Eurosceptycyzm znad Wełtawy. Inspiracja brytyjska czy oryginalny wariant czeskich konserwatystów?
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Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa UAM
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The aim of this paper is to reveal the connections between the British version of
Euroskepticism (as one variety of this political and intellectual phenomenon) and its Czech
variant, personified by the present President of the Czech Republic – Vaclav Klaus. The paper
discusses the fundamental elements of the Euroskeptical outlook that are sometimes presented
to public opinion in EU states as ‘Eurorealism.’ The British variety is presented alongside
the most important elements of the same concept in France and Denmark. Although
Czech Europskepticism refers to numerous significant structural elements of its British predecessor,
it has a number of original features. Among others, they result from the geopolitical
conditions of Central Europe. The author analyzes the statements of the present Czech president
(who once described himself as a Thatcherist) to show his essential influence on the
shape of Euroskeptical attitudes on the Vltava. The author also presents the most important
foreign policy documents of the former political circles of Vaclav Klaus, i.e. the Civic Democratic
Party (ODS), with their Europskeptical overtones. The paper concludes with the author’s
observations concerning the similarities and discrepancies between British and Czech
attitudes.
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Przegląd Politologiczny, 2010, nr 3, s. 67-87.
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1426-8876