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Authors: Tudzarovska Emilija
Looking into new Geopolitical EU from and the EU Enlargement from historical perspective
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Authors: Lyons, Pat
In this article, a comparison is made between economic and identity explanations of preferences toward EU membership in the Czech Republic. This research demonstrates that economics rather then identity is a more powerful explanation of public opinion toward accession. The result...
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Authors: Večerník, Jiří
The interconnection between economic hardship and political attitudes is analyzed in four East-Central European countries. Two explanatory keys to recent left-turns – the “relative deprivation” and “entitlements” theses – are examined. Financia...
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Authors: Hraba, Joseph, Rehan Mullick, Frederick O. Lorenz, Jiří Večerník, Sangmoon Lee
The post-communist transitions in Europe are both economic and political reforms. Experiences with the economic reforms and attitudes about them might undermine support for the democratic reforms, a possible contradiction embedded in post-communist transitions. We examined first...
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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka
The paper deals with the influence of foreign direct investment on the Europeanization of industrial relations under the term sof ongoing economic and political integration of Europe. The foreign direct investment in CEE countries can play a considerable role in modernizationof t...
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Authors: Mansfeldová, Zdenka
The chapter focuses on the economic policy making between government and parliament. On the beginning there is analysed the legislative framework of this relation, then the division of power between government and parliament, based on the accountability concept. The result of thi...
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Authors: Hála, Jaroslav, Aleš Kroupa, Jaroslav Kux, Zdenka Mansfeldová, Petra Rakušanová
This contribution attempts to evaluate the possibilities of entry into the EMU considering the background of economical development, the political situation and developments in the systems and capacity of industrial relations in the Czech Republic, and considers the role of the m...
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Authors: Večerník, Jiří
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Authors: Merkel, Wolfgang, Zdenka Mansfeldová
The study evaluates the tranformation process and its outcomes in the Czech Republic. It was written acording given outline and criteria as a part of recherche studys for Carl Bertelsmann Price 2001 for succesfull strategies in development and transformation. The study includes a...
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Authors: Stöckelová, Tereza
The chapter deals with the moral and political economy of science while using the concept of "modes of ordering" developed by John Law. On the basis of an ethnographic research in a social scientific academic institution it discusses modes of ordering as they are deploy...
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Authors: Vlachová, Klára (ed.)
In the years 2002 to 2012, Czech society experienced a series of events and changes. Similar events and changes, however, also took place in other European countries. State and development of attitudes, values and behaviour of populations of European countries in connection with...
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Authors: Machonin, Pavel, Milan Tuček, Petr Hartoš, Martin Nekola
The first part of the study looks at various theoretical approaches encompassed with the concept of elites in sociology and at various techniques used to study elites. The second part presents a factual analysis of the development of political and economic elites over the past fi...
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Authors: Mansfeldová, Z., P. Rakušanová
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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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Authors: Pat Lyons and Rita Kindlerová (eds.)
Do Czechs want equality?Are Czechs a nation of grumblers?Are Czechs prejudiced?How do Czechs spend their time?Czexit?What do Czechs think about migrants and do Czechs fear foreigners?Price of the book 350 CZK or US$14 (552 pages)The book is available from a number of on...
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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R., Jiří Večerník (eds.)
The volume presents a study of some of the central dimensions of the complex changes Czechsociety has experienced in connection with the transformation after 1989 and the country’s accessionto the European Union. It expands on standard mainstream economic, sociological and...
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Authors: Petrúšek Ivan
Representative survey of adult population is used to analyse perceptions of existing income inequality and preferences for ideal income distribution in the Czech Republic. On average, Czechs view the distribution of disposable income as more unequal than it actually is. This bias...
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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
In the paper the author describes sociological understanding of the disparities between ideologies of Czech transformation and its social, economic and political reality.
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Authors: Illner, Michal
The chapter sums up findings of research carried out in different countries on the relationship between community size and the effectiveness of local government, of municipal economy, local democracy and local economic development. It adresses itself to the question of integratio...

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