...Alexandria Wilson-McDonald This article examines the collective action frames of violence against women put forth by women’s organizations in the gender equality community in Slovakia during the current period of heightened conservative activism against gender and sexual equality. This study finds...

...-making. This paper presents the sources of the strategic orientation of Slovakia that emerged in reaction to historical events that the faced country Slovakia gradually integrated into the European and Euro—Atlantic structures with the emphasis on coalition changes in the governance of the state...

... for their compliance with NATO standards and policies, upon membership countries get the opportunity to promote specific interests legitimately and may seek recognition via non-compliance with NATO mainstream. The paper explores this dynamic of recognition on the issue of Kosovo independence where Slovakia went from...

... of preferences and choices, populist attitudes are much less influential than anticipated. © 2011 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2011 The Regents of the University of California Populism Nationalism Transition Slovakia Voting...

... that the primacy of economic and societal interests in influencing positions of national governments should not be taken for granted. Using Slovakia as an example, it demonstrates the autonomy of political and bureaucratic actors and importance of their preferences. It is also argued that ideational and exogenous...

...Marek Rybář; Kevin Deegan-Krause The contrast between Slovakia’s primary Communist successor party—the Party of the Democratic Left—and its own successor— Smer —offers considerable insight into the interaction between party ideology, organization and electoral success in post-Communist Europe...

...Peter Vermeersch With the enlargement of the European Union (EU), Poland and Slovakia have become crucial border areas at the eastern edge of EU. This has important implications for the EU’s immigration policy. Both countries have been traditionally known as countries of emigration. In recent times...

... with a discrediting past. This transformation is itself a function of elite skills developed under communism. 2002 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Political parties; Communist successors; Electoral cleavages; Policy programs; Slovakia...