Environmental Values, Beliefs and Behavior in the Czech Republic in Historical and Cross-National Perspective

This project analyzes environmental values and behavior in the Czech Republic in both historical and comparative perspective. The project seeks to make a major contribution to environmental sociology by focusing on four research themes. First, by implementing the 2010 ISSP survey, it will measure the development of post-materialist values across post-communist countries and compare the determinants of those values with Western democracies. Second, it will test a number of theories in explaining pro-environmental behavior in the CR and cross-nationally. Third, is will evaluate whether beliefs about science, technology and the environment support „ecological modernization“ theory. Lastly, it will examine beliefs about the degree of environmental injustice in the CR. In addition to the ISSP survey, the project involves qualitative interviews, panel group discussions, and the secondary analysis of historical data.