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Poznámka k dynamice konceptu cleavages v 21. století - příklad fenoménu digital divide
| Title in English | A Commment to the Cleavage Concept in the 21st century - example of digital divide phenomenon |
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Politologický časopis |
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| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | cleavages; digital divide; salience |
| Description | The article discusses the concept of cleavages in 21st century. Cleavages are understood as the criteria dividing members of a community or sub-community into groups. The application of the original Lipset - Rokkan cleavage theory on the current socio-political reality can be done only with difficulties, or at the price of considerable simplification. Therefore on the basis of the work of Mair and Bartolini, the article looks for the criteria "that makes cleavage a cleavage". Furthermore, using the example of the digital divide concept, it is shown there are at present latent cleavages in society, but their "strenght" and importance is dependent on their saliency (in connection with political actor behaviour). This leads to the assumption that current cleavages are "dynamic" rather than "static". |
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