<p>19th Annual Conference of Central European Political Science Association</p><p>LIBERAL OR OTHER DEMOCRACY? 25 YEARS AFTER THE „ANNUS MIRABILIS“ IN CENTRAL EUROPE</p><p>Friday 26 th – Saturday 27th September 2014, Prague, Czech Republic</p><p>Venue: Metropolitan University Prague, Žižkov, Prokopova 100/16</p><p>Organized by</p><p> the Central European Political Science Association</p><p> in cooperation with the Department of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague</p><p> and</p><p> the Czech Political Science Association</p><p> with the official guarantee of the President of the Senate, Parliament of the Czech Republic, Mr. Milan Štěch Friday 26th September</p><p>8.30 – 9.30 Registration</p><p>9.30 – 9.45 Welcoming Remarks (Room 302) Miroslav Mareš, Masaryk University Brno, Member of Executive Committee, Czech Political Science Association Ladislav Cabada, President, Central European Political Science Association; Vice-Rector, Metropolitan University Prague</p><p>9.45 – 10.30 Keynote speech (Room 302)</p><p>10.30 – 10.50 Coffee Break (Attic)</p><p>10.50 – 12.50 1st Block of Panels Panel 1: Quality of government in East-Central Europe: Responsible versus responsive government (Room 302) Chair: Martin Brusis, University of Munich, Germany</p><p>Ten years of government effectiveness and good governance in East-Central Europe with special regard to the Hungarian case Attila Ágh, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary</p><p>Strengths and Weaknesses of Czech Democracy after the EU Accession Petra Guasti and Zdenka Mansfeldová, Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic </p><p>Quality of government in East Central Europe: Responsible vs. Responsive Government Alenka Krašovec, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia</p><p>Missing Democratic Ingredients in Slovakia: Neglected Rule of Law and Weak Responsiveness Darina Malová and Branislav Dolný, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia</p><p>Poland Claudia-Yvette Matthes, Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany Croatia Davor Boban, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia </p><p>Drifting, backsliding and the third wave of transformation: Poland in focus Anna Visvizi, DEREE-The American College of Greece, Athens</p><p>Panel 2: Towards a Citizens’ Union: Euroscepticismus and Beyond (Room 201) Co-Chairs: Heino Nyyssönen, University of Tampere, Finland Jarosław Jańczak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland and European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany</p><p>European revival against Europe? Crisis, nationalism, anti-capitalism and EU-criticism in Hungary Gábor Egry, Institute of Political History, Budapest, Hungary, Heino Nyyssönen, University of Tampere, Finalnd</p><p>Fans versus haters: Superficial Features of the Czech Debate on European Integration Vít Hloušek and Petr Kaniok, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic</p><p>European Parliament Elections in Poland. Euro-Enthusiasts and Euro-Skeptics Confronted Tomasz Brańka, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland Jarosław Jańczak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland and European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany</p><p>Slovakia and the European Union – Reflection on ten yeas of the membership Matúš Mišík and Darina Malová, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia</p><p>From an Suppressed Anti-Communist Dissident Movement to a Governing Party. The Transformations of FIDESZ to Fidesz in Hungary Máté Szabó, University Eötvös Loránd, Faculty of State and Law, Institute of Political Science</p><p>Panel 3: Local government as a pillar of democratic changes in Central and Eastern Europe (Room 202) Chair: Paweł Antkowiak, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań</p><p>Local government in Poland in time of crisis of liberal democracy Paweł Antkowiak, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań</p><p>Local government's reform in Poland and the European Union context. Adam Jaskulski, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań</p><p>Against the Trend: Re-Centralization of the Local Government System in Hungary Gábor Soós and Gábor Dobos, Institute for Political Science, Centre for Social Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Participation at the Local Level: the Case of Poland Karolina Tybuchowska-Hartlińska, Institute of Political Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland</p><p>13.00 – 14.30 Buffet lunch (Attic)</p><p>(during the lunch the meeting of Executive Committee of CEPSA is organized)</p><p>14.30 – 16.30 2nd Block of Panels</p><p>Panel 4: New faces of Euroscepticism in Central and Eastern Europe (Room 302) Chair: Boglárka Koller, King Sigismund College, Budapest, Hungary Myths and Countermyths in the European Union</p><p>Krisztina Arató, Institute of Political Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary</p><p>Eurosceptic and National-Social populist parties in new EU member states Attila Ágh, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary</p><p>To vote or not to vote. EP election 2014 in Slovakia Oľga Gyarfášová, Comenius University, Slovakia</p><p>Orbán´s Shuttlecock Policy between East and West István Hegedűs, Hungarian Europe Society</p><p>Euroscepticism – an identity based explanation Boglárka Koller, King Sigismund College, Budapest, Hungary</p><p>Euroscepticism in the EP election campaigns 2014 Karin Liebhart, Political Science Department, University of New Orleans, USA Panel 5: Ten years after: Europeanization of parties` election manifestoes in East Central Europe (Room 201) Chair: Vlastimil Havlík, Masaryk University Co-chair: Vratislav Havlík, Masaryk University</p><p>From the Return to Europe to Easy Money:Europeanization of Party Manifestoes in the Czech Republic Vratislav Havlík, Masaryk University, Czech Republic</p><p>Are the parties election manifestoes really europeanized in Poland - answer on the base of qualitative and quantitative analysis Anna Pacześniak, Chair of European Studies, University of Wroclaw, Poland</p><p>Europeanization or defiance: Transnational relations of Serbian and Croatian parties Marko Stojić, Masaryk University, Czech Republic</p><p>Europeanization of Elections Manifestoes in Democratic Slovenia Alenka Krašovec, University of Ljublana, Slovenia</p><p>Ten Years of Europeanisation of Slovak Parties' European Election Manifestos Jan Kovář, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic</p><p>Panel 6: Impact of the crisis – economic and socio-political challenges (Room 202) Chair: Miro Haček, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia</p><p>Europeanization of Lithuanian welfare state: marketization or re-politicization? Liutauras Gudžinskas, Institute of International Relations and Political Science (Vilnius University)</p><p>Socio-economic cleavage and political conflict in Poland, 1989-2014 Jerzy Wiatr, Senior President of CEPSA</p><p>Czech Political debate on the crisis Ladislav Cabada, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic</p><p>Effect of the crisis and democratic movements in Hungary Viktor Glied, University of Pécs, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Hungary</p><p>The Budget Dilemma – A Game Theory Analysis Dušan Pavlović, Belgrade University, Faculty of political science</p><p>16.30– 16.50 Coffee Break (Attic) 16.50 – 18.50 3rd Block of Panels</p><p>Panel 7: Political Parties 1 (Room 302) Chair: Jerzy Wiatr, Senior President of CEPSA</p><p>Convenient Enemies? Framing processes of far right parties in the Czech Republic and Slovakia Alena Kluknavská, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia</p><p>The Many Faces of Liberalism: Liberal Parties in Central Europe Višeslav Raos, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb</p><p>Parties without Programs: Personalisation of Politics in Slovenia Matevž Tomšič, Faculty of Media, Ljubljana, Slovenia</p><p>Dilemmas of Political Communication in Old-Nation States Teresa Sasińska-Klas, vice-president of IPSA</p><p>Panel 8: Quality of Democracy (Room 201) Chair: Karin Liebhart, Political Science Department, University of New Orleans, USA</p><p>Concept of Defective Democracy. The Czech Republic 25 Years After Michal Klíma, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic</p><p>The quality of democracy in Poland Anna Gwiazda, King’s College London</p><p>Islam in East Central European Politics: A New Challenge for Democracy? Miroslav Mareš, Dept. of Politics, Masaryk University, Czech Republic</p><p>Evolution of contemporary political system in Russia Roman Backer, President, Polish Political Science Association; University Nicolaus Copernicus Toruń, Poland Panel 9: Path dependency and democracy (Room 202) Chair: Ladislav Cabada, Metropolitan University Prague</p><p>Democratic ideals before democracy: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Enlightment Vilius Mačkinis, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University</p><p>Communist Regimes in Central Europe: unified totality or different political cultures? Jan Bureš, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic</p><p>Revolutionary vs. normal politics in Croatian historical ruptures Tonči Kursar and Ana Matan, University of Zagreb</p><p>Polish and Spanish way to democracy in the last 25 years - a comparative study Agnieszka Kasińska-Metryka, Jan Kochanowski University Kielce, Poland </p><p>19.00 Buffet Dinner (Attic)</p><p>Welcoming remarks: Prof. Michal Klíma, Rector, Metropolitan University Prague Prof. Vladimíra Dvořáková, IPSA Saturday 27th September</p><p>9.00 – 11.00 4th Block of Panels</p><p>Panel 10: Leadership and personalization of politics in East Central Europe (Room 202)</p><p>“Parallel Lives” in Contemporary Europe: The Leadership of Berlusconi and Orbán András Körösényi and Veronika Patkós, Corvinus University of Budapest; Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences</p><p>Patterns of Ministerial Recruitment in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, 1992-2014 Marek Rybář, Department of Political Science, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia, </p><p>Political leadership and different concepts of local democracy: comparison between old democracies and post-Communist countries Miro Haček and Simona Kukovič, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia</p><p>Patterns of Visual Representation: post 1990 Political Leaders in East Central Europe. Andreas Pribersky, University of Vienna, Austria</p><p>Panel 11: Political Participation (Room 201) Chair: XXX</p><p>What is consolidated – parties or voters? What do electoral maps tell us about the development of party system in Czechia after 1989. Tomáš Kostelecký, Institute of Sociology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic</p><p>Past is still present, but only somewhere. Generational effects on voter turnout in Post- Communist countries between 1990-2013 Ivan Petrúšek and Lukáš Linek, Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences</p><p>Women’s Political Representation in Hungary Judit Bagi, Interdisciplinary Doctoral School, Political Science Programme, University of Pécs</p><p>Divergent trends of party membership levels in the Post-Yugoslav and CEE democracies Dario Nikić Čakar and Goran Čular, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia What makes them successful? Influential Interest Groups in Hungary (1990-2014) Zsolt Döme – Sándor Gallai – Balázs Molnár – Jenő Reich, Institute for Public Policy Research Panel 12: Political Institutions (Room 101) Chair: XXX</p><p>Obsolete institutions: political institutions and democratic stability in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe Dario Čepo, University of Zagreb, Croatia; Fulbright visiting scholar at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University, USA</p><p>Towards more stable governments? Cabinet (in)stability in the Czech Republic and Slovakia after 1990 Petr Just, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic</p><p>Transformation and the new types of cooperation – the analysis of the Hungarian presidency of the Visegrad cooperation in 2013/2014 Schmidt, Andrea, University of Pécs, Faculty of Humanities</p><p>Toward transparency and openness in public administration: E-government in Croatia Petra Đurman, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia</p><p>Is the Golf more important than European Union? The direct democracy in Croatia. Tihomir Cipek, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb</p><p>Panel 13: Political Parties 2 (Room 301) Chair: XXX</p><p>Interferences between the Hungarian and Romanian party systems Adrian Simon, University of Oradea, Romania</p><p>Regional political parties in Croatian Parliament: case study Tatjana Tomaić, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb</p><p>Changing political opportunity structure of Green and Left parties in the CEE countries Agnieszka Kwiatkowska, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland</p><p>11.00 – 11.20 Coffee Break (Attic) 11.20 – 13.20 5th Block of Panels</p><p>Panel 14: Small and East Central European states in the EU (Room 302) Chair: XXX</p><p>Small EU Member States and Energy Security Integration: Three dilemmas Matúš Mišík, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava</p><p>Foreign Policy Strategies of Small States in the EU: between Bandwagoners and Proactive Smart States Đana Luša, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb</p><p>Forming Slovenian national positions on EU legislation proposals: assessing the role of organized civil society Damjan Lajh and Meta Novak, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia</p><p>No Carrot and No Stick: Croatia´s Simulated Democracy and the EU Zoran Kurelić, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia</p><p>Panel 15: Elections and Political Communication (Room 201) Chair: Jakub Charvát, Dept. of Politics and Humanities, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic</p><p>European Parliament elections in Lithuania: campaign engagement of voters, parties and media Ingrida Unikaitė-Jakuntavičienė, Department of Political Science, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania</p><p>Explicit, Implicit and Interpersonal Political Knowledge Pat Lyons, Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences </p><p>Class, Religion and Generations. Declining cleavage voting in the Czech Republic, 1990- 2013. Lukáš Linek, Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences Panel 16: Constitutional Courts as Bulwarks of Liberal Democracy? (Room 202) Chair: Kálmán Pócza, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary</p><p>Establishing the reflexive power of the Hungarian Constitutional Court Gábor Dobos and Attila Gyulai, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary </p><p>A court adrift: the Romanian Constitutional Court Csongor Kuti, University of Arts Tg. Mures, Romania</p><p>Parliament and judicial review of legislation in the Czech Republic Lubomír Kopeček, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Jan Petrov, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Czech Republic</p><p>Judicial review and opposition in Slovakia Samuel Spáč, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia</p><p>A Test of the Delegation Theory to Non-Majoritarian Institution. The Case of the Albanian Constitutional Court Teuta Vodo, Université de Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium</p>