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/436/ Slovakia's Four World Directions ft. Dominik Zelinsky (Patreon)

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2024-09-10 07:00:06
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On corruption, charisma, populism & assassination in Slovakia.

Slovak sociologist Dominik Zelinksy joins us to discuss Slovakia's positioning between East and West. We discuss:

Why was Prime Minister Robert Fico a target of an assassination attempt?

Whether Fico – not a zany outsider but a competent insider – is a "populist"

Why Slovaks are not so anti-Russian, and why they are sceptical of NATO

How has anti-corruption politics played a role

What is "charismatic mimicry" and why have Western leaders aped Ukraine's Zelenskyy?

Links:

Slovakia's election: "more than a fight between democracy and autocracy", Dominik Zelinsky, LeftEast

Assassination Attempt Prompts Soul-Searching in Slovakia, Jakub Bokes, Jacobin

Slovakia’s Election Result Is About Declining Living Standards, Not Just Ukraine, Jakub Bokes, Jacobin

Charismatic Mimicry: Innovation and Imitation in the Case of Volodymyr Zelensky, Paul Joosse & Dominik Zelinsky, Sociological Theory. Thread on Twitter/X about the article

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Christoph Iselin

Fico sounds like a much more successful version of Wagenknecht. "Why Slovaks are not so anti-Russian, and why they are sceptical of NATO" This question was broad up, but sadly in my opinion, not answered. A less traumatic experience with Russia than Poland? I don't know enough about country-specific experiences under the Soviet Union, was that really less oppressive than say in Poland, Czechia or Romania? Disappointment with post-soviet development? Again was that significantly different/worse from Poland, Czechia or Romania? The idea of a specific Eastern European (including East Germany) disappointment about the post-Soviet development has now been brought up in several podcasts. It's also a common topic to explain the rise of the AfD. In my opinion, this idea so far lacks depth and specificity. Who is disappointed about what, and to what extent? And how does this differ from fro example EU-wide disappointment in overall lack of growth in all of the EU?