Books published by the institute

Zygmunt Bauman in Prague – a New Impulse for Czech Sociology

The article informs about visit of renowned sociologist Zygmunt Bauman in Prague, where he received an honorary doctorate from Charles University. It reviews also his lecture, he gave at this occasion at the Faculty of Social Sciences.…

Topics: History of Sociology

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

The Paradox of the Czech Way of Coping with the EU Accession. The Case of Legislative Planning

Building upon a detailed study of the procedural arrangements and practices of Czech cabinet decision-making and law preparation in the years 1998–2004, the authors examine the question of whether the strategy of coping with legislative demands related to EU accession agenda based on the rediscovered legislative planning, enhanced or reduced the ability of the Czech government to draft (and implement) medium- and long-term policies. …

Topics: European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Policy

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

Konference The European Parliament Election of 2004

Topics: European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

Fifth Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

Překlad textu Jaggar, Alison M.: „Zachraňte Aminu“: Globální spravedlnost pro ženy a interkulturní dialog

Western moral and political theorists have recently devoted considerable attention to the perceived victimisation of women by non-western cultures. In this paper, the author argues that conceiving injustice to poor women in poor countries primarily as a matter of their oppression by illiberal cultures presents an understanding of their situation that is crucially incomplete. This incomplete understanding distorts Western theorists’ comprehension of our moral relationship to women elsewhere in the world and s…

Topics: Gender, Regions

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Gender & Sociology

Letní škola Metod a technik ECPR

Topics: Research Methodology

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

Letní škola kvantitativních metod v sociálních vědách (École d´été de Lille en Méthodes Quantitatives des Sciences Sociales)

Topics: Research Methodology

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

Nový zdroj sociologických dat

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

Projekt EuReporting a evropský systém sociálního zpravodajství

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

Czech-Slovak Sociology Days in Prague

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

Česko-slovenské sociologické dny

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

Zasedání CESSDA v Praze a integrace datových služeb

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

New tool for measuring quality of working life

A new tool has been designed to measure the quality of working life in the Czech Republic, based on subjective assessments of workers. The tool is based on standard, large-scale questionnaire surveys. It aims to map a wide range of aspects characterising working life, while taking into account not only an individual’s satisfaction with each aspect of work but also the importance of these factors for the worker.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Work, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Šetření rodiny a reprodukce

Topics: Family, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

Postavení žen v české vědě a aktivity na jejich podporu. Monitorovací zpráva za rok 2009

The publication aims to highlight the position of women in Czech science and the importance of addressing gender equality on the policy level in general. The first part of the report provides an statistical overview, then summarizes the activities of science and state institutions in the field of gender equality in 2009, continues with analyzing of discursive strategies of institutions, that results in the persistent unactivity at the level of science policy, and shows how are male and female scientist represe…

Topics: Gender, Media, Sociology of Sciences

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science