Civic and Uncivic Values in the Czech Republic

Value Transformation, Politics, Education, and Gender Equality

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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The Czech Republic (also known as Czechia since 2016) has had a troubled post-communist transition, in particular with the ascent of billionaire oligarch Andrej Babiš to the office of prime minister of the Czech Republic in 2017, returning in 2015. The second edition of this book adds chapters on the Catholic Church, sexual minorities, and xenophobia, together with a completely new conclusion and updating to most of the remaining chapters. The authors demonstrate that civic values, such as tolerance, individual rights, respect for the harm principle, the principle of equality, and the rule of law, are key factors in determining whether the Czech Republic will maintain its democracy in the coming years.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-07-28
Mått:148 x 210 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:322
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783032264916

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Sabrina P. Ramet is Professor Emerita of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway. Vladimir Ðorđević is Associate Professor in the Department of Security Studies at the Police Academy of the Czech Republic.Christine M. Hasenstab is a retired attorney who also worked as an Adviser in the EU Grants Office at the Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway.

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PART ONE –VALUES & THE SYSTEM.- Chapter 1: The Czech Republic: The challenge of populism - An introduction.- Chapter 2: Civic Values in the Czech Republic in a European context.- Chapter 3: Czech politics at a crossroads?.- PART TWO – EDUCATION, MEDIA, & CULTURE.- Chapter 4: The Czech Media Landscape in the Post-Transformation Stage: Re-nationalization of Oligarchic Ownership Concentration and the Erosion of Public Service Media.- Chapter 5: Equality, Respect, Tolerance? Civic and Non-civic Values in Post-1989 Czech Fiction.- Chapter 6: Civic Values in the Films of Jan Hřebejk and Petr Jarchovský.- PART THREE– GENDER AND SEXUALITY.- Chapter 7: From Paradoxes to Lingering Problems: The Changing Faces of the Political Participation of Czech Women.- Chapter 8: Feminism in the Czech Republic.- Chapter 9: The situation of LGBT+ rights in Czechia: Is the glass half empty or half full?.- PART FOUR – RELIGION AND CIVIL SOCIETY.- Chapter 10: Church, Faith, and Czech Society in the Age of Transformation.- Chapter 11: With or Without You: Ideas of Citizenship Driving or Deactivating Participation in Czech Collective Action.- Chapter 12: Antisemitism in the Czech Republic and Its Manifestations in the Public Space.- Chapter 13: Xenophobia and extremism: The state of play.- Chapter 14: “If the right people don’t have power”: The importance of Civic Values – Conclusion.