Československý stranický systém mezi roky 1918 až 1938 pohledem teorie konfliktních linií

This bachelor thesis focuses on the application of the concept of cleavages to the party system of the First Czechoslovak Republic. The concept of cleavages is a political instrument that allows us to examine the formation and functioning of political parties and party systems. The authorship is attributed to Norwegian political scientist Stein Rokkan, who co-operated with American sociologist Seymour Martin Lipset. Together, they published the book "Party Systems and Voter Alignments: Cross-national Perspectives" in 1967, where they outlined how political parties were formed during the 19th and the early 20th century. The bachelor thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter is devoted to the phenomenon of political parties. The second chapter is devoted to the theory of cleavages, but also to other Rokkan's theoretical concepts. In the third chapter, the author presents the history of political and party systems before and after 1918. The last chapter deals with the application of the theory of cleavages to the party system of the First Czechoslovak Republic