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Czech Republic: Populism Without Culture Wars?

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2021

Abstract

The chapter explains the much weaker impact of the culture wars, especially as connected with memory and morality, in the Czech Republic. Some aspects of the culture wars are present (nationalism, anti-feminism), and populist leaders (Zeman, Babiš) often use relatively xenophobic and nationalist rhetoric.

However, much more important is the conflict about the nature of democracy and the relationship towards the West. To some extent, they become the subject of culture wars.

Unlike Poland and Croatia, the Roman Catholic Church is relatively weak, and its role in the culture wars can marginalize its influence.