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The wartime Slovak state: a case study in the relationship between ethnic nationalism and authoritarian patterns of governance
Author(s) -
Nedelsky Nadya
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
nations and nationalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1469-8129
pISSN - 1354-5078
DOI - 10.1111/1469-8219.00013
Subject(s) - slovak , nationalism , ideology , authoritarianism , communism , political science , politics , ethnic nationalism , political economy , ethnic group , state (computer science) , independence (probability theory) , nazism , corporate governance , sociology , law , economic system , democracy , economics , philosophy , linguistics , statistics , mathematics , czech , algorithm , finance , computer science
This is a case study of the clerical‐nationalist Slovak state established under Nazi protection during World War II. As the only example of Slovak political independence prior to the break‐up of Czechoslovakia in 1993, nationalist interpretations of its legacy have helped shape the Slovak discourse on post‐communist state‐ and nation‐building. To explore the impact of the Slovak state on the development of Slovak nationalism, this article examines how the ideology of the Slovak state structured the relationship between the individual, state and nation; the roots of the regime's ideology; and the ramifications of this ideology for governance during the period of statehood. Through this exploration, I hope both to contribute to a fuller understanding of the relationship between ethnic nationalism and authoritarian patterns of governance and to lay the groundwork for further study of the sources of post‐communist Slovak political culture.