Table 1
Asylum seekers in the Czech Republic, 2004–15
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.459 | 4.021 | 3.016 | 1.878 | 1.656 | 1,258 | 833 | 756 | 753 | 707 | 1.156 | 1.245 |
Graph 1
Attitude of Czech citizens to the issue of permanent settlement of foreigners
Note: “Yes” category summarizes the answers “strongly or rather in favor of permanent settlement”, “no” category counts for “strongly or rather against permanent settlement” answers. The answers “do not know” are omitted.
Source: Čadová 2016, 2.
Table 2
Conceptual map of the frames of the main political actors
| Securitized frame | Mixture of both securitized and desecuritized frames | Desecuritized frame | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dehumanized frame | National Democracy; IVČRN | ||
| Frame with strong elements of “othering” | SPD; Ú-NK; Miloš Zeman; ODS | ||
| Frame with moderate elements of “othering” | ANO; KDU-ČSL; KSČM | ||
| Humanistic frame | ČSSD; TOP 09 |
Table 3
International dimension recognized by the analyzed political actors
| Actor | Visegrád Group | EU | NATO | UN | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSČM | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | OSCE |
| ANO | Yes | Implicitly | Yes | No | No |
| ODS | No | Yes | No | No | Unspecified “international community” |
| President Zeman | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| ČSSD | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| TOP 09 | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| KDU-ČSL | No | Implicitly | No | No | No |
| Ú-NK | No | Implicitly | No | No | No |
| IVČRN | No | No | No | No | No |
| ND | No | No | No | No | No |
| SPD | No | No | No | No | No |
| English name | Czech name | |
|---|---|---|
| AECR | Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists | |
| BPI | Block Against the Islam | Blok proti islámu |
| ČSSD | Czech Social Democratic Party | Česká strana sociálně demokratická |
| CVVM | Public Opinion Research Centre | Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění |
| CZSO | Czech Statistical Office | Český statistický úřad |
| EC | European Commission | |
| ECJ | European Court of Justice | |
| EU | European Union | |
| IVČRN | We Do Not Want the Islam in the Czech Republic | Islám v ČR nechceme |
| KDU- ČSL | Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak Peoples’ Party | Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová |
| KSČM | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |
| ND | National Democracy | Národní demokracie |
| ODS | Civic Democratic Party | Občanská demokratická strana |
| OSCE | Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe | |
| SPD | Freedom and Direct Democracy party | Svoboda a přímá demokracie |
| UN | United Nations | |
| Ú-NK | Dawn – National Coalition | Úsvit – Národní koalice |