Petőcz Kálmán (szerk.): National Populism and Slovak - Hungarian Relations in Slovakia 2006-2009 (Somorja, 2009)

Grigorij Mesežnikov: National Populism in Slovakia - Defining the Character of the State and Interpreting Select Historic Events

National Populism in Slovakia...

from the common folk (c.g. the wealthy, capitalists, sophisticated intellectuals, etc.); egalitarian motives in addressing voters and generally anti-elitist rhetoric; advertising one’s own ‘know-how’ to solve existing social maladies; promises of swift changes for the better; adapting proposed solutions to prevailing public opinion trends, etc.

2 For further information, please sec Mesežnikov, Grigorij - Gyárfášová, Olga - Bútora, Martin - Kollár, Miroslav: “Slovakia” in Mesežnikov, Grigorij - Gyárfášová, Oľga - Smilov, Daniel (cds.): Populist Politics and Liberal Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (Bratislava: Institute for Public Affairs, 2008).

3 Zala, Boris: “Kam smeruje cesta SMER-u” [‘Where Docs SMER’s Path Lead?’], Sme daily, September 26, 2002.

4 “Vladimir Mcčiar tvrdí, že Slovensko potrebuje zákon na ochranu štátu” [‘Vladimír Mcčiar Claims Slovakia Needs State Protection Act’], Sme daily, April 1, 1996.

5 “Podľa 1. Gašparoviča má Trestný zákon ochrániť malú a mladú Slovenskú republiku pred nerozumným konaním” [‘Criminal Code Is Supposed to Protect Small and Young Slovak Republic from Imprudent Actions, says I. Gašparovič’], Národná obroda daily, October 22, 1996.

6 “Podľa K. Hafapku zo SNS treba predchádzať útokom médií proti štátnosti a územnej celistvosti SR” [‘Media Attacks on Statehood and Territorial Integrity of the Slovak Republic Should Be Prevented, says K. Haťapka of SNS’], Sme daily, October 16, 1996.

7 “D. Slobodník podozrieva opozíciu a časť novinárov z pokusov o deštrukciu slovenskej štátnosti” [‘D. Slobodník Suspects Opposition, Some Journalists of Attempts to Destroy Slovak Statehood’], Národná obroda daily, October 4, 1996.

8 “J. Slota: Chceme upozorniť na nebezpečenstvá” [‘J. Slota: We Mean to Warn about Dangers’], Národná obroda daily, August 17, 1995.

9 Hrabko, Juraj - Kotian, Robert: “Ich záujmy musia byť záujmami štátu” [‘Their Interests Must be Identical with the State’s’], Sme daily, April 3, 1996.

10 Fajčíková, Kvetá: “Podia Húsku SR bola nechceným dieťaťom veľmocí, ktoré by nás radšej videli v košiari” [‘The Slovak Republic Was an Unwanted Child of Superpowers that Would Rather See It Sheep-Folded, Says Húska’], Sme daily, December 16, 1996.

11 Nemôžeme byť abstraktní [‘We Cannot Afford to Be Abstract’], an interview of Nora Slišková, Pavol Minárik and Ján Škoda with Vladimír Mcčiar, Pravda daily, July 4, 1996.

12 “Keď strany prestanú znásilňovať štát, niet zábrany, aby všetci mohli byť znovu bratia - tvrdí V. Mcčiar” [‘Once Parties Stop Violating the State, There Is No Hindrance to All People Being Brothers Again, Says V. Mečiať], Sme daily, June 27, 1997.

13 “SNS: Budujeme Slovensko, aké sme si ho predstavovali” [‘SNS: We Build Slovakia as We Imagined It’], Národná obroda daily, November 16, 1996.

14 “Za najcennejší výsledok „novembra“ považuje SNS zánik federácie” [‘SNS Views Dissolution of Federation as the Most Valuable Result of ‘November’’], Sme daily, November 18, 1996.

15 “Podia J. Ľuptáka demokracia priniesla mnoho nešťastia” [‘Democracy Brought a Lot of Misfortune According to J. Ľupták’], Národná obroda daily, April 17, 1997.

16 “November 1989 bol pre niektorých politikov zážitkom, pre Jána Ľuptáka ničím” [‘Some Politicians View November 1989 as Experience but to Ján Ľupták It Holds No Importance’], Sme daily, November 17, 1997.

17 Uličianska, Zuzana: “Fico: Cirkev matkou, štát otcom” [‘Fico: Mother Church, Father State’], Sme daily, January 25, 2008.

18 Leško, Marián: “Rafael Rafaj: v službách Jána Slotu” [‘Rafael Rafaj: In Service of Ján Slota’], Sme daily, May 26, 2008.

19 “Sviatok: Fico na Devíne vyzýval na výchovu k vlastenectvu” [‘Holiday: Fico in Devín Called on Education to Patriotism’], SITA news agency, July 5, 2007.

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