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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-030-6-0102

EUROPEANIZATION OF REGIONAL POLICY IN SLOVAKIA: THE POLITICAL PARTIES' APPROACH / EUROPEIZÁCIA REGIONÁLNEJ POLITIKY NA SLOVENSKU: PRÍSTUP POLITICKÝCH STRÁN

Jaroslav Mihálik ORCID...1
1 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Bučianska 4/A, 917 01 Trnava, Slovakia

In this article we aim to put into context the Europeanization of regional policy in Slovakia with respect to the attitudes of the selected political parties towards regional policy-making in Slovakia as well at the level of the European Union. The effect of coercion and Europeanisation mechanisms in the form of EU norms and structures on the regional policies in Slovakia is examined, particularly after the EU accession in 2004. Our data source consist of the approved election manifestos of seven selected Slovak political parties contesting in the general elections of 2023. Using the data from the manifestos, the article examines the electoral strategies and contentions regarding regional policy at domestic as well as European level. The analysis focuses on the party programs regarding regional policies, including their visions and problems related to accomplishing these policies, and comparing and contrasting their tendencies and positions. Thus, the author adds to already existing knowledge that deals with the Europeanization of regional policy with focus to political party activities in regional development in Slovakia.

Keywords: regional policy, political parties, Slovakia, Europeanization, general elections

pages: 102-109, Published: 2025, online: 2025



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