In Between Europe

#2 Are the Czechs Having a Populist Moment?

In this episode we talked with Martin Ehl, the chief international editor of the economic daily Hospodarske noviny. We covered all things Czech Republic, including the ongoing government crisis, instability in Czech politics, and the chances of Orbanization in the near future. History minute: Švejk and anti-elitism Resources:  <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="http://visegradinsight.eu/the-poisoned-quill/" href="http://visegradinsight.eu/the-poisoned-quill/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Poisoned Quill</a>, Martin Ehl, Visegrad Insight, 5 May 2017 <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="http://www.politico.eu/article/babis-czech-sobotka-politics-trump-berlusconi/" href="http://www.politico.eu/article/babis-czech-sobotka-politics-trump-berlusconi/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> The Czech Donald Trump</a>, Benjamin Cunningham, Politico Europe, 29 October 2015 <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="https://www.academia.edu/30994181/Czech_Republic_From_Post-Communist_Idealism_to_Economic_Populism" href="https://www.academia.edu/30994181/Czech_Republic_From_Post-Communist_Idealism_to_Economic_Populism" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> Czech Republic: From Post-Communist Idealism to Economic Populism</a>, Ondrej Cisar, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, January 2017 <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="https://eu.boell.org/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/09/democracy_without_democrats.pdf" href="https://eu.boell.org/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/09/democracy_without_democrats.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> Czechoslovakia After 25 Years: Democracy without Democrats</a>, Jiří Pehe, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, 2014 Subscribe via <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="http://inbetweeneurope.libsyn.com/rss" href="http://inbetweeneurope.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow noopener noopener" target="_blank">RSS feed</a>. Subscribe via <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-between-europe/id1236576672" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-between-europe/id1236576672" rel="nofollow noopener noopener" target="_blank"> iTunes</a>.

The In Between Europe podcast discusses politics and current events in Central Europe, bringing you experts and a history minute for each episode. Hosted by Zselyke Csaky and Gergely Romsics.