Społeczeństwo obywatelskie a stosunek do instytucji politycznych w Republice Czeskiej

Abstract

The article focuses on the current state of civil society in the Czech Republic, referring primarily to social activity in the political sphere of this country. This is reflected, among other things, in the relatively low level of political participation. An important part of the deliberations are the numerous references to opinion polls and to the idea of the development of civil society and “non-political politics” formulated by Vaclav Havel. In general, the social political activity of Czech citizens is at a low level. On the one hand, this is a consequence of the systemic transformation after the fall of the communist system, and on the other hand, of a very low assessment of the political institutions functioning in this country (parliament, government, political parties). This, in turn, is a consequence of numerous scandals involving top-level politicians. The exception is the local level of politics, which clearly shows that the Czechs are nevertheless interested in politics, above all the politics that is closest to them and that they deal with every day. They express it, for example, in very numerous local referendums.