Reformists versus dogmatists. The analysis of the internal party conflict inside the KSČM
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Kopeček, Lubomír (ed.): Trajectories of the Left. Social Democratic and (Ex-)Communist Parties in Contemporary Europe: Between Past and Future |
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| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia; Marxism-Leninism; communist reformism |
| Description | The communist party builds on long traditions in the Czech party system. The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) was formed in March 1990 as a territorial organization of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) and became independent in October 1990. The KSČM has been a significant party in the Czech party system for the whole post-November period. In the first half of the nineties, two significant waves of reformists emerged and intended vehemently to change the partys profile, but their vision failed and they formed insignificant separatist parties. The europeization of the Czech party system provided a new opportunity for forming a reformist wing in the KSČM. The attitude towards the Czech Republics joining the EU and towards European integration became the dividing line in the KSČM. The reform change in the position of the KSČM chairman in October 2005 is interesting mainly in the context of potential cooperation of the ČSSD and the KSČM after the election in 2006. |
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