Abstract This article explores the Europeanization of Czech politics in pre‐accession period, with a principal focus on political parties and party system. It argues that became increasingly Europeanized increased integration Republic into EU. In turn, have played key role politics. is evident outcome June 2003 referendum EU membership, which reflected strong cross‐party support for accession (excepting Communists). However, factors other than also influenced voters' choices, including...

In the Czech Republic, associations of independent candidates play an exceptional role in local politics; fact, members such are most common type politician country. Even large political parties do have enough to put together candidate lists municipalities without help not affiliated any party. This article demonstrates cogency distinguishing between two types non-party politicians. First, there politicians (candidates, councillors) who party but take advantage opportunity run for them....

This article presents unique survey data focused on local democracy, political attitudes and participation. The main aim of the research was to understand relationships between values, participation, knowledge voting behavior at level. held autumn 2018 after elections in Czech Republic. are terms their focus politics combined with variables that standardly examined context national politics. dataset links fields directly related (local electoral behavior, non-electoral trust institutions...

Participatory budgeting is perhaps the most widespread and popular form of democratic innovation (DI). It often identified as an appropriate tool to deepen democracy at local level. The text shows that this not always case, some elected officials may use it a “façade” or its design suffers from various forms imperfections leading failure be implemented. authors focus on practice participatory failures in Czech Republic. Through empirical testing causal mechanism, article reveals main causes...

Local Action Groups (LAGs) represent a dynamic platform for inter-municipal cooperation in Europe. Their principal advantages include EU funding and the capacity to generate economic returns stimulate development of local communities. The methodology used evaluation performance LAGs is defined by on one hand national authorities other. Furthermore, there are an entire array tools academic experiments available. present paper does not aim at comprehensive LAGs, but instead only examines...

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The paper deals with the comparison of importance passengers’ requirements for quality services provided and assessment air bus transport. Individual criteria their from point view passengers vary depending on mode It is also possible to observe differing in relation groups passengers. processed individual research this area. In IPA matrix These are simple matrices that serve highlight understand important customer requirements.

Abstract The study focuses on the issue of parking in Olomouc and two localities this city: Foerstrova Hodolany areas. In first part manuscript, general data, approaches, methods regarding process designing areas as well demand forecasting for spaces, when explaining principles regression analysis itself, are presented. second article, which represents a crucial section conducted research study, discusses very situation both being investigated. As major findings, an increasing trend related...

This article presents findings on 'part-time' mayors in the Czech Republic and to what extent fact that they only work part time as mayor affects how well their municipality functions compared those who full-time mayors. Drawing data from an open database, this analyses several variables relating status activities of disengaged It also examines quality functioning municipalities with parttime mayors, respectively, reveals whether there are more problems reported function have part-time than...

The main goal of this article is to present local action groups in the Czech Republic as participative and deliberative platforms offering a unique environment for citizen participation well other actors (representatives public administration, NGOs, business interests) functioning leaders territorial development. paper explores specific case Moravian Way Local Action Group, describing explaining tools used create subsequently evaluate territory-based strategies. This demonstrates that use...