Civil Society and the Legitimacy of the EU Polity. Using Network Analysis to Analyse Linkages Among Actors

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Authors: Guasti. P.
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A Panacea for Democratic Legitimation? Assessing the Engagement of Civil Society with EU Treaty Reform Politics

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Authors: Guasti, Petra
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The Politics of Inclusion: Comparing the Contribution of Civil Society Actors to EU legitimacy

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Authors: Guasti, Petra
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Aktéři místního rozvoje regionu Orlicko

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Authors: Vajdová, Zdenka
The social network of the most important actors in local development is approximated on the basis of 35 institutions from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Data on the network were obtained through a specialised questionnaire survey of representatives of these institut...
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Národní identity a identifikace. Česká republika - Visegrádská čtyřka - Evropská unie

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Authors: Vlachová Klára (ed.)
Kniha je věnována národní identitě Čechů a Češek z různých pohledů. Lidé mají tolik sociálních identit, kolika sociálních skupin jsou členy. Hlavní pozornost je věnována sociální skupině zvané národ, sociálním emocím (národní hrdosti), které lidé k národu mají, národním předsudků...
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Central European Parliaments. First Decade of Democratic Experience and Future Prospectives

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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka, David M. Olson, Petra Rakušanová (eds.)
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Popelka na cestě do Bruselu: České skupiny prosazující rovnost mezi ženami a muži a Evropská unie

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Authors: Císař, Ondřej, Kateřina Vráblíková
The goal of this article is to analyze the impact the EU has had on the Czech women’s groups since the 1990s. The first section debates possible theoretical approaches to the study of the Europeanization of political activism. The second section describes the transformation...
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The Czech Metalworkers´ Federation/ Odborový svaz KOVO (OS KOVO) in Domestic and European Arenas

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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka
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The Europeanization of Social Movements in the Czech Republic: The EU and Local Women’s Groups

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Authors: Císař, Ondřej, Kateřina Vráblíková
The goal of this paper is to analyze the impact the EU has had on Czech women‟s groups since the 1990s. Drawing on both Europeanization and social movement theories, the first section defines the theoretical standpoint of the paper. The second section is focused on the impact of...
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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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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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Democracy Under Stress. Changing Perspectives on Democracy, Governance and Their Measurement

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Authors: Guasti, P., Mansfeldová, Z. (eds.)
Democracy, defined as liberal pluralism, is under stress worldwide. Pluralistic democratic institutions: a free press, civil society and the rule of law all seem to be under attack. Democracies are being hollowed out from within while preserving the fundamental facade of election...
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Participace a partnerství na lokální a regionální úrovni pohledem aktivních institucionálních aktérů

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Authors: Stachová, Jana, Zdenka Vajdová
The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contai...
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Tschechische Republik. Zivilgesellschaft, Verbände und Interessengruppen

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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka
Der Band umfasst systematische Analysen der Verbändelandschaften und der Interessengruppen in 27 europäischen Ländern sowie der Europäischen Union. Die einzelnen Beiträge untersuchen die historische Entwicklung, die rechtlichen Grundlagen, die Strukturen des jeweiligen nationalen...
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Proměny reprezentace zájmů po vstupu do Evropské unie

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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka, Aleš Kroupa (eds.)
The book gives empirically well-founded study of changes of political and legal framework of the Czech Republic, analysis of existing institutional structures for interest representation. It describes the situation at the moment of joining the European Union and changes which hap...
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Beyond inclusion: effects and limits of institutionalised public participation

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Authors: Stöckelová, Tereza
European institutions as well as member states have been recently promoting participatory procedures that are proclaimed to contribute to the legitimacy of political regimes and decision-making processes. Discussing three cases in the controversy over GMOs in the Czech Republic a...
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Organizovaná občanská společnost v České republice po vstupu do Evropské unie

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Authors: Rakušanová, Petra
Chapter evaluates the transformations of Czech organised civil society following accession to the EU. It formulates following conclusions: civil society is shaping the space between private interests and the state in the Czech Republic. The chapter documents the growth in civil p...
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Czech Trade Union in EU Governance

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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka
The central question addressed by this book is whether trade unions from the post-socialist states have successfully represented their interests at the EU level. The chapter deals with the trade unions in the Czech Republic and thein role in EU Governance. 
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Imigrace v České republice v kontextu evropské integrace

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Authors: Leontiyeva, Yana
The process of the Europeanisation of Czech alien and asylum laws seems to be rather inconsistent. The integration into the EU has brought some changes, which have not yet had a profound affect on the actual nature of immigration. Today immigration to the Czech Republic is often...
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Political and Administrative Accountability in the Czech Republic

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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka
The article is on examination of the societal context for political and administrative accountability in the Czech Republic and the role of civil society organizations in this process. 
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