Central European Papers, 2018 (vol. 6), issue 2

EDITORIAL

Editors

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):5  

Life jubilee of professor Rudolf Žáček

Dušan JANÁK

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):8-12 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2018.009  

Life jubilee of professor Dušan Janák

Lubomír HLAVIENKA, Dušan JANÁK, jr.

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):13-15 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2018.010  

Nativism versus nationalism and populism – bridging the gap

Rafał RIEDEL

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):18-28 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2018.011  

This paper identifies the major similarities and differences that nativism shares with nationalism (predominantly its economic dimension) and populism. By doing it, this study contributes to overcoming of one of the major obstacles of this realm of scholarly literature which very often confuses and conflates the three concepts. The author claims that, even though they are more similar then different, nativism has its distinctive features that stem from its origins, evolution and contemporary ways of manifestation. Due to its illiberal, exclusivist and prejudice-driven nature, nativism constitutes a dangerous ideology, which intertwines with nationalism...

Comparison of the situation of Freistaat Danzig and Saarland under the auspices of the League of Nations

Renáta SOMOGYI

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):29-36 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2018.012  

Administration and supervision of crisis zones is a frequently discussed topic these days. This study focuses on a specific segment of this issue rooted in the specificities of international transitory administration. By presenting and analysing the legal standing of Saarland and the situation of the Freistaat Danzig between the two World Wars, the reader may gain an insight into the first wing beats of the international community aimed at crisis management. The study looks in detail into legal legitimacy, the credibility of efficiency and control functions through the work of the two bodies temporarily appointed by the League of Nations. The presentation...

Models of national referenda in Hungary – an overview starting from the change of political regime to the present day

Csaba ERDŐS

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):37-55 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2018.013  

The aim of this paper is to identify the trends and direction of Hungarian referenda-related legislation and their interpretation. The paper tries to determine the beneficiaries of the different models – for example the political elite (governmental or opposition parties), emerging political groups, or voters as non-professional (occasional) partakers of politics. The paper relies on the methodology of the science of constitutional law and it applies temporal comparison: it gives an overview of the changes in the regulation of national referenda in Hungary since the change of political regime. During three decades of the Third Hungarian Republic,...

Local referendum and assembly of municipality inhabitants in the Slovak Republic

Tomáš ALMAN

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):56-65 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2018.014  

The paper deals with the local referendum and assembly of municipality inhabitants as the forms of direct democracy under the conditions of the Slovak Republic. The paper pays the special attention to highlighting the legal and application problems connected with these institutions in the Slovak Republic. The problems are caused especially by the legal regulation which is terse in its content, unambiguous and essentially incorrect, what, in the end, influences the exercise of local self-government. The aim of the paper is to identify the position of local referendum and assembly of municipality inhabitants as the form of exercise of local self-government,...

Freedom, democracy and extremism in the Slovak Republic

Matúš VYROSTKO

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):66-77 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2018.015  

The issue of the rise of extremism in the Slovak Republic and other Central European states – especially in Hungary, the Republic of Poland and the Czech Republic, has been intensively discussed especially in recent years. The aim of our contribution is to answer the question of when measures directed against extremism in the Central European diapason focusing on the Slovak Republic are legitimate and when they become a counterproductive “fight”. We offer the answer based on an analysis and comparison of the legal order related to extremism and freedom of speech in the Slovak Republic, identification and analysis of measures against...

Referendum as a medium (demonstration) of freedom and democracy

Jana VOLOCHOVÁ

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):78-90 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2018.016  

The constitutional anchoring of the referendum in Slovak Republic is the subject of discussions within professionals and the public since the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic. This paper deals with the Institute of Referendum in the Slovak Republic in connection with the constitutional development of the Slovak Republic, namely the transition to a democratic establishment after 1989. It specifies selected shortcomings of the constitutional anchoring of the referendum at national level and possible proposals for their solution.

Ervin CSIZMADIA; A magyar politikai fejlődés logikája [The logic of Hungarian political development]

Ildikó SZINAY

Central European Papers 2018, 6(2):92-95  

Budapest: Gondolat Kiadó 2017, 413 pages.ISBN 978-963-693-795-9