30 Years of the Visegrad Group. Volume 1 Political, Legal, and Social Issues and Challenges
The issues explored in the publication significantly enrich our knowledge of the recent history of the Visegrad
countries, above all, in a strictly
political context. The book presents the first such comprehensive approach to the functioning of both the
Visegrad Group and various aspects of the socio-political systems of its four Central European states. The authors of this monograph are researchers from leading academic centers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. They have made reference to studies in Polish, English and, above all, in the languages of the other Visegrad countries, i.e. Czech, Slovak and Hungarian. This extensive use of relevant political-geographical literature should be considered a major advantage of this work.
Introduction 7
PAVEL PTÁČEK, JOSEF SMOLÍK, Territorial Administrative Division of the Czech Republic: Completion of the Reform after 20 Years? 11
EVA TATEROVÁ, Pro-Israeli Diplomacy of the Czech Republic as the Exceptional Case in the European Union: Historical Context, Interpretations, Current Challenges 27
MICHAL ŠEVČÍK, The Illiberal Left in the Czech Republic 41
MATÚŠ BÉREŠ, Disinformation in the Czech and Slovak Political Environments 51
HANNA MELEHANYCH, The Role of NGOs and Other Organizations in Supporting Ukrainians in the Czech Republic 63
YEVA KISH, Ukraine’s Foreign Policy with the Visegrad Countries at the Regional Level 73
SÁNDOR FEKETE, Conflicts in the Hungarian Local Government System 87
DACHI KORINTELI, Populism and Internationalization in Poland and Hungary (Comparative Studies) 105
TOMASZ WICHA, The Evaluation of the V4 Cooperation in the Context of the Political Conflict in Contemporary Poland 117
KRZYSZTOF KOŁTUN, Polish Legislation and the Safety of Domestic Violence Victims 127
About the Authors 141