Changes in Social Milieu and Quality of Life in Depopulating Areas of the Czech Republic

Ouředníček, Martin; Špačková, Petra; Feřtrová, Marie

doi:10.13060/00380288.2011.47.4.07

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“…It could change the community life in rural municipalities seriously in a negative (see e.g. Ouředníček et al, 2011) or in a partly positive way (e.g. Heley and Jones, 2013).…”

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Is the European countryside depopulating? Case study Moravia

Vaishar

Šťastná²,

Zapletalová³

et al. 2020

Journal of Rural Studies

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The paper investigates the recent population development of Moravian rural micro-regions. It divides all 72 micro-regions into four categories according to the relation of natural demographic balance and net migration in the period of 2012-2016. It showed that all size categories of the Moravian rural municipalities till 5000 inhabitants are gaining population by migration whereas small towns lose inhabitants. No relation between the demographic type of the countryside and unemployment was observed. It shows, that the Moravian rural areas are not depopulating in general, its demographic development does not depend on the unemployment. However, the Moravian countryside is differentiated. There are some extremely peripheral parts of Moravia often lacking any real urban centre, where the depopulation is the problem. Depopulating micro-regions can be found in the northern, south-western and eastern periphery of Moravia. Such territories should be solved individually according to the local conditions.

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“…It could change the community life in rural municipalities seriously in a negative (see e.g. Ouředníček et al, 2011) or in a partly positive way (e.g. Heley and Jones, 2013).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is the European countryside depopulating? Case study Moravia

Vaishar

Šťastná²,

Zapletalová³

et al. 2020

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…Second, we hypothesize that demographic decline, measured by population ageing, migration deficits and falling birth rates (Ouředníček et al, 2011) should be associated with populist attitudes. We expect this hypothesis to be valid mainly in the case of eastern Germany.…”

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Regional Peripheralization as Contextual Source of Populist Attitudes in Germany and Czech Republic

2022

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This article seeks to shed more light on the reasons for the regionally uneven distribution of populist attitudes. We take into account both individual-level and contextual drivers and focus mainly on the latter. We argue that regional peripheralization processes are a key contextual condition driving populist attitudes, especially in post-communist settings. The empirical analysis is based on a unique dataset combining comparable items from two representative surveys covering Germany ( N = 2112) and the Czech Republic ( N = 1000) with economic and demographic characteristics of relevant regional contexts in both countries (167 constituencies in Germany and 77 districts in the Czech Republic). Using multilevel regression models, the article shows that individual-level characteristics do not alone drive populist attitudes. In contrast, the results show that living in peripheral areas of the Czech Republic and eastern Germany increases the likelihood of having populist attitudes. These peripheries are characterized by unfavourable economic conditions in the Czech Republic and demographic decline in eastern Germany.

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“…Demographic decline may also lead to protests or anti-establishment voter choices because demographic decline leads to smaller municipality budgets, lower quality of life, fewer public services, and so forth. 46 Moreover, regions suffering from demographic decline are often those neglected by their nation's government, which leads to anti-establishment attitudes, distrust for political elites, and feelings of "being forgotten." Regions in demographic decline become breeding grounds for distrust for established parties and democracy.…”

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“…We included these factors in one hypothesis because these variables (i.e., processes) are usually closely related. However, different phases of depopulation may be associated with distinct factors, 69 and therefore, we include all three measures. Changes in total population are measured by natural increase (= number of live births − number of deaths during the year) and net migration (= immigration into − emigration from the district during the year).…”

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Peripheralization Processes as a Contextual Source of Populist Vote Choices: Evidence from the Czech Republic and Eastern Germany

Dvořák

Zouhar

2022

East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures

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The existing research on contextual sources of support for populist parties has revolved around two factors: the unemployment rate and the size of immigrant groups. Conceived as residential characteristics, observation of these factors has been seen to increase support for radical parties in Western European countries. We identify different contextual (non-individual) drivers of support for populist parties in the post-communist Czech Republic (Czechia). Based on a large sample of voters ( n = 23,734), we identify the (contextual) effect of economic hardship and demographic decline on support for populist parties. We interpret these results as supporting the theory of regional peripheralization. This peripheralization has been identified to be particularly strong in the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and has widened regional socio-economic disparities in this region. We show how these processes have affected voting behaviour and support for political parties. In a second step, we use a sample from eastern Germany ( n = 524) to test whether peripheralization affects support for populist parties in other post-communist regions. The results confirm the hypothesis also in the case of east Germany. Our study contributes to the debate by pointing out a novel mechanism that leads to increased support for radical and moderate populist parties.

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Changes in Social Milieu and Quality of Life in Depopulating Areas of the Czech Republic

Cited by 22 publications

References 32 publications

Is the European countryside depopulating? Case study Moravia

Is the European countryside depopulating? Case study Moravia

Regional Peripheralization as Contextual Source of Populist Attitudes in Germany and Czech Republic

Peripheralization Processes as a Contextual Source of Populist Vote Choices: Evidence from the Czech Republic and Eastern Germany

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