The Europeanization of social movements in the Czech Republic: The EU and local women's groups

Ondřej Císař, Kateřina Vráblíková

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Abstract

The goal of this paper is to analyze the impact the EU has had on Czech women's groups since the 1990s. Drawing on both Europeanization and social movement theories, the first section defines the theoretical framework of the paper. The second section is focused on the impact of changes in the funding of women's groups which, since the end of the 1990s, have relied more than before on European funding. The third section analyzes the shift in the political context and the domestic political opportunity structure in the Czech Republic that has occurred in connection with the accession process. The fourth section analyzes transnational cooperation for which new opportunities have appeared with the EU's eastward expansion. The paper concludes by summarizing its main findings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-219
Number of pages11
JournalCommunist and Post-Communist Studies
Volume43
Issue number2
Early online date28 Apr 2010
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2010

Funding

The exception was a period of major organizational development under the leadership of the organization Forum 50%, which ran a project funded by the European Social Fund designed to stimulate networking among Czech women’s organizations. As both former members of the leadership described it, from an organizational standpoint the CZL exists only as an “appendix” of the women’s organization in which the chairperson works.

FundersFunder number
European Social Fund

    Keywords

    • Czech Republic
    • Europeanization
    • Political activism
    • Social movements
    • Women's groups

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Development
    • Sociology and Political Science

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