Igor Korček

Politics & law, Resilience & society

Matovič will fight for survival. His own people will ask that he leave

There’s a difficult winter ahead of us, thousands of people in hospitals during Christmas time. “Politicians must tell the truth and listen to what...
COVID-19, society
Interview
Resilience & society

Not respecting the rules is a warning signal

Neither pandemic, nor the ban of large group meetings, did discourage thousands of people to demonstrate against the pandemic measures on the 17th of...
COVID-19, society
Podcast
Resilience & society

How does a sociologist perceive the protests: Not only extremists but also frustrated people participated in the demonstrations

On Tuesday, anti-government protests took place all over Slovakia. Most people met in Bratislava in front of the Presidential Palace, Government Office and Parliament....
COVID-19, society
Opinion
Resilience & society

Renown sociologist Vašečka talks about Slovaks: We are no longer able to distinguish the truth from lies

We elected a female president which is undoubtedly a sign of progress. Our Parliament is led by a man who’s got eleven children with...
COVID-19, society
Opinion
Resilience & society

Vašečka: Fico knew what he was doing, Matovič did not think the dispute with SaS through

Prime Minister Igor Matovič has been criticising the leader of the political party SaS and Minister of Economy Richard Sulík for his unwillingness to...
COVID-19, society
Interview
Politics & law, Resilience & society

Government activists impose their solutions by making threats, bottom-up democracy will help

Slovak Prime Minister brings his vision to life by launching population-wide testing. A real statesman would act differently, he should bring people together  rather...
COVID-19, political parties, politics
Interview
Resilience & society

Sociologist Vašečka: Considering the state of our Government, we’re managing quite fine. But let’s not try people’s patience forever

People expected a reward after the restrictions which took place during spring because they kept listening to that from several people. But the reward...
COVID-19, society
Interview
Politics & law, Resilience & society

Michal Vašečka: Igor Matovič is the weakest link of the Government

The last time I talked to sociologist Michal Vašečka, we spoke about Slovakia not having a vision. What has changed after a half-year since...
COVID-19, politics, trust
Interview
Politics & law

Sociologist Vašečka: When it comes to breaking up meetings, the most violent one always wins

Matovič is like a dark knight who is often on the good side but then as the moon rises, he joins the dark side;...
election, election and trust, politics
Interview

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