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Satisfied, Sceptical or Simply Indifferent? Current Public Opinion toward the Fall of Communism in the Czech Republic
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SYSNO ASEP 0366776 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Satisfied, Sceptical or Simply Indifferent? Current Public Opinion toward the Fall of Communism in the Czech Republic Author(s) Lyons, Pat (SOU-Z) RID, ORCID, SAI
Bernardyová, Alžběta (SOU-Z)Source Title Europe-Asia Studies. - : Routledge - ISSN 0966-8136
Roč. 63, č. 9 (2011), s. 1719-1744Number of pages 25 s. Publication form www - www Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords public opinion ; Velvet Revolution ; Czech Republic Subject RIV AO - Sociology, Demography R&D Projects GA407/08/1515 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) CEZ AV0Z70280505 - SOU-Z (2005-2011) UT WOS 000299221500009 DOI 10.1080/09668136.2011.611655 Annotation This paper explores contemporary public opinion in the Czech Republic toward the Velvet Revolution of 1989 using a national survey undertaken in May 2008. The central question addressed in this paper is how Czech citizens two decades after the Velvet Revolution perceive this key historical event? In order to answer this question public opinion toward the Velvet Revolution is examined in terms of (1) goals: reform or revolution, (2) leadership: dissident elites or a mass movement, and (3) reasons: political or economic change. The evidence presented in this paper reveals that the Czech public sees the Velvet Revolution as being a bloodless overthrow of the previous political regime where the primary goal was political rather than economic change. However, the relative importance of the leadership role played by counter-elite dissidents vis-à-vis the actions of ordinary citizens divides Czech public opinion. Workplace Institute of Sociology Contact Eva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351 Year of Publishing 2012
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