What factors influence governments' social policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis in East-
Central Europe? We attempt to answer this question by analysing the social policy …

This study offers a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of Slovak illiberal anti-gender
parliamentary discourse based on a unique dataset consisting of 85 parliamentary …

In recent years Slovakia witnessed a dynamic development with crucial consequences for its
domestic politics. Vast civic mobilization, the emergence of new parties and decline of a long …

This article tests the effects of a new electoral system in Hungary that was introduced by the
governing FIDESZ party in 2011. We are especially concerned with the shape of single …

This article reviews the field of electoral geography in Czechia and Slovakia. It
systematically analyses selected publications to identify the most and least frequently …

This paper focusses on the analysis of female political participation in the decision-making
processes at the local level. We analyse women's descriptive representation in Czechia on a …

This article is an analysis of the establishment and subsequent role of the HLAS-Social
Democracy (HLAS-SD) party on the Slovak political scene with a focus on its position in the …

This chapter analyses and depicts the state of social democracy in Slovakia as represented
by the Smer-SD (Smer-Sociálna demokracia, Direction-Social Democracy). This in-depth …

The article measures the degree of populist elements present in party leaders' discourses
delivered as a part of their appearances in TV debates during the run up to the 2020 Slovak …

The present study examines the Big Five traits and socio-demographic factors as predictors
of both traditional left-right and liberal-conservative positions of Slovak voters (N= 704). As …