Health crises pose a challenge to the strength of democracy by disrupting institutional frameworks, weakening the separation of powers, and burdening the independence of the judiciary. By quantitative and qualitative research methods, including a number of international comparisons and experimental methods, the SYRI project will analyse how populism and polarisation affect ability to govern effectively when general responsibility and legitimacy are weakened. Experts will formulate recommendations for strengthening of social cohesion and weakening of support for populism in the Czech Republic. It will be a special challenge for SYRI scientists in this area to identify key problems associated with the Covid-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic and put them in a global context while offering best practices for mitigation of these problems.
Budget cuts play into opposition's hands, divide society-expert
27.11.2023