The phenomenon of "business parties" in the European and Czech context

The main aim of the diploma thesis is to introduce a new phenomenon the business-firm party, an organizational type of political party. The first chapter deals with the concept of political party and the development of organizational types. The second chapter describes the characteristics of a business-firm party and deals with business-firm parties in Europe: Forza Italia, Union of the Democratic Centre, Positive Slovenia and Your Movement. The last chapter focuses on business-firm parties in the Czech Republic: Public Affairs and ANO 2011. Both parties are analysed in the individual areas that are characteristic for this type of party. Based on the comparison of these two parties, I identify the factors that are key to the success of the business-firm party in the Czech Republic