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HAUGHTON, Tim, Marek RYBÁŘ and Kevin DEEGAN-KRAUSE. Leading the Way, but Also Following the Trend : The Slovak National Party. Politics and Governance. Lisbon: Cogitatio Press, 2021, vol. 9, No 4, p. 329-339. ISSN 2183-2463. doi:10.17645/pag.v9i4.4570.
Other formats: BibTeX LaTeX RIS @article{46549, author = {Haughton, Tim and Rybář, Marek and DeeganandKrause, Kevin}, article_location = {Lisbon}, article_number = {4}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i4.4570}, keywords = {party leadership; party membership; party organization; Slovakia}, language = {eng}, issn = {2183-2463}, journal = {Politics and Governance}, title = {Leading the Way, but Also Following the Trend : The Slovak National Party}, url = {https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4570}, volume = {9}, year = {2021} } TY - JOUR ID - 46549 AU - Haughton, Tim - Rybář, Marek - Deegan-Krause, Kevin PY - 2021 TI - Leading the Way, but Also Following the Trend : The Slovak National Party JF - Politics and Governance VL - 9 IS - 4 SP - 329-339 EP - 329-339 PB - Cogitatio Press SN - 2183-2463 KW - party leadership KW - party membership KW - party organization KW - Slovakia UR - https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4570 N2 - Despite spells outside parliament, with its blend of nationalist and populist appeals the Slovak National Party (SNS) has been a prominent fixture on Slovakia’s political scene for three decades. Unlike some of the newer parties in Slovakia and across the region, partly as a product of the point of its (re-)creation, SNS has a comparable organizational density to most established parties in the country and has invested in party branches and recruiting members. Although ordinary members exercised some power and influence during the fissiparous era of the early 2000s, SNS has been notable for the role played by its leader in decision-making and steering the party. Each leader placed their stamp on the projection, pitch and functioning of the party, both as a decision-making organization and an electoral vehicle. Ordinary members have been largely—but not exclusively—relegated to the role of cheerleaders and campaigners for the party’s tribunes; a situation which has not changed significantly in the era of social media. The pre-eminent position of the leader and the limited options for “voice” has led unsuccessful contenders for top posts and their supporters to opt instead for “exit.” Despite having some of the traits of the mass party and having engaged in some of the activities common for mass parties, especially in the earlier years of its existence, in more recent times in particular, SNS falls short of the mass party model both in aspiration and reality. ER - HAUGHTON, Tim, Marek RYBÁŘ and Kevin DEEGAN-KRAUSE. Leading the Way, but Also Following the Trend : The Slovak National Party. \textit{Politics and Governance}. Lisbon: Cogitatio Press, 2021, vol.~9, No~4, p.~329-339. ISSN~2183-2463. doi:10.17645/pag.v9i4.4570.

HAUGHTON, Tim, Marek RYBÁŘ and Kevin DEEGAN-KRAUSE. Leading the Way, but Also Following the Trend : The Slovak National Party. Politics and Governance. Lisbon: Cogitatio Press, 2021, vol. 9, No 4, p. 329-339. ISSN 2183-2463. doi:10.17645/pag.v9i4.4570.

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Original name	Leading the Way, but Also Following the Trend : The Slovak National Party
Authors	HAUGHTON, Tim, Marek RYBÁŘ and Kevin DEEGAN-KRAUSE.
Edition	Politics and Governance, Lisbon, Cogitatio Press, 2021, 2183-2463.

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Original language	English
Type of outcome	Article in a journal
Country of publisher	Portugal
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Organization	Fakulta sociálních studií - Repository
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i4.4570
UT WoS	000722180900011
Keywords in English	party leadership; party membership; party organization; Slovakia
Links	MUNI/A/1324/2020.
Changed by	Changed by: RNDr. Daniel Jakubík, učo 139797. Changed: 15/12/2021 02:18.

Abstract
Despite spells outside parliament, with its blend of nationalist and populist appeals the Slovak National Party (SNS) has been a prominent fixture on Slovakia’s political scene for three decades. Unlike some of the newer parties in Slovakia and across the region, partly as a product of the point of its (re-)creation, SNS has a comparable organizational density to most established parties in the country and has invested in party branches and recruiting members. Although ordinary members exercised some power and influence during the fissiparous era of the early 2000s, SNS has been notable for the role played by its leader in decision-making and steering the party. Each leader placed their stamp on the projection, pitch and functioning of the party, both as a decision-making organization and an electoral vehicle. Ordinary members have been largely—but not exclusively—relegated to the role of cheerleaders and campaigners for the party’s tribunes; a situation which has not changed significantly in the era of social media. The pre-eminent position of the leader and the limited options for “voice” has led unsuccessful contenders for top posts and their supporters to opt instead for “exit.” Despite having some of the traits of the mass party and having engaged in some of the activities common for mass parties, especially in the earlier years of its existence, in more recent times in particular, SNS falls short of the mass party model both in aspiration and reality.

Abstract

Despite spells outside parliament, with its blend of nationalist and populist appeals the Slovak National Party (SNS) has been a prominent fixture on Slovakia’s political scene for three decades. Unlike some of the newer parties in Slovakia and across the region, partly as a product of the point of its (re-)creation, SNS has a comparable organizational density to most established parties in the country and has invested in party branches and recruiting members. Although ordinary members exercised some power and influence during the fissiparous era of the early 2000s, SNS has been notable for the role played by its leader in decision-making and steering the party. Each leader placed their stamp on the projection, pitch and functioning of the party, both as a decision-making organization and an electoral vehicle. Ordinary members have been largely—but not exclusively—relegated to the role of cheerleaders and campaigners for the party’s tribunes; a situation which has not changed significantly in the era of social media. The pre-eminent position of the leader and the limited options for “voice” has led unsuccessful contenders for top posts and their supporters to opt instead for “exit.” Despite having some of the traits of the mass party and having engaged in some of the activities common for mass parties, especially in the earlier years of its existence, in more recent times in particular, SNS falls short of the mass party model both in aspiration and reality.