Peter Spáč
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1534570 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Peter Spáč |
| NOMBRES | Peter |
| APELLIDO | Spáč |
| FIRMA | SPÁČ P |
| AFILIACIONES | Masaryk University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4395-689X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 69 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Illiberal transformation of patronage bureaucracy under the populist radical right
This article examines how populist radical right government reshapes state bureaucracy within a patronage-based administrative system. While patronage and personnel politicization are common features of such systems across governments of different ideological orientations, we argue that populist radical right governments pursue a distinct pattern of bureaucratic control with implications for administrative backsliding. Drawing on longitudinal dat…
Gender and political effort
The literature shows that men and women behave differently in politics. This paper studies how gender affects local politicians' efforts to secure external funding for their constituencies. Using data from a large discretionary grant programme for Slovak municipalities, we find that (1) female incumbents outperform their male counterparts by requesting grants more actively; (2) this gap widens in favour of women as mayoral tenure increases; and (…
Too Feminine to Lead, Too Masculine to Be Liked? Candidate Evaluations and Gendered Trait-Issue Interactions in Slovakia
Direct mayoral elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This article examines how the demographic composition of municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina shapes the strategic behaviour of co-ethnic political parties in direct mayoral elections. It argues that strategies differ between ethnically divided and homogeneous municipalities. Combining quantitative data from four electoral cycles with qualitative field research in eleven divided localities, the study finds that in demographically mixed areas,…
Freedom of information and the volume of requested data
Shaky ground, shaky politics? Effects of Türkiye’s 2023 earthquakes on Erdoğan’s political survival
Between Conflict and Cooperation
The paper analyzes the impact of local demography on the electoral strategies of ethnic political parties. We focus on Hungarian parties in Slovakia and their tactics of fielding candidates in the 2014 and 2018 mayoral elections in 4,461 municipalities with competitive elections. We find that local demography is an essential explanatory factor concerning the strategies of ethnic parties. Our results show that in towns where an ethnic minority pre…
The role of gender in shaping mayoral grant-seeking behaviours
Research suggests that women face anticipated stereotypes and voter penalisations in their pursuit of political office. To overcome these challenges women have to be better than men in terms of their experience, candidate quality, and political work. We test the hypothesis that women politicians exert more effort compared to men by analysing grant applications submitted by towns in Slovakia between 2016 and 2021. We investigate municipalities in …
Motivated to vote? The effect of flooding on political participation
This paper investigates changes in political participation following a disaster. Drawing on the electoral results and flood declarations after the 2010 flood in Slovakia, a dataset was constructed that illustrates when and how often each municipality was affected by disastrous conditions before the elections. The analysis revealed that experiencing a flood significantly increased the level of political participation in a municipality. However, th…
I Don’t Like It Unless It’s for Me
Public resources are often allocated neither effectively nor equitably, and they serve as a tool for securing re-election. Despite compelling evidence for pork-barrel politics, little is known about voters’ perceptions of this practice. Moreover, limited findings from Western countries are also contradictory – voters perceive such a strategy both positively and negatively. To contribute with findings from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), we cond…
From Trivialized Neo-Nazis to Parliament
This paper analyzes factors facilitating the electoral success of the Slovak extreme-right party ĽSNS by examining contextual explanations of electoral support during in 2010–2016 national elections. Conducting regression analysis on aggregated data, we find that, during the 2010 and 2012 elections, the local presence of a Roma minority was important, and in the 2016 elections the party achieved success in more economically deprived micro-regions…
Pork barrel politics and electoral returns at the local level
The role of ethnicity in the perception of pork barrel politics
In divided societies and new democracies, clientelism (in the form of pork barrel) and ethno-politics appear to go hand in hand. It is apparent that politicians are incentivized to compete for support within their own ethnic groups, but does an ethnic link between voters and decision-makers influence how voters perceive and evaluate pork barrel practices? To address this question, we conducted a survey experiment (n = 1200) in ethnically heteroge…
Czech Democracy in the New Millennium
This book assesses the quality of Czech democracy relative to both its postcommunist peers and older EU members. Motivated by the authoritarian tendencies and illiberal outcomes in the postcommunist region, it explores the extent to which the Czech Republic is genuinely an outlier within the region and why. The book elaborates on an original conception of democratic quality that emphasizes three aspects of governance: citizen rule, political equa…
Referendum as a Party Tool
This article is part of the special cluster titled Political Parties and Direct Democracy in Eastern Europe, guest-edited by Sergiu Gherghina. Referendums are widely regarded as a way of enhancing democracy as they provide a further arena for citizens to affect public policy outcomes. In this regard, Slovakia represents a deviant case that contradicts such an expectation. Since its emergence in 1993, the country implemented mechanisms of direct d…
Social Origin Is No Destiny
The existing research suggests that socially rooted new political parties are more likely to be reelected to parliaments than parties emerging without links to preexisting social groups. It is argued that the two groups face different prospects of institutionalization: Rooted parties are more viable because their links to preexisting societal groups contribute to a higher sustainability of their electoral support and stronger institutionalization…
The role of partisan cues on voters’ mobilization in a referendum
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in 'Contemporary Politics' on 2018-11-08, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13569775.2018.1543753. Deposited by shareyourpaper.org and openaccessbutton.org. We've taken reasonable steps to ensure this content doesn't violate copyright. However, if you think it does you can request a takedown by emailing [email protected]
Does the freedom of information law increase transparency at the local level? Evidence from a field experiment
Pork-Barrel Politics on the Regional Level
The politically motivated distribution of public funding, or porkbarrel politics, occurs for various reasons, one of which is the wish to reward political allies over political rivals. Despite the widespread nature of this practice, research in Central Europe has not yet examined this issue at every level of publication administration. The literature that does exist on this subject has mainly focused on national grant programmes, while less atten…
The March 2016 parliamentary elections in Slovakia
The Role of Ballot Ranking
This article deals with ballot order effect in preferential voting in general elections in Slovakia. Previous research in this field has primarily focused on countries whose elections are based either on single-member districts or on lists with fewer candidates. This article aims to analyze a case of a different nature. Slovakia uses a proportional representation list system with a single nationwide constituency where all 150 members of parliamen…
The March 2014 presidential elections in Slovakia
The 2012 parliamentary elections in Slovakia
Populist Political Parties in East-Central Europe
This edited volume focuses on populist political parties in the region of East-Central Europe, more precisely the post-communist member countries of the European Union. Authors of the individual chapters use a common typology of populist parties (exclusively and non-exclusively populist parties) which is introduced in the first, theoretical chapter of the volume. Each chapter – case study deals with various aspects of populist parties, such as th…
Does the freedom of information law increase transparency at the local level? Evidence from a field experiment
Pork barrel politics and electoral returns at the local level
The role of partisan cues on voters’ mobilization in a referendum
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in 'Contemporary Politics' on 2018-11-08, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13569775.2018.1543753. Deposited by shareyourpaper.org and openaccessbutton.org. We've taken reasonable steps to ensure this content doesn't violate copyright. However, if you think it does you can request a takedown by emailing [email protected]
The 2012 parliamentary elections in Slovakia
I Don’t Like It Unless It’s for Me
Public resources are often allocated neither effectively nor equitably, and they serve as a tool for securing re-election. Despite compelling evidence for pork-barrel politics, little is known about voters’ perceptions of this practice. Moreover, limited findings from Western countries are also contradictory – voters perceive such a strategy both positively and negatively. To contribute with findings from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), we cond…
Referendum as a Party Tool
This article is part of the special cluster titled Political Parties and Direct Democracy in Eastern Europe, guest-edited by Sergiu Gherghina. Referendums are widely regarded as a way of enhancing democracy as they provide a further arena for citizens to affect public policy outcomes. In this regard, Slovakia represents a deviant case that contradicts such an expectation. Since its emergence in 1993, the country implemented mechanisms of direct d…
The March 2016 parliamentary elections in Slovakia
The Role of Ballot Ranking
This article deals with ballot order effect in preferential voting in general elections in Slovakia. Previous research in this field has primarily focused on countries whose elections are based either on single-member districts or on lists with fewer candidates. This article aims to analyze a case of a different nature. Slovakia uses a proportional representation list system with a single nationwide constituency where all 150 members of parliamen…
From Trivialized Neo-Nazis to Parliament
This paper analyzes factors facilitating the electoral success of the Slovak extreme-right party ĽSNS by examining contextual explanations of electoral support during in 2010–2016 national elections. Conducting regression analysis on aggregated data, we find that, during the 2010 and 2012 elections, the local presence of a Roma minority was important, and in the 2016 elections the party achieved success in more economically deprived micro-regions…
The role of ethnicity in the perception of pork barrel politics
In divided societies and new democracies, clientelism (in the form of pork barrel) and ethno-politics appear to go hand in hand. It is apparent that politicians are incentivized to compete for support within their own ethnic groups, but does an ethnic link between voters and decision-makers influence how voters perceive and evaluate pork barrel practices? To address this question, we conducted a survey experiment (n = 1200) in ethnically heteroge…
Social Origin Is No Destiny
The existing research suggests that socially rooted new political parties are more likely to be reelected to parliaments than parties emerging without links to preexisting social groups. It is argued that the two groups face different prospects of institutionalization: Rooted parties are more viable because their links to preexisting societal groups contribute to a higher sustainability of their electoral support and stronger institutionalization…
Pork-Barrel Politics on the Regional Level
The politically motivated distribution of public funding, or porkbarrel politics, occurs for various reasons, one of which is the wish to reward political allies over political rivals. Despite the widespread nature of this practice, research in Central Europe has not yet examined this issue at every level of publication administration. The literature that does exist on this subject has mainly focused on national grant programmes, while less atten…
The March 2014 presidential elections in Slovakia
Between Conflict and Cooperation
The paper analyzes the impact of local demography on the electoral strategies of ethnic political parties. We focus on Hungarian parties in Slovakia and their tactics of fielding candidates in the 2014 and 2018 mayoral elections in 4,461 municipalities with competitive elections. We find that local demography is an essential explanatory factor concerning the strategies of ethnic parties. Our results show that in towns where an ethnic minority pre…
Motivated to vote? The effect of flooding on political participation
This paper investigates changes in political participation following a disaster. Drawing on the electoral results and flood declarations after the 2010 flood in Slovakia, a dataset was constructed that illustrates when and how often each municipality was affected by disastrous conditions before the elections. The analysis revealed that experiencing a flood significantly increased the level of political participation in a municipality. However, th…
Populist Political Parties in East-Central Europe
This edited volume focuses on populist political parties in the region of East-Central Europe, more precisely the post-communist member countries of the European Union. Authors of the individual chapters use a common typology of populist parties (exclusively and non-exclusively populist parties) which is introduced in the first, theoretical chapter of the volume. Each chapter – case study deals with various aspects of populist parties, such as th…
The 2012 parliamentary elections in Slovakia
The March 2014 presidential elections in Slovakia
The Role of Ballot Ranking
This article deals with ballot order effect in preferential voting in general elections in Slovakia. Previous research in this field has primarily focused on countries whose elections are based either on single-member districts or on lists with fewer candidates. This article aims to analyze a case of a different nature. Slovakia uses a proportional representation list system with a single nationwide constituency where all 150 members of parliamen…
The March 2016 parliamentary elections in Slovakia
Does the freedom of information law increase transparency at the local level? Evidence from a field experiment
Pork-Barrel Politics on the Regional Level
The politically motivated distribution of public funding, or porkbarrel politics, occurs for various reasons, one of which is the wish to reward political allies over political rivals. Despite the widespread nature of this practice, research in Central Europe has not yet examined this issue at every level of publication administration. The literature that does exist on this subject has mainly focused on national grant programmes, while less atten…
Referendum as a Party Tool
This article is part of the special cluster titled Political Parties and Direct Democracy in Eastern Europe, guest-edited by Sergiu Gherghina. Referendums are widely regarded as a way of enhancing democracy as they provide a further arena for citizens to affect public policy outcomes. In this regard, Slovakia represents a deviant case that contradicts such an expectation. Since its emergence in 1993, the country implemented mechanisms of direct d…
Social Origin Is No Destiny
The existing research suggests that socially rooted new political parties are more likely to be reelected to parliaments than parties emerging without links to preexisting social groups. It is argued that the two groups face different prospects of institutionalization: Rooted parties are more viable because their links to preexisting societal groups contribute to a higher sustainability of their electoral support and stronger institutionalization…
The role of partisan cues on voters’ mobilization in a referendum
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in 'Contemporary Politics' on 2018-11-08, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13569775.2018.1543753. Deposited by shareyourpaper.org and openaccessbutton.org. We've taken reasonable steps to ensure this content doesn't violate copyright. However, if you think it does you can request a takedown by emailing [email protected]
Czech Democracy in the New Millennium
This book assesses the quality of Czech democracy relative to both its postcommunist peers and older EU members. Motivated by the authoritarian tendencies and illiberal outcomes in the postcommunist region, it explores the extent to which the Czech Republic is genuinely an outlier within the region and why. The book elaborates on an original conception of democratic quality that emphasizes three aspects of governance: citizen rule, political equa…
I Don’t Like It Unless It’s for Me
Public resources are often allocated neither effectively nor equitably, and they serve as a tool for securing re-election. Despite compelling evidence for pork-barrel politics, little is known about voters’ perceptions of this practice. Moreover, limited findings from Western countries are also contradictory – voters perceive such a strategy both positively and negatively. To contribute with findings from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), we cond…
From Trivialized Neo-Nazis to Parliament
This paper analyzes factors facilitating the electoral success of the Slovak extreme-right party ĽSNS by examining contextual explanations of electoral support during in 2010–2016 national elections. Conducting regression analysis on aggregated data, we find that, during the 2010 and 2012 elections, the local presence of a Roma minority was important, and in the 2016 elections the party achieved success in more economically deprived micro-regions…
Pork barrel politics and electoral returns at the local level
The role of ethnicity in the perception of pork barrel politics
In divided societies and new democracies, clientelism (in the form of pork barrel) and ethno-politics appear to go hand in hand. It is apparent that politicians are incentivized to compete for support within their own ethnic groups, but does an ethnic link between voters and decision-makers influence how voters perceive and evaluate pork barrel practices? To address this question, we conducted a survey experiment (n = 1200) in ethnically heteroge…
Shaky ground, shaky politics? Effects of Türkiye’s 2023 earthquakes on Erdoğan’s political survival
Between Conflict and Cooperation
The paper analyzes the impact of local demography on the electoral strategies of ethnic political parties. We focus on Hungarian parties in Slovakia and their tactics of fielding candidates in the 2014 and 2018 mayoral elections in 4,461 municipalities with competitive elections. We find that local demography is an essential explanatory factor concerning the strategies of ethnic parties. Our results show that in towns where an ethnic minority pre…
The role of gender in shaping mayoral grant-seeking behaviours
Research suggests that women face anticipated stereotypes and voter penalisations in their pursuit of political office. To overcome these challenges women have to be better than men in terms of their experience, candidate quality, and political work. We test the hypothesis that women politicians exert more effort compared to men by analysing grant applications submitted by towns in Slovakia between 2016 and 2021. We investigate municipalities in …
Motivated to vote? The effect of flooding on political participation
This paper investigates changes in political participation following a disaster. Drawing on the electoral results and flood declarations after the 2010 flood in Slovakia, a dataset was constructed that illustrates when and how often each municipality was affected by disastrous conditions before the elections. The analysis revealed that experiencing a flood significantly increased the level of political participation in a municipality. However, th…
Freedom of information and the volume of requested data
Illiberal transformation of patronage bureaucracy under the populist radical right
This article examines how populist radical right government reshapes state bureaucracy within a patronage-based administrative system. While patronage and personnel politicization are common features of such systems across governments of different ideological orientations, we argue that populist radical right governments pursue a distinct pattern of bureaucratic control with implications for administrative backsliding. Drawing on longitudinal dat…
Gender and political effort
The literature shows that men and women behave differently in politics. This paper studies how gender affects local politicians' efforts to secure external funding for their constituencies. Using data from a large discretionary grant programme for Slovak municipalities, we find that (1) female incumbents outperform their male counterparts by requesting grants more actively; (2) this gap widens in favour of women as mayoral tenure increases; and (…
Too Feminine to Lead, Too Masculine to Be Liked? Candidate Evaluations and Gendered Trait-Issue Interactions in Slovakia
Direct mayoral elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This article examines how the demographic composition of municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina shapes the strategic behaviour of co-ethnic political parties in direct mayoral elections. It argues that strategies differ between ethnically divided and homogeneous municipalities. Combining quantitative data from four electoral cycles with qualitative field research in eleven divided localities, the study finds that in demographically mixed areas,…
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