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Who votes for populist parties in Czechia?
Maxová, Anna ; Dvořák, Tomáš (advisor) ; Stropnický, Matěj (referee)
Besides continuously growing influence of populism, there is also an increasing interest in studies analysing the electorate of populist parties and factions. This is also taken into account by this thesis, the aim of which was to identify the common characteristics of voters of populist parties in the Czech Republic. Measured were especially factors appropriate to the current knowledge of populist voters in Europe. The most common factors, which may induce the individual to become populist, are considered by authors as Euroscepticism, disapproval of migration, dissatisfaction with the local political scene or economic deprivation. Yet the studies are unable to concur, as both the form of populism and factors, which increase the probability of electing populist parties on an individual level, differ across the countries. In the Czech Republic, populism is most represented by the factions ANO 2011 and SPD. According to this thesis, the electorate of these factions does not share quintessential aspects of populist voters across Europe. Rejection of EU membership is a significant predictor of the SPD election, however; a negative attitude towards migration could not be demonstrated. In the case of the ANO 2011 electorate, all established hypotheses have to be dismissed, there are almost no common...
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