The Electoral Success of Communist-Successor Parties in the Czech Republic and Romania

<p>Communist-successor parties are impacted by six social and political factors: party reimaging, coalition building, corruption and scandal, party leadership, EU accession, and social indicators. This project explores how the descendants of the totalitarian communist parties in the Czech Republic and Romania are influenced by each factor by analyzing election result data against these indicators. Party reimaging and coalition building are the most influential in determining voter turnout, while the other four work in conjunction to influence election results. This project contributes to the literature on electoral volatility, post-communist countries, voter behavior, and seeks to offer a model that can predict party success under various conditions.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

International Studies

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Roe, Harley L

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bill Goldman
• Filip Kovacevic

• Communist Successor Czech Romania Elections
• Comparative Politics
• Eastern European Studies
• Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/203

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:thes-1258