Populism and Growing Welfare State Agenda : Elections of 2013 and 2017 in Czechia
| Název česky | Populismus a rostoucí agenda sociálního státu : volby 2013 a 2017 v Česku |
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| Autoři | |
| Rok publikování | 2023 |
| Druh | Článek v odborném periodiku |
| Časopis / Zdroj | Sociologický časopis |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
| Citace | |
| www | article - open access |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.13060/csr.2023.026 |
| Klíčová slova | Czech Republic; centrist populism; right-wing populism; welfare state; election programmes |
| Přiložené soubory | |
| Popis | Although previous studies show that welfare policies are important for populist voters, few studies have analysed in depth the social policy proposals of different types of populist parties. Since the Czech Republic is one of the few countries with a strong centrist-populist party that has been in power, this article concentrates on the Czech case and compares this centrist-populist party to the largest right-wing populist party and the main non-populist parties. We argue that the centrist and rightist Czech populist parties have developed different types of welfare agendas. The centrist-populist party supports encompassing and universalist policies (which it links to economic efficiency and administrative improvements); in contrast, the right-wing populist party supports the protection of those in need while preserving the principles of merit and economic incentives. |
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