Michal Kubát
Biographic Data
| ID | 4389550 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michal Kubát |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michal |
| FAMILY NAME | Kubát |
| SIGNATURE | KUBAT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2500-0176 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe: Insights from Experts
Besides a legal framework, the political processes of modern polities are affected by other rules, commonly referred to as constitutional conventions. However, constitutional conventions in Central European states have not received particular attention despite growing evidence of their existence. This research note aims to help fill in this gap. We have conducted semi-structured interviews with 46 country experts and delivered comprehensive infor…
Populismus in Tschechien: Ein ostmitteleuropäischer Regionalvergleich. An East Central European Regional Comparison
Populism is a key word for characterizing political conditions in East Central Europe. Indeed, leading politicians in all four states operate by using the juxtaposition of a corrupt elite and an honest people, while presenting themselves as the righteous representatives of the latter. Nevertheless, the situation in the Czech Republic differs significantly from that of Poland and Hungary. In the latter two countries, a cultural war between nationa…
Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe: Presidents in Government Formation Process
This article is focused on constitutional conventions pertaining to government formation in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia. Using the concept of informal institutions, building on Anglo-Saxon scholarship complemented with Central European literature, the article approaches constitutional conventions as a special type of informal institution. Taking perspectives of political science and constitutional theory, and employing both formal an…
The priest and the state: Clerical fascism in Slovakia and theory
We introduce a novel definition of “clerical fascism.” Building on Griffin's only available conceptualization, we define “clerical fascism,” in its ideal type, as a political regime put forward or significantly shaped by a movement or factions within a movement dominated by clerics and theologians who advocate a symbiosis of Christian and fascist principles. Our definition of “clerical fascism” is derived from case‐based research into interwar an…
Were There ‘Bystanders’ in Topol'čany? On Concept Formation and the ‘Ladder of Abstraction’
This article adds to an on-going conceptual discussion on the usefulness of the ‘bystander’ term when applied to the Holocaust and its aftermath. This catch-all concept, mostly associated with Raul Hilberg, has been the subject of fierce criticism, leading some to apply it only with adjectives (‘innocent’, ‘active’ or ‘passive’) and others to dismiss the concept altogether. Taking the Jewish–Gentile relations in Topoľčany as a case study, it beco…
The Czech Democratic Regime after 2012: A Transition to Semi-Presidentialism
Until 2012 the Czech Republic was almost unambiguously classified as a parliamentary regime. However, in 2012, the previous scholarly consensus concerning the classification of the Czech Republic dissolved, and 'post-Duvergerian' scholars now regard the Czech regime as semi-presidential. The article works with the original Duvergerian definition into which it introduces the new concept of semi-presidentialism, which is based on presidential power…
Political Opposition in Theory and Central European Practice
Contents: Political Opposition - Parties and party systems - Central Europe - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Poland - Hungary
The Czech Democratic Regime after 2012: A Transition to Semi-Presidentialism
Until 2012 the Czech Republic was almost unambiguously classified as a parliamentary regime. However, in 2012, the previous scholarly consensus concerning the classification of the Czech Republic dissolved, and 'post-Duvergerian' scholars now regard the Czech regime as semi-presidential. The article works with the original Duvergerian definition into which it introduces the new concept of semi-presidentialism, which is based on presidential power…
Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe: Presidents in Government Formation Process
This article is focused on constitutional conventions pertaining to government formation in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia. Using the concept of informal institutions, building on Anglo-Saxon scholarship complemented with Central European literature, the article approaches constitutional conventions as a special type of informal institution. Taking perspectives of political science and constitutional theory, and employing both formal an…
Political Opposition in Theory and Central European Practice
Contents: Political Opposition - Parties and party systems - Central Europe - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Poland - Hungary
The Czech Democratic Regime after 2012: A Transition to Semi-Presidentialism
Until 2012 the Czech Republic was almost unambiguously classified as a parliamentary regime. However, in 2012, the previous scholarly consensus concerning the classification of the Czech Republic dissolved, and 'post-Duvergerian' scholars now regard the Czech regime as semi-presidential. The article works with the original Duvergerian definition into which it introduces the new concept of semi-presidentialism, which is based on presidential power…
Were There ‘Bystanders’ in Topol'čany? On Concept Formation and the ‘Ladder of Abstraction’
This article adds to an on-going conceptual discussion on the usefulness of the ‘bystander’ term when applied to the Holocaust and its aftermath. This catch-all concept, mostly associated with Raul Hilberg, has been the subject of fierce criticism, leading some to apply it only with adjectives (‘innocent’, ‘active’ or ‘passive’) and others to dismiss the concept altogether. Taking the Jewish–Gentile relations in Topoľčany as a case study, it beco…
Populismus in Tschechien: Ein ostmitteleuropäischer Regionalvergleich. An East Central European Regional Comparison
Populism is a key word for characterizing political conditions in East Central Europe. Indeed, leading politicians in all four states operate by using the juxtaposition of a corrupt elite and an honest people, while presenting themselves as the righteous representatives of the latter. Nevertheless, the situation in the Czech Republic differs significantly from that of Poland and Hungary. In the latter two countries, a cultural war between nationa…
Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe: Presidents in Government Formation Process
This article is focused on constitutional conventions pertaining to government formation in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia. Using the concept of informal institutions, building on Anglo-Saxon scholarship complemented with Central European literature, the article approaches constitutional conventions as a special type of informal institution. Taking perspectives of political science and constitutional theory, and employing both formal an…
The priest and the state: Clerical fascism in Slovakia and theory
We introduce a novel definition of “clerical fascism.” Building on Griffin's only available conceptualization, we define “clerical fascism,” in its ideal type, as a political regime put forward or significantly shaped by a movement or factions within a movement dominated by clerics and theologians who advocate a symbiosis of Christian and fascist principles. Our definition of “clerical fascism” is derived from case‐based research into interwar an…
Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe: Insights from Experts
Besides a legal framework, the political processes of modern polities are affected by other rules, commonly referred to as constitutional conventions. However, constitutional conventions in Central European states have not received particular attention despite growing evidence of their existence. This research note aims to help fill in this gap. We have conducted semi-structured interviews with 46 country experts and delivered comprehensive infor…
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Czech (4 works) · Eastern European Communism and Reforms (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political economy (3 works)