Inconspicuous innovations and resilience in the urban context: Researching global questions through Central and Eastern European cities

Projekt
This project is supported by the 2020 Lumina Quaeruntur award of the Czech Academy of Sciences. It establishes a new research team - The Centre for the Study of Social Change and the Material Environment (CESCAME) based at the Institute of Sociology.  
Trvání projektu: 2021 - 2025
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Instagramming the Self: Gender norms, authenticity strategies and influencer culture

Projekt
The aim of the project is to explore how the notion of authenticity is perceived, (re)produced and (re)constructed by female Instagram influencers.The notion of authenticity has gained prominent place in the latest research on social media and digital communication platforms. In...
Trvání projektu: 2020 - 2022
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Sustainable Energy and Society. Work Package within the Strategy AV21 Research Program Sustainable Energy

Projekt
Globální klimatická krize urychluje přechod k udržitelné energetice. Země EU mění přístup k hospodaření s elektřinou a teplem a ke koncepci dopravy. Do tohoto procesu významně promlouvá přehodnocení energetických politiky vlivem vojenské invaze Ruska na Ukrajinu.
Trvání projektu: 2022 - 2026
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Income poverty: Household expenses and indebtedness in European countries

Projekt
Complex studies on the theoretical, methodological and empirical issues of income poverty in relation to household expenses and liabilities are generally lacking in European research. The missing dimensions of housing costs, regular expenditures and debt payments in income-based...
Trvání projektu: 2023 - 2025
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Between market and alternatives: household food resilience in uncertain times (FoodRes)

Projekt
Environmental degradation, the pandemic and growing food prices highlighted the vulnerability and unsustainability of the current food system. Its resilience can be enhanced by developing closer links with informal sources of food. The recent research shifted the interpretation o...
Trvání projektu: 2024 - 2026
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