18th Annual Conference of Central European Political Science Association
Third Democratic Decade: Challenges of / for Consolidation
Thursday 24th – Saturday 26th October 2013
Pilsen, Czech Republic
18th Annual Conference of Central European Political Science Association
Third Democratic Decade: Challenges of / for Consolidation
Thursday 24 – Saturday 26 October 2013, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Organized by
the Central European Political Science Association
in cooperation with
the Department of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague
and
the Czech Political Science Association
with the official guarantee of the Lord of the Mayor of the statutory City Pilsen, Mr. Martin Baxa
and financial support of Krsek Foundation / Nadační fond Martiny a Tomáše Krskových
Program Committee of the conference
Ladislav Cabada, CEPSA and Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic (Program Chair)
Andrzej Antoszewski, University of Wrocław, Poland
Jan Bureš, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
Miro Haček, CEPSA and University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Michal Kubát, Czech Political Science Association and Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
Ana Matan, CEPSA and University of Zagreb, Croatia
Irmina Matonyté, CEPSA and ISM University of Management and Economics, Vilnius, Lithuania
Blanka Říchová, Czech Political Science Association and Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
Šárka Waisová, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic
Venue
Metropolitan University Prague, Pilsner Branch, Koterovská 85, Pilsen (2ndBlock, Aula)
Thursday 24th October
15.30 – 16.30 Pre-Registration (5th Floor)
16.00 – 17.45 1st Block of Panels
Panel 1 Territorial aspects of electoral behaviour (Room 2505)
Chair Tomáš Kostelecký, Institute of Sociology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Who you are and where you live: Contextual aspects of voting behavior in the Czech Republic
Josef Bernard, Institute of Sociology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Poland's key political cleavages: their evolution and interpretation in view of the spatial dimension
Tomasz Zarycki, Robert B. Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland
Spatial stability and variability of electoral results in Czech Republic in the multi-level electoral competition
Petr Voda and Michal Pink, Faculty of Social Studies Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic
Challenges for electoral geography research in Slovakia
Tibor Madleňák, Department of Geography, Geology and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Natural Science, Matej Bel University Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Analysis of the territorial representativeness and the structure of the professions of Czech deputies during the First republic (1918-1938) and now
Renata Mikešová and Markéta Poláková, Institute of Sociology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Panel 2 Region of Western Balkans and the role of EU enlargement policy (Room 2508)
Chair Ladislav Cabada, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
Processes of Economic Consolidation in Countries of Former Yugoslavia
Miro Haček and Simona Kukovič, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia
European Union and the Western Balkans: Problematic Partnership?
Ladislav Cabada, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
European Integration as a Challenge for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Helena Bauerová, Dept. of International Relations and European Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
Serbia: EU Accessions Perspectives
Adisa Avdić, Dept. of International Relations and European Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
Stabilization of Kosovo as a Way towards European Union
Hana Hlaváčková, Dept. of International Relations and European Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
Friday 25th October
8.45 – 9.45 Registration (Aula)
9.45 – 10.30 Welcoming Remarks (Aula)
Michal Klíma, Rector, Metropolitan University Prague
Blanka Říchová, President, Czech Political Science Association
Ladislav Cabada, President, Central European Political Science Association
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break (2507)
11.00 – 12.45 2nd Block of Panels
Panel 3 Political parties (Room 2504)
Chair Marek Rybář, Department of Political Science, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
From Mass Parties to Franchise Parties: Parties Organization in Lithuania
Vitalija Simonaityte, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
Policy-Related Expertise in Political Parties. From the Theory to the Czech Practice
Michel Perottino, Martin Polášek and Vilém Novotný, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Two Decades of Institutionalization of Political Parties in Poland
Maciej Hartliński, Institute of Political Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn,
Poland
Formal, Informal, and Perceived Decision Making within Political Parties: Evidence from Poland
Michał Radecki, University of Opole, Poland and Sergiu Gherghina, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Panel 4 Towards a Citizens’ EU: Visegrád Experiences and Road Maps (Room2505)
Co-Chairs Heino Nyyssönen, University of Tampere, Finland
Jarosław Jańczak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland and European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Constructivist interaction: East-Central Europe and the EU
Heino Nyyssönen, University of Tampere, Finland
Europeanization and counter-Europeanization. Euro-philia and EU-phobia in Central-Eastern Europe
Jarosław Jańczak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland and European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
A special relationship or total neglect? Perceptions of Europe and the EU in Hungary since 2004
Gábor Egry, Institute of Political History, Budapest, Hungary
Beyond Ally Image: Framing the New Europeans
Darina Malová and Matúš Mišík, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Polish Euroskepticism – ten years after
Tomasz Brańka, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Discussant Vít Hloušek, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Panel 5 Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy (Room 2508)
Chair Ladislav Cabada, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
Hungarian brand politics in comparison with Central European neighbours
Andreas Pribersky, University of Vienna, Austria
Creating the image of polish cities and regions as a challenge to democracy in the 21st century
Urszula Wasińska, University Jan Kochanowski in Kielce, Poland
Branding the Czech Republic: Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding as Foreign Policy Instruments
Ladislav Cabada, Deot. of Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
Šárka Waisová, Dept. of International Relations and European Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
Panel 6 Populism, radicalism, extremism (Room 2506)
Co-Chairs Oľga Gyarfášová, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
Karin Liebhart, University of Vienna, Austria
Youth participation in the right-wing extremist politics in East Central Europe
Miroslav Mareš, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic
Contemporary Populism
Berto Šalaj, Faculty of Political Science, Zagreb University, Croatia
Framing enemies by far right parties in Slovakia and the Czech Republic: An analytical framework
Alena Kluknavská, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
National Identity-Building and Political Legitimacy in the 1990s Croatia: The Case of “Tudjmanism”
Stevo Đurašković, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Euro-sceptics in Lithuania: doomed to marginality?
Ingrida Unikaite-Jakuntaviciene and Liudas Mažylis, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
13.00 – 14.45 Lunch (Hotel Primavera) – details find on the last page
15.15 – 17.00 3rd Block of Panels
Panel 7 The Outlines of New Europe: Multilevel Governance and Differentiated Membership in the EU28 (Room 2506)
Chair Boglárka Koller, King Sigismund College, Budapest, Hungary
The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the European Politics: The perspectives of the New Europe in the early 21st century
Attila Ágh, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary
Myth of the European Union
Krisztina Arató, Institute of Political Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Support for the supranational EU governance: how and why national elites differ in the Western Europe and in the CEE
Irmina Matonyté, ISM University of Management and Economics, Vilnius, Lithuania
EU in Slovakia’s political debate and public perception
Oľga Gyarfášová, Comenius University, Slovakia
Between multi-level-governance structures and anti EU rhetoric: the case of Austria
Karin Liebhart, University of Vienna, Austria
Panel 8 Non-Partisan Actors of Euro-scepticism in Central Europe (Room2504)
Chair Vít Hloušek, International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Much A do about Nothing? Non-party Euroscepticism in post-1989 Poland
Monika Bil, Sussex European Institute, Sussex University, UK
Mapping Czech Eurosceptical Landscape
Vratislav Havlík and Ondřej Mocek, International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Attitudes towards EU in the eve of a decade after accession: a voice of Lithuanian voters
Vaida Jankauskaitė, Institute of Policy and Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Why there is (almost) no Euroscepticism in Slovenia?
Alenka Krašovec and Damjan Lajh, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
The New Wave of Radical Right in Europe: Revival of Economic Nationalism
and its Consequences on the European Project
András Tóth, Institute for Political Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Panel 9 EU-policies and Central Europe (Room 2508)
Chair Mats Braun, Dept. of International relations and European Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, and Institute of International Relations, Prague, Czech Republic
Prague on a Mission: Emphasizing Democracy Promotion within the EU’s Foreign Policy
Marek Neuman, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
Turkish foreign policy:Is europenization possible without the EU membership prospect?
Derya Özveri, Kocaeli University, Turkey
Challenges of Anti-corruption Policy: The Case of Croatia
Anamarija Musa and Petra Đurman, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Panel 10 Electoral studies (Room 2505)
Chair Jan Outlý, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
A Comparative Assessment of List Composition in Central and Eastern Europe
Jan Kovář, Metropolitan University Prague, Sergiu Gherghina, Goethe University Frankfurt, Mihail Chiru,Central European University
Proportional Representation in the Hungarian Electoral System
Levente Nagy, Department of Political Science, Debrecen, Hungary
Women's National Election Success or Stagnacy? A Study on the Implementation of Croatia's Quota Legislation in the 21st Century
Marjeta Šinko, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Electoral Behaviour of Citizens in the South Ukraine Region: Case Study of Local Elections
Olena Yatsunska, Mykolayiv Regional Center of the Local Government Development, Ukraine
The Third Decade of Consolidation of Local Elections in Poland
Karolina Tybuchowska-Hartlińska, Institute of Political Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
18:00 West Bohemian Museum, Meeting with the Lord of the Mayor of the City Pilsen – details find on the last page
Welcoming remarks
Mr. Martin Baxa, Lord of Mayor of the City Pilsen
Prof. Jerzy Wiatr, Senior President of CEPSA
Buffet Dinner
Saturday 26th October
9.00 – 10.45 4th Block of Panels
Panel 11 Political Participation (Room 2504)
Chair Andreas Pribersky, University of Vienna, Austria
Bringing the Culture Back in? Rethinking Links between Resources, Tools and Agendas of Political Activists
Marek Rybář and Anna Šovčíková, Department of Political Science, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
Media, political trust, and political participation in five Central European Countries
Klára Plecitá and Markéta Sedláčková, Institute of Sociology of Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Resources and Incentives: The Determinants of Cognitive Engagement in Post-Communist Politics
Marius Ioan Tatar, University of Oradea, Department of Political Science and Communication Studies, Romania
The gender dimension of right wing populism and right wing extremism
Karin Bischof, Institute for Conflict Research Vienna
Panel 12 Political Elites (Room 2508)
Chair Irmina Matonyté, ISM University of Management and Economics, Vilnius, Lithuania
Elite profile and type of institutional transformation: Comparison of Russia and Slovenia
Matevž Tomšič and Lea Prijon, School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Local Political Elites in East-Central Europe: Between the Legacy of the Past and Decentralization of the Present
Roxana Marin, Political Science Department, University of Bucharest, Romania
Whom to trust: political scientists or voters? Left and right in party platforms and voters' attitudes in Croatia 1990-2011
Dario Nikić Čakar and Goran Čular, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Panel 13 (+ Panel 15) The State of Democracy and Governance in East-Central Europe (Room 2506)
Chair Martin Brusis, University of Munich, Germany
Strenghts and weaknesses of Czech Democracy
Zdenka Mansfeldová, Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Petra Guasti, Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Johannes Guttenberg University of Mainz, Germany
Slovenia
Alenka Krašovec, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slovakia
Darina Malová, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Poland
Claudia-Yvette Matthes, Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany
Hungary
Attila Ágh, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary
Croatia
Davor Boban, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Panel 14 A New Wave of Constitutional Changes in Central and South-eastern Europe? (Room 2505)
Chair Ellen Bos, Andrássy University Budapest, Hungary
Consociational democracy as a means of building stable democracies in the region of the Western Balkans?
Christina Griessler, Andrássy University Budapest, Hungary
Constitution and Democratic Consolidation in Post-socialist Bulgaria. A Formal Institution as Decisive Factor in the Southeast European Context?
Michael Hein, University Greifswald, Germany
Romanian Constitutionalism: Form without Content?
Paul Blokker, University of Trento, Italy
Constitutionalism and political culture in Hungary
Kálman Pócza, Pázmany Péter Catholic University, Hungary
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee Break (Room 2507)
11.15 – 13.00 5th Block of Panels
Panel 15 (continuation of panel 13)
The State of Democracy and Governance in East-Central Europe (Room 2506)
Panel 16 Constitutional Engineering
Chair Ladislav Cabada, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
Constitution Making and Constitutional Review in Hungary 2011-2013
Máté Szabó, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Hungary
Legal and Political Constitutionalism in Hungary
Attila Antal, Institute of Political Science, Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law, Hungary
Too Much, too soon: The Determinants of Constitutional Reform in Central and Eastern Europe
Sergiu Gherghina, University of Frankfurt and Sergiu Miscoiu, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj
Democratisation and Electoral Engineering. Some Negative Lessons from Croatia
Robert Podolnjak, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Panel 18 Political Actors and Society (Room 2508)
Chair Vít Hloušek, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Stability and Change in Party Systems with Strong Political Identities: The Case of Croatia
Andrija Henjak and Goran Čular, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia