Acta Politologica
Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Political science, Political science peer-reviewed journal
Acta Politologica (AcPo) is a peer-reviewed political science journal published by the Institute of Political Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. It is also an official journal of the Czech Political Science Association. The journal was established in 2009 and is published twice a year (in April and October). AcPo issues are posted online. AcPo publishes articles in both English and Czech.
Acta Politologica publishes texts on a wide range of political science themes, including comparative politics, political philosophy, political sociology, international relations, European studies, security studies etc. The journal accepts for peer-review original manuscripts based on the author's own research, as well as review articles, reviews, reports from conferences, etc. AcPo’s readership includes a wide range of people, who are interested in political science as a broad academic discipline. The journal addresses scholars and students, but also policy makers and other readers.
AcPo is committed to objective, impartial and fair review process. All original articles undergo double-blind peer-review process, which results in at least two reviews and recommendations. The reviewers receive an anonymous version of the original scientific articles exclusively through the AcPo online submission system, which is also used for the subsequent submission of reviews. However, the editors reserve the right to “desk reject” (without review, or after a quick examination by an editorial board member) articles submitted to AcPo on the basis of a low quality of the articles (such as poor language, unclear message, inconsistency, inaccuracy, unsuitability, unclear impact or novelty of the article etc.).
Acta Politologica is indexed in Scopus (since 2017), ERIH PLUS (European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences; since 2015), CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library), Google Scholar and DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals; since 2019). AcPo has ISSN 1803-8220 for on-line version and ISSN 1804-1302 for printed version.
Supervisors: Miloš Brunclík (Editor in Chief), Aleš Michal (Executive Editor), Filip Machart (Technical Editor), and Karel Höfer (Webmaster)
Address: Acta Politologica Journal
Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
Pekařská 16, 158 00, Praha 5, Czech Republic
Acta Politologica publishes texts on a wide range of political science themes, including comparative politics, political philosophy, political sociology, international relations, European studies, security studies etc. The journal accepts for peer-review original manuscripts based on the author's own research, as well as review articles, reviews, reports from conferences, etc. AcPo’s readership includes a wide range of people, who are interested in political science as a broad academic discipline. The journal addresses scholars and students, but also policy makers and other readers.
AcPo is committed to objective, impartial and fair review process. All original articles undergo double-blind peer-review process, which results in at least two reviews and recommendations. The reviewers receive an anonymous version of the original scientific articles exclusively through the AcPo online submission system, which is also used for the subsequent submission of reviews. However, the editors reserve the right to “desk reject” (without review, or after a quick examination by an editorial board member) articles submitted to AcPo on the basis of a low quality of the articles (such as poor language, unclear message, inconsistency, inaccuracy, unsuitability, unclear impact or novelty of the article etc.).
Acta Politologica is indexed in Scopus (since 2017), ERIH PLUS (European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences; since 2015), CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library), Google Scholar and DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals; since 2019). AcPo has ISSN 1803-8220 for on-line version and ISSN 1804-1302 for printed version.
Supervisors: Miloš Brunclík (Editor in Chief), Aleš Michal (Executive Editor), Filip Machart (Technical Editor), and Karel Höfer (Webmaster)
Address: Acta Politologica Journal
Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
Pekařská 16, 158 00, Praha 5, Czech Republic
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challenges to the electoral system but also refused to rethink the longstanding acceptance of the five-percent threshold as a constitutionally acceptable infringement of equality. This article also shows that the legislature chose a replacement for D’Hondt that would not be expected to result in a more proportional outcome, as was confirmed by the results of the October 2021 elections for the Chamber of Deputies. The article concludes that the decisions of the Court and the legislature leave the new electoral system open to future legal challenges.
challenges to the electoral system but also refused to rethink the longstanding acceptance of the five-percent threshold as a constitutionally acceptable infringement of equality. This article also shows that the legislature chose a replacement for D’Hondt that would not be expected to result in a more proportional outcome, as was confirmed by the results of the October 2021 elections for the Chamber of Deputies. The article concludes that the decisions of the Court and the legislature leave the new electoral system open to future legal challenges.
Since modern (representative) democracies rely on citizens’ support, concerns about political (institutional) trust are deeply rooted in ensuring their survival. Public trust in political institutions is considered a crucial component of regime support, serving as a powerful resource for political legitimacy and a determinant of regime stability. While there exists an extensive scholarly literature on the determinants of political trust, much less is known about its (political) consequences. Some authors assume that low and declining levels of political trust threaten the legitimacy, stability, and survival of representative democracy (the “democracy-in-crisis” argument). A more optimistic view argues that the emergence of “critical citizens” may strengthen the accountability of political institutions and actors, thereby enhancing democratic governance itself.
With the ambition to bring new empirical evidence to deepen reliable knowledge about the possible social and political consequences of lower levels of political trust, the international journal Acta Politologica (ACPO) invites authors to submit abstracts of manuscript proposals that examine the political consequences of (changing) political trust from a variety of research perspectives. Abstract proposals may cover topics such as the relationship between political trust and political participation, political trust and the emergence of new political cleavages, political trust and political (or electoral) polarization, or political trust and the rise of populism.
For this Special Issue, Jakub Charvát (Metropolitan University Prague) will serve as Guest Editor at ACPO. ACPO accepts case studies as well as comparative studies or more theory-focused texts. If you are interested in publishing in the Special Issue, please submit the abstract of your intended article to the editors ([email protected]) in the range of 250 to 500 words no later than September 15, 2024. The editors accept texts in English. If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to submit your manuscript no later than November 30, 2024. All submitted manuscripts will then go through a standard double-blind peer review process. Manuscripts accepted for publication will be proofread by an experienced native speaker, a service provided free of charge for the authors. The Special Issue is expected to be published in April 2025.
Cesta vpřed, nebo zpět?
Změna systému voleb do Poslanecké sněmovny v roce 2021
V únoru roku 2021 zrušil Ústavní soud ČR část zákona upravující systém voleb do Poslanecké sněmovny. Před říjnovými sněmovními volbami se tak poslanci a senátoři museli narychlo shodnout na nové podobě volebních pravidel. Tato změna s sebou přináší řadu otázek, jako například:
Je volební reforma změnou k lepšímu, nebo nevyužitou příležitostí?
Nabízela některá z diskutovaných alternativ lepší cestu?
Kdo na změně volebních pravidel vydělá, a kdo naopak prodělá?
Neohrozí nový volební systém povolební skládání vlád?
Nakolik volební reforma ovlivnila volební výsledek v roce 2021?
Pokud Vás zajímají tyto nebo některé z dalších otázek, odpovězte na ně na stránkách našeho časopisu. Co je pro to třeba udělat?
Zašlete abstrakt svého příspěvku (250–300 slov) na adresu [email protected], a to do 31. srpna 2021.
V případě přijetí abstraktu pak už stačí maličkost – sepsat rukopis Vašeho článku a zaslat nám jej nejpozději 15. ledna 2022.
Všechny rukopisy následně projdou standardním procesem recenzního řízení.
Vydání speciálního čísla očekávejte v dubnu roku 2022.