Title of the article:

FOREIGN POLICY IN PROGRAMS OF CZECH POLITICAL PARTIES AT THE TURN OF THE 21th CENTURY: HISTORIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY

Author(s):

Mstislav Yu. Ankhimiuk

Information about the author/authors

Mstislav Yu. Ankhimiuk — Postgraduate, The Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave 32 а, 119332 Moscow, Russia.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6785-2070.
E-mail: mankhimiuk@gmail.com 

Section

Theory and history of culture

Year

2022

Volume

Vol. 65

Pages

pp. 128–141

Received

March 21, 2022

Approved after reviewing

June 05, 2022

Date of publication

September 28, 2022

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37816/2073-9567-2022-65-128-141

Index UDK

008+94

Index BBK

71+63.3(4Чех)7

Abstract

The paper presents a historiographical overview of the evolution of foreign policy concepts of Czech political parties at the turn of the 21st century in terms of cardinal geopolitical changes and formation of a new system of international relations in Europe. After the emergence of the independent Czech Republic, scholars from different countries began to show interest in the foreign policy of the new state in the region of Central and South-Eastern Europe. The present research groups academic papers according to the centers of study of the topic in Russia, the Czech Republic, Great Britain and the USA, also following chronological order, starting from the 1990s and ending with the end of the 2010s. For the first time the author designates a “watershed” in the history of the issue, when in the scientific literature the study of Czech foreign policy in general turns to a narrower range of topics. Many researchers specializing in international relations turned from studying general issues of Czech foreign policy to specific topics, such as the positions of parties regarding further European integration, military cooperation with NATO, relations with Russia, etc. This fact allows us to talk about the growing interest of the scientific community in deep processes shaping the foreign policy of the Czech Republic.

Keywords

Modern history of the Czech Republic, foreign policy, international relations, Czech political parties, Russian historiography, Czech historiography.

References

1 Vedernikov M. V. Rossiisko-cheshskie otnosheniia na fone iubileia Pobedy [Russian-Czech Relations Amidst Victory Day Anniversary]. Nauchno-analiticheskii vestnik IE RAN, 2020, no 3 (15), pp. 34–41. (In Russian)

2 Vishegradskaia Evropa: otkuda i kuda? Dva desiatiletiia po puti reform v Vengrii, Pol'she, Slovakii i Chekhii [Vishegrad Europe: Where from — Where to? Twenty Years on the Path of Reforms in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic], ed. by L. N. Shishelina. Moscow, Ves' Mir Publ., 2010. 564 p. (In Russian)

3 Vishegradskaia chetverka v Evropeiskom Soiuze: dilemmy konvergentsii [The Vishegrad Four in the European Union: dilemmas of convergence], ex. ed. by L. N. Shishelina. Moscow, Institut Evropy RAN Publ., 2017. 140 p. (In Russian)

4 Evropa. Evraziia. XXI vek nachinaetsia [Europe. Eurasia. The 21 century begins], ex. ed. by K. V. Nikiforov. Moscow, ISl RAN: POLIMEDIA Publ., 2018. 496 p. (In Russian)

5 Zadorozhniuk E. G. Partii i dvizheniia v Chekhii: strukturnaia evoliutsiia I problema prioritetov [Parties and Movements in the Czech Republic: Structural Evolution and the Issue of Priorities]. In: Politicheskii landshaft stran Vostochnoi Evropy serediny 90-kh godov [The political landscape of Eastern Europe countries in the mid-1990s], ex. ed. by Iu. F. Zudinov. Moscow, Institut slavianovedeniia i balkanistiki RAN Publ., 1997, pp. 239–260. (In Russian)

6 Zadorozhniuk E. G. Sotsial-demokratiia v Tsentral'noi Evrope [Social Democracy in Central Europe]. Moscow, Academia Publ., 2000. 312 p. (In Russian)

7 Zadorozhniuk E. G. Vneshnepoliticheskie prioritety cheshskikh parlamentskikh partii (po itogam vyborov 2017 goda) [Foreign Policy Priorities of the Czech Parliamentary Parties (Following the 2017 Elections]. In: Slavianskii mir v tret'em tysiacheletii [Slavic World in the Third Millennium], ex. ed. by E. S. Uzeneva. Moscow, Institut slavianovedeniia RAN Publ., 2018, vol. 13, no 1–2, pp. 144–159. (In Russian)

8 Ocherki politicheskoi istorii stran Tsentral'noi i Iugo-Vostochnoi Evropy. Konets XXI – nachalo XXI v. [Essays on the Political History of the Countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe. From the Late Twentieth to the Early Twenty-first Centuries], ex. ed. by K. V. Nikiforov. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriia Publ., 2020, pp. 338–388. (In Russian)

9 Politicheskie partii i dvizheniia Vostochnoi Evropy. Problemy adaptatsii k sovremennym usloviiam [Political Parties and Movements in Eastern Europe. Problems of Adaptation to Modern Conditions], ex. ed. by Iu. S. Novopashin. Moscow, Institut slavianovedeniia i balkanistiki RAN Publ., 1993. 315 p. (In Russian)

10 Politicheskii landshaft stran Vostochnoi Evropy serediny 90-kh godov [The Political Landscape of Eastern Europe Countries in the mid-1990s], ex. ed. by Iu. F. Zudinov. Moscow, Institut slavianovedeniia i balkanistiki RAN Publ., 1997. 262 p. (In Russian)

11 Tarasov I. N. Orientiry vneshnei politiki Chekhii [Landmarks of the Foreign Policy]. In: Perspektivy. Elektronnyi zhurnal. 2008. Available at: http://www.perspektivy.info/book/orientiry_vneshnej_politiki_chehii_2008-09-17.htm (accessed 10 February 2022). (In Russian)

12 Trukhachev V. V. «Rossiiskii» raskol Chekhii [“Russian” Split of the Czech Republic]. Perspektivy. Elektronnyi zhurnal. 2018. Available at: http://www.perspektivy.info/rus/desk/rossijskij_raskol_chehii_2018-10-31.htm (accessed 11 February 2022). (In Russian)

13 Trukhachev V. V. Pamiatnik marshalu Konevu kak zhertva cheshskikh protivorechii po Rossii [Monument to Marshal Konev as a Victim of Czech Controversy over Russia]. In: Transformatsionnye revoliutsii v stranakh Tsentral'noi i Iugo-Vostochnoi Evropy. K 30-letiiu sobytii. 1989–2019 gg. [Transformational revolutions in the countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe. To the 30th anniversary of the events. 1989–2019], ex. ed. by K. V. Nikiforov. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Institut slavianovedeniia RAN, Nestor-Istoriia Publ., 2021, pp. 197–210. (In Russian)

14 Tsentral'naia Evropa v poiskakh novoi regional'noi identichnosti [Central Europe in Search of a New Regional Identity], ex. ed. by Iu. S. Novopashin. Moscow, Institut slavianovedeniia RAN Publ., 2000, pp. 140–162. (In Russian)

15 Tsentral'naia Evropa: politicheskii portret na fone 100-letiia [Central Europe: a Political Portrait Amidst the 100th Anniversary], ed. by L.  N. Shishelina, M.  V. Vedernikov. Moscow, IE RAN Publ., 2018. 240 p. (In Russian)

16 Tsentral'naia i Iugo-Vostochnaia Evropa. Konets XX – nachalo XXI vv. Aspekty obshchestvenno-politicheskogo razvitiia. Istoriko-politologicheskii spravochnik [Central and South-Eastern Europe. The end of 20 – the beginning of 21 century. Aspects of Social and Political Development. Historical and Political Handbook], ex. ed. by K. V. Nikiforov. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriia Publ., 2015. 480 p. (In Russian)

17 Chekhiia i Slovakiia v XX veke. Ocherki istorii [Czech Lands and Slovakia in the 20th Century. Essays of History], ex. ed. by V. V. Mar'in. Moscow, Nauka Publ., 2005. Book 2. 558 p. (In Russian)

18 Shcherbakova Iu. A. Ukraina vo vneshnei politike Cheshskoi Respubliki [Ukraine in the Foreign Policy of the Czech Republic]. Rossiia i sovremennyi mir, 2015, no 3, pp. 169–183. (In Russian)

19 Shcherbakova Iu. A. Balkanskoe napravlenie sovremennoi vneshnei politiki Cheshskoi Respubliki [Balkan Direction of Czech Foreign Policy]. Aktual'nye problemy Evropy, 2021, no 2 (110), pp. 217–232. (In Russian)

20 Baun M. Czech Foreign Policy and EU Membership: Europeanization and Domestic Sources. In: Archive of European Integration. 2009. Available at: http://aei.pitt.edu/33023/ (accessed 05 February 2022). (In English)

21 Černoch F., Zapletalová V., Vlček T. Energetická politika ČR v rozhodování politických stran: agregace a artikulace zájmů z hlediska jejich intenzity a konzistence [Energy policy of the Czech Republic in Decision-making of Political Parties: Aggregation and Articulation of Interests in Terms of their Intensity and Consistency]. In: Středoevropské politické studie. 2008. Available at: https://journals.muni.cz/cepsr/article/view/4483 (accessed 05 February 2022). (In Czech)

22 Dostál V., Havlíček P., Janebová P. Agenda pro českou zahraniční politiku 2020 [Czech Foreign Policy Agenda 2020]. In: Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky (AMO) [Association for international affairs (AIA) ]. Praha, 2020. Available at: https://www.amo.cz/cs/agenda-pro-ceskou-zahranicni-politiku/agenda-pro-ceskou-zahranicni-politiku-2020/ (accessed 02 February 2022). (In Czech)

23 Hanley S. A Nation of Sceptics? The Czech EU Accession Referendum of 13–14 June 2003. In: West European politics. 2004. No 27 (4). Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/15031/ (accessed 08 February 2022). (In English)

24 Hanley S. From Neo-liberalism to National Interests: Ideology, Strategy, and Party Development in the Euroscepticism of the Czech Right. In: East European Politics and Societies. 2004. No 18 (3). Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/15078/ (accessed 07 February 2022). (In English)

25 Hanley S. The Consolidation of Centre-right Parties in the Czech Republic as an Issue for Comparative Analysis. Czech journal of political science. 2010. Available at: https://www.politologickycasopis.cz/en/archive/2010/2/#article-80 (accessed 02 February 2022). (In English)

26 Havlík V. Jak je měřit? Přístupy a metody analýzy postojů politických stran k evropské integraci [How to Measure them? Approaches and Methods of Analysis of Political Parties' Attitudes Towards European Integration]. In: Středoevropské politické studie. 2008. Available at: https://journals.muni.cz/cepsr/article/view/4433 (accessed 15 February 2022). (In Czech)

27 Hloušek V. Český stranický system — skutečná evropeizace? [Czech Party System — Real Europeanization?]. In: International Institute of Political Sciense of Masaryk University. Working Paper. Brno, CEFRES Publ., 2008, part 31. 11 p. (In Czech)

28 Kopeček L., Svačinová P. Kdo rozhoduje v českých politických stranách? Vzestup nových politických podnikatelů ve srovnávací perspektivě [Who decides in Czech Political Parties? The Rise of New Political Entrepreneurs in Comparative Perspective]. In: Středoevropské politické studie. 2015. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5817/CEPSR.2015.2.178 (accessed 16 February 2022). (In Czech)

29 Kořan M. a kol. Česká zahraniční politika v roce 2007. Analýza ÚMV [Czech Foreign Policy in 2007. Analysis of UMV]. Praha, Úst. mezinár. vztahů Publ., 2008. 416 p. (In Czech)

30 Kořan M., Hrabálek M. Česká zahraniční politika. Aktéři, struktura, process [Czech Foreign Policy. Actors, Structure, Process]. Brno, Úst. mezinár. vztahů Publ., 2007. 151 p. (In Czech)

31 Mareš M. České politické strany a spolupráce s postkomunistickými zeměmi střední Evropy [Czech Political Parties and Cooperation with Post-communist Countries of Central Europe]. In: Středoevropské politické studie. 1999. Available at: https://journals.muni.cz/cepsr/article/view/3763/5151 (accessed 03 February 2022). (In Czech)

32 Mareš M. České politické strany a zahraniční politika [Czech Political Parties and Foreign Policy]. Mezinárodní vztahy, 1999, no 1, pp. 7–20. (In Czech)

33 Mareš M. Zahraničně-politické koncepce české krajní pravice [Foreign Policy Concepts of the Czech Far Right]. In: Středoevropské politické studie. 2000. Available at: https://journals.muni.cz/cepsr/article/view/3813 (accessed 03 February 2022). (In Czech)

34 Mušálková V. Jaká bude Babišova zahraniční politika? [What will Babis' Foreign Policy be?]. In: Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky (AMO) [Association for International Affairs (AIA) ]. Praha, 2017. Available at: https://www.amo.cz/cs/agenda-pro-ceskou-zahranicni-politiku/jaka-bude-babisova-zahranicni-politika/ (accessed 09 February 2022). (In Czech)

35 Prudilová E. Krymská krize [The Crimean crisis]. In: Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky (AMO) [Association for International Affairs (AIA) ]. Praha, 2014. Available at: https://www.amo.cz/cs/prazsky-studentsky-summit/krymska-krize/ (accessed 09 February 2022). (In Czech)

36 Pšeja P. Stranický system České republiky: poltické strany a jejich vývoj 1989–1998 [Party System of the Czech Republic: Political Parties and their Development 1989–1998]. Brno, Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury Publ., 2005. 203 p. (In Czech)

37 Roe H. L. The Electoral Success of Communist-Successor Parties in the Czech Republic and Romania. In: Scholarship Repository. San Francisco, 2016. Available at: https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/203/ (accessed 01 February 2022). (In English)

PDF-file

Download