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Fialová: "Long-term persistence of low wages can have negative effects on individuals and society"

Economist Kamila Fialová is the author of a new European Commission study on low wages in Central and Eastern European Member States of the European Union. The document Low-wage employment in Central and Eastern European Member States is published w…

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New book: Czech Social Attitudes in the European Context

Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield) publishes the book Czech Social Attitudes in the European Context: In the Heart of Europe.…

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What are the effects of three flagship policies aimed at reducing transport emissions from cars on the sales of specific powertrains in Germany?

The effects of three flagship policies aimed at reducing transport emissions from cars (diesel bans, rebates for battery vehicles, and subsidies for charging station projects) on the sales of Diesel, PHEV, and BEV in Germany? Center for Socio-Economi…

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Pat Lyons: "Being able to recall facts is only one aspect of having political knowledge"

Czech Academy of Sciences recently announced, that nine exceptional scientists obtained a DSc. degree. One of them was Pat Lyons ffrom the Institute of Sociology CAS for his outstanding work Political Knowledge in the Czech Republic. Read the intervi…

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Giving birth as a struggle: between bodily experience and medical practice

Globally, the birth giving practice became highly “medicalised.” Czech legislation reinforces this trend on birth giving by restricting the possibility to choose the place of birth. As a result, vast majority of women give birth in the hospital w…

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