Antisemitismus jako složka integrálního nacionalismu strany státoprávní a státoprávně pokrokové
Anti-Semitism as Part of Integrative Nationalism of Political Parties "Česká strana státoprávní"and "Česká strana státoprávně pokroková"

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with an analysis of sources and manifestations of anti-Semitism within the political party called "Česká strana státoprávní" (Czech State Rights Party), later renamed "Česká strana státoprávně pokroková" (Czech Progressive State Rights Party). This right-wing group was founded in the final years of the 19th century and became the first Czech political party whose programme was based on ideas of integrative nationalism in its militant form. The fundamental demand of the party was to create a supreme Czech state within its historical boundaries with a privileged position for the Czech race and the use of foce as a legitimate means of achiving political ends. In addition to aggressive anti-German sentiment, a characteristic feature of practical party policy was anti-Semitism. However, the relation of the party in question to the Jewish issue was not uniformly and bindingly formulated and comprised a whole host of stances that ranged from democratic pluralism to open racism. The causes of the aversion shared by certain members of the party towards the Jews were mainly based on economic, social, national, and religious life and institutions. In spite of the fact that links to racist theory appear in relation to the Jews in certain speeches made by the representatives of the party in question and in certain printed material, this form of anti-Semitism did not enjoy the majority support of party members. The policy of the Radical State Rights Party generally comprised a stance which enabled the assimilation of Jews into the Czech nation without further segregation risks. The condition for this was the acceptance of Czech language and economic, social, and cultural involvement within Czech society. Anti-Semitism with the character of biological racism did not assert itself in the policy of the State Rights Party or Progressive State Rights Party and remained the peripheral relationship of this political grouping towards the Jews.

• Details
• Contents