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agriculture see rural communities

 

Blatná 154–7

Bratislava/nahlas 94

Brezina, D. 58

Budaj, J. 95

 

Český Krumlov 154–7

Christian Democrats (Czech) see People's Party

Christian Democrats (Slovak) 52, 58, 61

citizenship 107–8, 168; see also civic potential

Civic Democratic Alliance 29, 35, 76

Civic Democratic Party 20, 28, 29–38; in local elections 74–6; local organisations 65–6, 74

Civic Forum 6, 11, 23–8, 42–4, 143, 213; and 1990 general elections 148–9; and 1990 local elections 65, 74, 143, 149–50; and environmentalism 102; in Humenné 49; and local government 47–8, 64, 68–70; and local identity 70–1; local organisations 63–78, 146–8; and NGOs 72, 74, 79; as a social movement 44–7, 79–84

Civic Movement 28, 67

civic potential 9–10, 161–2, 166–9, 182; as action potential 170–2, 178–9; as associative potential 173–4, 180; as information-handling potential 174–5, 181; as legal awareness 170, 177–8; as local democratic potential 169–70, 177; as value systems 175–6, 181

civil society 11–13, 20–3, 37–9, 44

collective bargaining 110, 122, 136–7

Communist Party (Czech) 25, 29–30, 67; and 1990 general election 148–9

Communist Party (Slovak) 52

communitarianism 176

community coalitions and foundations 62–3, 80, 82, 162, 180

cooperability 152–3

Countryside Renewal: Czech 70–3, 78, 82, 88; Slovak 87

ČSSD see Social Democratic Party

 

dam construction, Torysa 190, 194–6, 199

Dejmal, I. 72

Děkujeme, odejdete 39

Demeš, P. 62

Democratic Party 52, 61

Dzivjáková, Z. 53, 58

 

Ekoforum 97, 101

election campaign, 1990148–9

electronics industry: Czech 128–41; Slovak 115–23

environmental movement: campaigns 98–9; under communism 93–5, 146; conservation activities 100–2; and Earth Summit 97–8; in Humenné 51; public education 101; and velvet revolution 95–6, 103

EU, LEADER programme 83

 

Fedorko,A. 93

Flamik, J. 95

foreign direct investment 111–12

foreign ownership, employee perceptions of 135–6

Freedom Party 52

Friedman, M. 20, 22–3, 27, 36

 

Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros dam 98–9

Gál, F. 3, 45–6, 89

Gindl, E. 96

Green Party (Slovak) 52, 95–6

 

Havel,V. 4–5, 8, 13, 19–23, 26, 33–8, 42, 77

Hayek, F. 22–3

housing 192, 211–12

human potential 9, 48, 158, 194

human resource management 126–7, 141

Humenné: 1990 local elections in 56–60; economic development plan 63; growth of 46–7; NGOs in 63; velvet revolution in 49–52

Hungary, political parties 78

HZDS see Movement for a Democratic Slovakia

 

Impuls 999

industrial relations 116–23, 126–8, 136–40

inflation 112

interest representation 119–21, 136–9

Italy, political system 12, 78

 

KDU-ČSL see People's Party

Klaus,V. 13, 14, 19–23, 26–37, 78

Konrad, G. 42

Korba, M. 51, 61

Kremnica 88

Kresánek, P. 96

 

Labour Code 54, 109–10, 127, 136

labour market policies 114

Learning Democracy project 49, 81, 85, 144

local elections 58–60, 74–6, 149–51

local government 43; 1990 restoration of 164–6; and civic culture 154–7; and extensive local autonomy 47–8, 82–4; and forestry 188, 190, 191, 194; and local community 143–4,184–5; municipalities 87, 88; and NGOs 62–3, 153; and political culture 149–53; strategic leadership 191–6, 202–4

lustration 27–8, 34

Lux, J. 33, 35–6

 

Macek, M. 32

Masaryk,T.G. 23

Mazúr, E. 93

Meciar, V. 59, 78, 102–3

Medzilaborce 51, 59–61, 63, 86

Mesík, J. 95

micro-regions 73, 153

migration, post-WWII 186–7

modernisation: transformation as 6–13, 206–10

Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 59–60, 192

 

narrativisation 210–16

national committees, reconstruction of 52, 68, 143–4, 147

NGOs see non-governmental organisations

non-governmental organisations: Czech 72, 80–3; post-communist renewal of 24, 213–4; Slovak 62–3, 80–3, 92, 96, 103, 173–4, 180, 193–6

non-political politics 23, 42–3, 77

 

ODA see Civic Democratic Alliance

ODS see Civic Democratic Party

OF see Civic Forum

Ondruš, V. 95

opposition pact 38

outsider syndrome 154

 

Palouš, M. 26

People's Party 29, 33, 35–7, 65–6, 76,147

Permanent Conference of the Civic Initiative 61–2, 82

Pithart, P. 25–6, 35

Polák, M. 51, 56

Prešov Civic Forum 62

privatisation 106–7

Public Against Violence 11, 26, 42–4, 213; and environmental movement 95–6, 102; in Humenné 49–64; and local government 47–8; organisational structure 57; in Pezinok 85, 86; and religious issues 49–50; as a social movement 44–7, 79–84; and trade unions 61; workplace branches 54–6

 

regional government 36–8, 143, 159

resource mobilisation theory 44–5

Roma/Romany 187–93, 197

round tables see national committees, reconstruction of

Ruml, Jan 34

rural communities 76–7, 157–8, 218

Ruthenians 49, 61, 86, 189

Rynda, I. 72, 79

 

Schumpeter, J. 22

self-government see local government

self-regulation of social systems 3, 10, 71–3, 163–5

SKOI see Permanent Conference of the Civic Initiative

Slovak Sociological Society, 1989 congress 1

Snina 56, 59–61, 63

Social Democratic Party (Czech) 30, 38, 76, 147

social dialogue see tripartite

social ecology 4

social heritage 144–8, 157–8

social movements 44–7

Socialist Youth Union 52

Society for Sustainable Living 96–7

Sociological Forum 6

sociological intervention see activist sociology

sociology: activist 1–3, 210; under communism 1–10; enterprise 2, 5; urban 5, 7–8

Solidarity 11

Spiš 185, 189

Šremer, P. 95

 

Tatár, P. 95

territorial community 162–3

trade unions 21–22, 24, 37, 108–10, 119–22, 128, 136–41, 217–18

transition theories 206, 215; see also modernisation

tripartite 25, 38, 108–10, 218

 

unemployment 113–14

urbanisation 7–8, 46–7

 

Vavroušek, J. 95

Velké Meziříčí 154–7

Vištuk 100, 102

voluntary activity see nongovernmental organisations

VPN see Public Against Violence

 

wages 112

Woleková, H. 2–3, 62

work, organisation of 117–19, 128–35, 141; team work 126–7, 128–9, 141

 

Zajac, P. 57

Zelenka, P. 217

Zemplín 46–7

Žiar nad Hronom 99

Zieleniec, J. 32–3