Modelling the Legacies of War Violence: Voters, Parties, Communities

in Anali Hrvatskog politološkog društva: časopis za politologiju (2019), 15(1), 77-101

Wars are extreme events with profound social consequences. Political science, however, has a limited grasp of their impact on the nature and content of political competition which follows in their wake ... [more ▼]

Wars are extreme events with profound social consequences. Political science, however, has a limited grasp of their impact on the nature and content of political competition which follows in their wake. That is partly the case due to a lack of conceptual clarity when it comes to capturing the effects of war with reliable data. This article systematises and evaluates the attempts at modelling the consequences of war in political science research which relies on quantitative methods. Our discussion is organised around three levels of analysis: individual level of voters, institutional level of political parties, and the aggregate level of communities. We devote particular attention to modelling the legacies of the most recent wars in Southeast Europe, and we offer our view of which efforts have the best potential to help set the foundations of a promising research programme. [less ▲]

Understanding Electoral Violence through Complex Textual Data: OSCE Monitoring Missions in Different Contexts

in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (2019), Online

The paper analyses more than 20 years of evidence on electoral violence as reported by OSCE monitoring mission reports. It identifies prevailing trends of electoral violence in the OSCE participating ... [more ▼]

The paper analyses more than 20 years of evidence on electoral violence as reported by OSCE monitoring mission reports. It identifies prevailing trends of electoral violence in the OSCE participating states in order to better understand how the phenomenon is understood and framed by leading international monitoring organizations in the region. The analysis utilizes a unique approach based on automated content analysis employing counting algorithms and latent semantic indexing. The results of the analysis show how electoral violence differs throughout the region while highlighting the qualitative variations in regional patterns of the reported incidents of election-related violence. [less ▲]

Looking Eastward: Network Analysis of Czech Deputies and their Foreign Policy Groups

in Problems of Post-Communism (2019), online

The paper analyses a structure of relations among the members of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, as reported through their memberships in bi- and multi ... [more ▼]

The paper analyses a structure of relations among the members of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, as reported through their memberships in bi- and multi-lateral groups of friendship which establish professional contacts between the Chamber of Deputies and foreign parliaments. We approach the structure as a social network of MPs and interpret the memberships as proxy indicators of their interests/preferences in foreign affairs. The paper shows that inter-parliamentary groups construct a self-sustained independent structure for parliamentary diplomacy which may significantly differ from the official positions of the Government. We find that the studied network has a centralized core-periphery structure, in which deputies who are less prominent and those interested in authoritarian regimes occupy more central positions. The paper connects the findings with the current debates on Central European tendencies to look for allies in large authoritarian regimes (Russia and China), for which we argue the interparliamentary groups might play the role of an important communication channel. [less ▲]

Electoral Violence in the Western Balkans. From Voting to Fighting and Back

Book published by Routledge (2018)

A case for global democracy? Arms exports and conflicting goals in democracy promotion

in Journal of International Relations & Development (2017), 22(3), 610-639

Politické strany v české zahraniční politice

in Kořan, Michal (Ed.) Aktéři a tvorba české zahraniční politiky (2017)

Demokratyzacja i prawa czlowieka. Spojrzenie z Europy Srodkowe

Book published by Osrodek Mysli Politycznej/Uniwersytet Masaryka (2016)

Explaining Electoral Violence in Serbia: fsQCA analysis of contentious behaviour in the electoral arena

in Democracy and Security (2016), 12(4), 278-308

Democratization and electoral violence in post-communism. A study of Montenegro

in Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (2015), 15(1), 97-117

The Nagygate Affair, Corruption and Organized Crime: Corruption Networks and their Potential Impact on the Quality of Democracy in the Czech Republic

in World Political Science (2015), 11(1), 157-185