Date of Graduation
Winter 12-16-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS)
College/School
College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program
International Studies
First Advisor
Bill Goldman
Second Advisor
Filip Kovacevic
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Roe, Harley L., "The Electoral Success of Communist-Successor Parties in the Czech Republic and Romania" (2016). Master's Theses. 203.
https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/203
Included in
Comparative Politics Commons, Eastern European Studies Commons, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies Commons