In the academic literature, Hungary and Poland are often cited as paradigmatic cases of
democratic backsliding. However, as the backsliding narrative gained traction, the term has …

The book analyzes the presidencies of three neighboring Central European countries–
Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia–in the context of their interactions with cabinets …

Academics usually look for constitutional conventions in Westminster-style democracies,
such as the United Kingdom, Canada, or Australia. Nevertheless, growing evidence from …

The article deals with the influence of presidents in the government formation process (GFP).
The authors propose an original classification of roles of presidents, reflecting real …

The concept of representafive democracy presupposes the parficipafion of acfive cifizens. A
significant drop in the interest and trust of cifizens was observed with the onset of the new …

This article focuses at powers of the Presidents of the Slovak Republic during the period
from 1999 to 2019. Therefore, the aim is to compare how selected constitutional presidential …

Tomáš G. Masaryk se ve svých činech a dílech vytrvale a poctivě snažil o to, aby společnost
byla prodchnuta zásadami humanismu, demokracie a tolerance. Demokracie byla pro něj …

W 2011 r. w Republice Czeskiej wprowadzono bezpośrednie wybory prezydenckie. Autor
bada jak zmieniło to pozycję prezydenta Republiki. Wśród konstytucjonalistów przeważa …

The text reviews the main characteristics of and milestones for the Czech foreign, security
and defence policy since 1993. The Czech foreign and security policy is a relatively stable …

The discrepancy between the constitutionally defined and actual exercise of the power of
state institutions has been widely discussed within European political science. The adoption …