Czechoslovak party’s past rejection of 1968 reforms nullified its reform rhetoric

Evidence

However, these calls could not resonate within either the party or the society, given the party’s consistent and deliberate rejection of the 1968 reforms in the two decades that followed them. — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 342

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A legitimacy belief froze reform and confirmed itself via Prague Spring — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 232; Post-1968 Czechoslovakia froze policy rather than courting society — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 233; A party-bred reform that fails triggers an intensified loyalty purge — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 197 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• A party-bred reform that fails triggers an intensified loyalty purge #expands (0.82) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 197