<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The case study presented in this paper applies the business-firm party concept to two political entities active in the Czech party system after 2010: the Public Affairs Party (VV) and the Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO 2011) movement. We assess whether these actors meet the criteria of the business-firm party model and, thus, whether they can be considered representatives of this type of political party in the Czech Republic. The study concludes with a comparison of VV and ANO 2011 as two possible variations on what is known as the business-firm party model.</p></abstract>

The case study presented in this paper applies the business-firm party concept to two political entities active in the Czech party system after 2010: the Public Affairs Party (VV) and the Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO 2011) movement. We assess whether these actors meet the criteria of the business-firm party model and, thus, whether they can be considered representatives of this type of political party in the Czech Republic. The study concludes with a comparison of VV and ANO 2011 as two possible variations on what is known as the business-firm party model.

Business‑Firm Parties and the Czech Party System after 2010

Department of Political Science and Humanities at Metropolitan University Prague,

Politics in Central Europe

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The case study presented in this paper applies the business-firm party concept to two political entities active in the Czech party system after 2010: the...

Business‑Firm Parties and the Czech Party System after 2010

Published Online: Feb 21, 2017

Page range: 83 - 110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0018

Keywords
Czech Republic, party politics, business firm party, entrepreneurial party, Public Affairs Party, ANO 2011

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Business‑Firm Parties and the Czech Party System after 2010

Published Online: Feb 21, 2017

Page range: 83 - 110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0018

KeywordsCzech Republic, party politics, business firm party, entrepreneurial party, Public Affairs Party, ANO 2011

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Czech Republic, party politics, business firm party, entrepreneurial party, Public Affairs Party, ANO 2011