@article{23819,
   author = {Kopeček, Lubomír and Pšeja, Pavel},
   article_location = {Los Angeles},
   article_number = {3},
   keywords = {Czech Social Democratic Party; the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia; Elections; Left in the Czech Politics},
   language = {eng},
   issn = {0967-067X},
   journal = {Communist and post-communist studies},
   title = {Czech Social Democracy and its cohabitation with the Communist Party: The story of a neglected affair},
   volume = {41},
   year = {2008}
}

TY  - JOUR
ID  - 23819
AU  - Kopeček, Lubomír - Pšeja, Pavel
PY  - 2008
TI  - Czech Social Democracy and its cohabitation with the Communist Party: The story of a neglected affair
JF  - Communist and post-communist studies
VL  - 41
IS  - 3
SP  - 317-338
EP  - 317-338
PB  - Elsevier
SN  - 0967067X
KW  - Czech Social Democratic Party
KW  - the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
KW  - Elections
KW  - Left in the Czech Politics
N2  - This article attempts to analyze developments within the Czech Left after 1989. Primarily, the authors focus on two questions: (1) How did the Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) achieve its dominance of the Left? (2)What is the relationship between the Social Democrats and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM)? We conclude that the unsuccessful attempt to move the KSCM towards a moderate leftist identity opened up a space in which the Social Democrats could thrive, at the same time gradually assuming a pragmatic approach towards the Communists. Moreover, the ability of Milos Zeman, the leader of the Social Democrats, to build a clear non-Communist Left alternative to the hegemony of theRight during the 1990s was also very important.
ER  - 

KOPEČEK, Lubomír a Pavel PŠEJA. Czech Social Democracy and its cohabitation with the Communist Party: The story of a neglected affair. \textit{Communist and post-communist studies}. Los Angeles: Elsevier, 2008, roč.~41, č.~3, s.~317-338. ISSN~0967-067X.