Vratislav Havlík
Biographic Data
| ID | 4151959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vratislav Havlík |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vratislav |
| FAMILY NAME | Havlík |
| SIGNATURE | HAVLÍK V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Masaryk University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2701-7171 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Exploring the role of politicians and bureaucrats in governance of metropolitan areas. Experiences from Czechia
Problems of governance are a recurring theme in research on metropolitan areas, yet the role of politicians, bureaucrats, and political-administrative relations remains underexplored. This article addresses this gap by analyzing political-administrative relations in the governance of Czech metropolitan areas. As metropolitan areas in Czechia were established relatively recently, it is possible to observe the dynamics between politicians and civil…
Marriage of Love? Cross‐Fertilisation Between Illiberalism and Euroscepticism
The article contributes to the conceptual mapping of the interaction between Euroscepticism and illiberalism, suggesting that there is a mutual reinforcement process between them. The overlaps cover the following areas: the critique of supranationalism, the resulting defence of national sovereignty, the defence of the (national) majority against any outside interference and a critical look at liberal norms and values. We argue that the cross‐fert…
Rivalries and realignments
Where Have All the ‘Exiters’ Gone? Contextualising the Concept of Hard Euroscepticism
The article analyses the impact of Brexit on hard Eurosceptic discourses in the Visegrád Group countries from 2015 to 2023. As the negative implications of Brexit for the UK economy became clear, many hard Eurosceptics softened their rhetoric, using the referendum as a proxy for a ‘hard’ exit. Whilst the classical soft–hard typology remains dominant amongst scholars in the study of Euroscepticism, the case of Brexit shows that long‐term principle…
From complementary and opportunistic sub-regionalism to anti-systemic attitudes? Exploring the post-2022 attitudes of visegrad member states to cooperation
Emotions of fear and anger as a discursive tool of radical right leaders in Central Eastern Europe
The paper examines how the radical right parties ́ leaders work with emotions while addressing their voters and sympathizers on Twitter/X social media. We focus on the “supply side” on the level of leaders ́ discourses. The goal is to demonstrate how they work with emotions, especially those of fear and anger. The context represents Russian aggression against Ukraine, because, typically, circumstances of a crisis bolster the ability of radical ri…
Eurosceptic narratives in the age of Covid-19
This text examines the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the Eurosceptic narratives of Central European leaders. By conducting a narrative analysis of statements made by the Visegrád Four government leaders, the text concludes that the individual leaders were for the most part unable to create new Eurosceptic narratives due to the specific nature of the coronavirus issue. Except for Slovakia, the leaders built on existing narratives from the po…
The Europeanization of territoriality and its limits
In the framework of the territorial dimension of EU cohesion policy, the European Commission has been offering the establishment of functional regions. The response at the member state level has been very diverse, though. Whereas some states have established ‘new regions’, others have been reluctant to do so. The article argues that states and/or regions may veto the Europeanization process on the grounds of protecting their territoriality. More …
Breaching the EU governance by decompression
This paper introduces the concept of decompression as a specific process of differentiation. Decompression can be anchored as one of the phenomena of non-compliance, representing a distinctive phenomenon, however. Governments or leaders acting in a decompression way are not Eurosceptics and they do not want to reverse the course of integration. We define decompression as a sudden violation of an EU rule by a member state, which leads to immediate…
Drivers of domestic politicisation of European issues
This article contributes to the debate on domestic politicisation of EU issues by suggesting hitherto overlooked explanation of (non)politicisation. This paper uses Czechia as an intriguing case in which the mainstream explanations of a low level of domestic politicisation of EU issues do not apply. The Czech case illustrates that, first, even in the context of high public Euroscepticism, EU issues do not necessarily become politicised, particula…
Pragmatism and support for the EU in Slovakia’s politics
In 2017, the Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, declared that he wanted to steer Slovakia into the core of European integration. Although Fico always supported European integration, he often came across as critical of the EU. This article tests various scenarios of preceding developments and finds the reasons that led to Fico's politicisation of Slovakia's European course. It argues that a large measure of pragmatism, combined with a weak ideolo…
Europeanization as the Reterritorialization of the State
In connection with the so‐called territorial dimension of the cohesion policy promoted by the European Commission, a gradual Europeanization of territorial organization can be observed in EU member states. Two main approaches can be identified in literature describing this phenomenon: scholars in European studies discuss the issue in terms of the notions of governance, while planners tend to focus on the priorities of regional development. What i…
Jobbik's successes. An analysis of its success in the comparative context of the V4 countries
The success of Jobbik, an extreme-right party in Hungary, is unique in its success compared with other extreme right parties in the Visegrad 4 countries of Central Europe. In contrast to parties in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland, Jobbik has managed to make substantial electoral gains and is a major player in the National Assembly in Hungary. This paper discusses five factors that show how the rise of Jobbik was possible. They are: a tra…
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…
Where Have All the ‘Exiters’ Gone? Contextualising the Concept of Hard Euroscepticism
The article analyses the impact of Brexit on hard Eurosceptic discourses in the Visegrád Group countries from 2015 to 2023. As the negative implications of Brexit for the UK economy became clear, many hard Eurosceptics softened their rhetoric, using the referendum as a proxy for a ‘hard’ exit. Whilst the classical soft–hard typology remains dominant amongst scholars in the study of Euroscepticism, the case of Brexit shows that long‐term principle…
Eurosceptic narratives in the age of Covid-19
This text examines the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the Eurosceptic narratives of Central European leaders. By conducting a narrative analysis of statements made by the Visegrád Four government leaders, the text concludes that the individual leaders were for the most part unable to create new Eurosceptic narratives due to the specific nature of the coronavirus issue. Except for Slovakia, the leaders built on existing narratives from the po…
Pragmatism and support for the EU in Slovakia’s politics
In 2017, the Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, declared that he wanted to steer Slovakia into the core of European integration. Although Fico always supported European integration, he often came across as critical of the EU. This article tests various scenarios of preceding developments and finds the reasons that led to Fico's politicisation of Slovakia's European course. It argues that a large measure of pragmatism, combined with a weak ideolo…
Europeanization as the Reterritorialization of the State
In connection with the so‐called territorial dimension of the cohesion policy promoted by the European Commission, a gradual Europeanization of territorial organization can be observed in EU member states. Two main approaches can be identified in literature describing this phenomenon: scholars in European studies discuss the issue in terms of the notions of governance, while planners tend to focus on the priorities of regional development. What i…
From complementary and opportunistic sub-regionalism to anti-systemic attitudes? Exploring the post-2022 attitudes of visegrad member states to cooperation
Drivers of domestic politicisation of European issues
This article contributes to the debate on domestic politicisation of EU issues by suggesting hitherto overlooked explanation of (non)politicisation. This paper uses Czechia as an intriguing case in which the mainstream explanations of a low level of domestic politicisation of EU issues do not apply. The Czech case illustrates that, first, even in the context of high public Euroscepticism, EU issues do not necessarily become politicised, particula…
Jobbik's successes. An analysis of its success in the comparative context of the V4 countries
The success of Jobbik, an extreme-right party in Hungary, is unique in its success compared with other extreme right parties in the Visegrad 4 countries of Central Europe. In contrast to parties in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland, Jobbik has managed to make substantial electoral gains and is a major player in the National Assembly in Hungary. This paper discusses five factors that show how the rise of Jobbik was possible. They are: a tra…
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…
Jobbik's successes. An analysis of its success in the comparative context of the V4 countries
The success of Jobbik, an extreme-right party in Hungary, is unique in its success compared with other extreme right parties in the Visegrad 4 countries of Central Europe. In contrast to parties in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland, Jobbik has managed to make substantial electoral gains and is a major player in the National Assembly in Hungary. This paper discusses five factors that show how the rise of Jobbik was possible. They are: a tra…
Europeanization as the Reterritorialization of the State
In connection with the so‐called territorial dimension of the cohesion policy promoted by the European Commission, a gradual Europeanization of territorial organization can be observed in EU member states. Two main approaches can be identified in literature describing this phenomenon: scholars in European studies discuss the issue in terms of the notions of governance, while planners tend to focus on the priorities of regional development. What i…
Drivers of domestic politicisation of European issues
This article contributes to the debate on domestic politicisation of EU issues by suggesting hitherto overlooked explanation of (non)politicisation. This paper uses Czechia as an intriguing case in which the mainstream explanations of a low level of domestic politicisation of EU issues do not apply. The Czech case illustrates that, first, even in the context of high public Euroscepticism, EU issues do not necessarily become politicised, particula…
Pragmatism and support for the EU in Slovakia’s politics
In 2017, the Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, declared that he wanted to steer Slovakia into the core of European integration. Although Fico always supported European integration, he often came across as critical of the EU. This article tests various scenarios of preceding developments and finds the reasons that led to Fico's politicisation of Slovakia's European course. It argues that a large measure of pragmatism, combined with a weak ideolo…
The Europeanization of territoriality and its limits
In the framework of the territorial dimension of EU cohesion policy, the European Commission has been offering the establishment of functional regions. The response at the member state level has been very diverse, though. Whereas some states have established ‘new regions’, others have been reluctant to do so. The article argues that states and/or regions may veto the Europeanization process on the grounds of protecting their territoriality. More …
Breaching the EU governance by decompression
This paper introduces the concept of decompression as a specific process of differentiation. Decompression can be anchored as one of the phenomena of non-compliance, representing a distinctive phenomenon, however. Governments or leaders acting in a decompression way are not Eurosceptics and they do not want to reverse the course of integration. We define decompression as a sudden violation of an EU rule by a member state, which leads to immediate…
Emotions of fear and anger as a discursive tool of radical right leaders in Central Eastern Europe
The paper examines how the radical right parties ́ leaders work with emotions while addressing their voters and sympathizers on Twitter/X social media. We focus on the “supply side” on the level of leaders ́ discourses. The goal is to demonstrate how they work with emotions, especially those of fear and anger. The context represents Russian aggression against Ukraine, because, typically, circumstances of a crisis bolster the ability of radical ri…
Eurosceptic narratives in the age of Covid-19
This text examines the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the Eurosceptic narratives of Central European leaders. By conducting a narrative analysis of statements made by the Visegrád Four government leaders, the text concludes that the individual leaders were for the most part unable to create new Eurosceptic narratives due to the specific nature of the coronavirus issue. Except for Slovakia, the leaders built on existing narratives from the po…
Rivalries and realignments
Where Have All the ‘Exiters’ Gone? Contextualising the Concept of Hard Euroscepticism
The article analyses the impact of Brexit on hard Eurosceptic discourses in the Visegrád Group countries from 2015 to 2023. As the negative implications of Brexit for the UK economy became clear, many hard Eurosceptics softened their rhetoric, using the referendum as a proxy for a ‘hard’ exit. Whilst the classical soft–hard typology remains dominant amongst scholars in the study of Euroscepticism, the case of Brexit shows that long‐term principle…
From complementary and opportunistic sub-regionalism to anti-systemic attitudes? Exploring the post-2022 attitudes of visegrad member states to cooperation
Exploring the role of politicians and bureaucrats in governance of metropolitan areas. Experiences from Czechia
Problems of governance are a recurring theme in research on metropolitan areas, yet the role of politicians, bureaucrats, and political-administrative relations remains underexplored. This article addresses this gap by analyzing political-administrative relations in the governance of Czech metropolitan areas. As metropolitan areas in Czechia were established relatively recently, it is possible to observe the dynamics between politicians and civil…
Marriage of Love? Cross‐Fertilisation Between Illiberalism and Euroscepticism
The article contributes to the conceptual mapping of the interaction between Euroscepticism and illiberalism, suggesting that there is a mutual reinforcement process between them. The overlaps cover the following areas: the critique of supranationalism, the resulting defence of national sovereignty, the defence of the (national) majority against any outside interference and a critical look at liberal norms and values. We argue that the cross‐fert…
Political science (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · European union (9 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Political economy (6 works) · International trade (5 works)