Civic Values in the Czech Republic in a European context

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Authors: Pospíšilová, J., Raudenská, P.
Our chapter aims to describe the contemporary civic values of the people of Czech Republic within a European perspective. The following indicators have been chosen to represent activities, attitudes, and values that may sustain a democratic civic political culture: political inte...
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The Legitimacy of Democracy and Trust in Political Institutions in the Czech Republic

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Authors: Vlachová, Klára
This article deals with legitimacy of democracy and its relationship to trust in institutions in the Czech Republic. The author distinguishes between support for democracy as a form of government, and satisfaction with the development of democracy in a (particular) country, and s...
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Legitimita demokracie a důvěra v instituce v České republice

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Authors: Vlachová, Klára
This article deals with legitimacy of democracy and its relationship to trust in institutions in the Czech Republic. The author distinguishes between support for democracy as a form of government, and satisfaction with the development of democracy in a (particular) country, and s...
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Social Trust and Civic Participation in the Czech Republic

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Authors: Sedláčková, Markéta, Jiří Šafr
According the theory of civil society generalized social trust is enhanced in all sorts of civic activism; according the alternative hypothesis rather non-institutionalized participation based on collective action should be link to interpersonal trust. We assess the structure of...
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Role důvěry v demokratickém systému

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Authors: Sedláčková, Markéta
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Důvěra v demokratické společnosti: Otázka vztahu interpersonální a institucionální důvěry

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Authors: Sedláčková, Markéta
The artical verifies interconnectedness between interpersonal trust and trust in political institutions (Rose, Mishler), using survey data from Czech republic (Aktér 2001). The results demonstrate that while trust in institutions is strongly connected to the democratic system, in...
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Metodika pro komunikaci a účast na rozhodování o hlubinném úložišti vyhořelého jaderného paliva a vysokoaktivních odpadů v ČR

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Authors: Ďurďovič, Martin
Metodika je výsledkem projektu, jehož jádrem bylo shromáždění a systematizace poznatků o sociální zakotvenosti rozhodování o hlubinném úložišti vyhořelého jaderného paliva a vysokoaktivních odpadů (HÚ) za pomoci kvalitativního a kvantitativního empirického sociologického výzkumu....
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A Guide to Communication and Participation in Decision-Making on Siting a Deep Geological Repository

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Authors: Ďurďovič, Martin
This guide is the outcome of a project based on qualitative and quantitative empirical research that examined the social embeddedness of decisions about the location and construction of a deep geological repository (DGR) for spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste in the Czech Re...
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Legitimacy and Civic Culture: Trust in Democracy in the Czech Republic after EU Accession (2004-2014).

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Authors: Sedláčková, Markéta, Šafr, Jiří
This paper investigates the role of civic culture and other political factors in support for democracy in the Czech Republic during the decade following EU accession. The goal is to assess the validity of civic virtue theory and to compare the impact of these factors on affective...
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Sociální kapitál a dopady ekonomické krize v regionech. Kraj Vysočina a Ústecký kraj

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Authors: Vajdová, Zdenka (ed.)
A role of social capital and of its individual dimensions working at overcoming the impacts of economic crises is analysed. Study focuses on a detailed analysis of the inhabitants of the Kraj Vysočina with a supposed high level of social capital, and of Ustecky kraj with a suppos...
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Jak se žije Čechům v současné Evropě

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Authors: Pospíšilová, Jaroslava, Krulichová, Eva a kol.
Globální svět čelí vážným společenským problémům, jejichž dopady můžeme vidět i v Evropě. Evropská unie, jejímž hlavním posláním je udržování míru a prosperity v rámci všech členských států, se ukázala být velmi nesourodým uskupením, které jen těžko nachází shodu na řešení komple...
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Demokracie v České republice

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Authors: Rakušanová, Petra
This study focuses on the relationship between participation and citizenship and their influence on the formation and functioning of effective representative democracy. In the first part of the study the authors introduce the theoretical framework they apply to their study of dem...
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Trust in Transition: Culturalist and institutionalist debate reflected in the democratization process in the Czech Republic 1991-2008

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Authors: Sedláčková, M., J. Šafr
On the basis of the discussion between cultural and institutional theories, and taking into account the specific development in post-communist countries, we study three elements of the democratic system - specifically, social trust, institutional trust, and systemic trust (legiti...
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The Politics between Parliament and Government - the Institutional Framework and the Reality within the Czech Parliament

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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka
Accountability is a problem in every democracy, and particularly in countries currently building a democratic system and market economy. The chapter analyses the policy between parliament and government in connection with the problem of responsibility and accountability in the Cz...
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