<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this article is to analyse the role and importance of leaders in the Czech populist parties and movements, as well as determining significant factors which condition their institutionalisation. The main focus will be placed on the role of leaders in establishing their respective parties, their formal position and intraparty selection processes in VV, ANO, SPD and ÚPD. Examples of actions taken by the leaders of ANO and SPD show that building populist parties on the foundation of the strong, formal and official position of the leader in their party as well as becoming open to more members prove effective when it comes to the discussed issues...</p></abstract>

The aim of this article is to analyse the role and importance of leaders in the Czech populist parties and movements, as well as determining significant factors which condition their institutionalisation. The main focus will be placed on the role of leaders in establishing their respective parties, their formal position and intraparty selection processes in VV, ANO, SPD and ÚPD. Examples of actions taken by the leaders of ANO and SPD show that building populist parties on the foundation of the strong, formal and official position of the leader in their party as well as becoming open to more members prove effective when it comes to the discussed issues...

Party Leaders in the Czech Populist Parties and Movements

Polish Political Science Review

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The aim of this article is to analyse the role and importance of leaders in the Czech populist parties and movements, as well as determining significant...

Party Leaders in the Czech Populist Parties and Movements

Published Online: Dec 16, 2019

Page range: 107 - 119

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ppsr-2019-0007

Keywords
party leaders, political parties, populism, Czech Republic

© 2019 Michal Kubát et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Party Leaders in the Czech Populist Parties and Movements

Published Online: Dec 16, 2019

Page range: 107 - 119

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ppsr-2019-0007

Keywordsparty leaders, political parties, populism, Czech Republic

© 2019 Michal Kubát et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
party leaders, political parties, populism, Czech Republic