudes to refugees generate international controversy, while similar sentiments expressed by politicians in Prague pass largely unnoticed. Professor Derek Sayer argues that we should not ignore events in the Czech capital as, despite the efforts…
When One Religious Extremism Unmasks Another
Johan van der Walt The resort to states of emergency in response to Islamic extremism reveals Europe’s own Ordo-Liberal extremism. Philosopher and legal theorist Professor Johan van der Walt argues that this form of governance, based on fundamentalist market moralism,…
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