Czechoslovak Federation in Comparative Perspective: Steps for Heterogeneous Societies

Journal Title: European Journal of Transformation Studies - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1

Abstract

This paper stems from the complexity of the Czechoslovak federation and its subsequent dissolution in 1993 as an output of separatist tendencies and moods of the political leaders. Such case study serves as a grounded model for further investigation of current trends of separatism and calls for autonomy in heterogeneous societies, as illustrated in comparative perspective of Spain and Belgium. We argue on multiple levels, finding the common grounds of separatism, federalism and autonomous regions compared to centralist policy making of the institutional framework. Based on this we have developed the criterial distinction of neuralgic points for each of the researched countries which then serves for final interpretation and analysis. The methodological approach is thus constructed around the case tracking method combined with the comparative framework analysis of the models of state-regional autonomy with the prospects of possible steps for heterogeneous societies.

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Michal Greguška, Jarolav Mihálik

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Michal Greguška, Jarolav Mihálik (2016). Czechoslovak Federation in Comparative Perspective: Steps for Heterogeneous Societies. European Journal of Transformation Studies, 4(1), 5-25. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-229042