Občianska spoločnosť, sociálne hnutia, mobilizácia a protesty na Slovensku
Civil Society, Social Movements, Mobilisation and Protest in Slovakia

Summary/Abstract: Civil Society, Social Movements, Mobilisation and Protest in Slovakia This study examines the emergence of two social movements as an integral part of revival of civil society in Slovakia. It analyzes patterns of mobilization and protests of “Slovak National Movement” (SNM) and the „Democratic and European Movement“ (DEM), based on the civic campaign in 1998. SNM relates to the set of organized groups loosely linked with the national agenda at the beginning of 1990s’ in Slovakia. It argues that both movements are genuine parts of civil society in Slovakia, analytically defined as the realm of organized public sphere that is voluntary, largely self-supporting, autonomous from the state, politics and private sphere and bound by a legal order or set of shared rules. The article defines conditions under which social movements can emerged during transition to democracy. It analyzes “civil society in action” and aims to discuss the patterns of successful mobilization. Sociológia 2008, Vol. 40 (No. 4: 347-363)

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