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33 Publications

Educational Pathways and their Role in Occupational and Class Attainment in Czech Society.

This article introduces a new approach to the study of the association between education and socio-economic outcomes in the Czech Republic: educational pathways, which are the primary channels of study involving at least two educational transitions with qualitatively different tracks. Based on Czech Household Panel Study data, we operationalize Czech educational pathways between secondary and tertiary education, and examine the role of eight different educational paths on ESeC-derived social classes, contraste…

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Social Stratification

Gender Differences in Intergenerational Occupational Persistence and Mobility in Central Europe.

This article investigates intergenerational occupational persistence and mobility across Central Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Po-land and Slovakia) based on EU-SILC survey data from 2005, 2011 and 2019. Social Stratification in Eastern Europe survey data from 1993 is also used as a historical comparison. These surveys are uniquely suited for the analysis of occupational mobility because of their large sample sizes and the inclusion of detailed parental occupation data. I report gender differences …

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Social Stratification

Concise survey measures for the Big Five personality traits

Topics: Family, Social Inequalities, Education

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Social Stratification

Regulace lobbingu v České republice. Od myšlenky ke konceptu a implementaci

[Regulation of Lobbying in the Czech Republic: From Idea to Concept and Implementation]The Czech Republic does not have any law that defines lobbying, establishes rules of proper conduct between lobbyists and politicians, or provides transparency into those relationships. The purpose of this publication is to bring public attention to the importance of the regulation of lobbying in the fight against corruption in the Czech Republic and to present major legislative recommendations in this area that have been su…

Topics: Corruption

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Corruption in the Czech Republic: Politicians and Managers' Perceptions

The study on corruption perceptions in the Cyech Republic was the result of a survey in which 548 politicians and 646 businesspeople participated. The study found that politicians perceive corruption as the most extensive in offices of central administration and in statutory cities, in construction and public procurement, etc. The study also mapped out the views of politicians about the measures that should limit corruption in the Czech Republic.…

Topics: Corruption

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

The Changing Face of Czech Environmentalism

Topics: Lifestyle

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Hranice, spravedlnost a životní prostředí: Vývoz odpadu za hranice jakožto problém environmentální spravedlnosti

The article analyzes the problem of the illegal importing of waste into the Czech Republic from the pojnt of view of environmental justice, point sout the komplex cause of the phenomenon and offers answers to the question of why it will not be easy to solve.…

Topics: Lifestyle

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

To Each According to His Birth

Topics: Social Inequalities, Education

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Greens Take Root

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Is Corruption a Strategy for Life Success in the Czech Republic?

Topics: Economy, Corruption, Work

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Scandal in Bohemia

Topics: Public Policy, Education

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Petr Matějů, Jana Straková: Unequal Chances in Education: Educational Inequalities in the Czech Republic

An extended book review that overviews the arguments, data and analysis of the book Nerovné šance na vzdělaní (Unequal Chances in Education), edited by Petr Mateju and Jana Strakova.…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Education

Publication Type: Published review

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Cesty k efektivní přímé demokracii: česká místní referenda v regionálním srovnání

The paper presents initial results of a research project on the politics of local referendums in the Czech Republic, situating the Czech experience in the context of other Visegrad states. Data on Czech local referendums from 2000-2005 have been compiled from multiple sources – local and national newspapers, data from municipal, district and regional authorities, interviews, and statistical indicators – to ensure the completeness and comprehensiveness of the dataset.…

Topics: Civil Society, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

The RC28 Spring Meeting in Brno, 24-27 May 2007

The article overviewed the international conference of the ISA association (International Sociological Association) International - RC28 Spring Meeting "Social Inequality and Mobility in the Process of Social Transformation," co-organized by the Institute of Sociology, ASCR, v.vand the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University in Brno, May 24-27 2007…

Topics: Migration and Mobility, Social Inequalities, Transformation

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Determination of College Expectations in OECD Countries: The Role of Individual and Structural Factors

The aim of the paper is to assess the effect of education system stratification, its vocational specificity and permeability on the formation of educational aspirations in OECD countries participating in PISA 2003. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of ability, gender, and socioeconomic background…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Education

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Rozdílné mechanismy – stejné nerovnosti. Změny v determinaci vzdělanostních aspirací mezi roky 1989 a 2003

The paper addresses the changes in the role of social background in the formation of educational aspirations of adolescents during the social transformation in the Czech Republic. Using the data from surveys carried out in 1989 a 2003, the authors test the hypothesis that in 1989 the social origin had a strong direct effect on aspirations, while in 2003 its effect was primarily indirect. However, the overall effect remained very strong.…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Transformation, Education

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Macro-Micro Linkages and the Role of Mechanisms in Social Stratification Research

This article proposes a new conceptual framework based on social mechanisms and the multileveled nature of the stratification process. The authors argue that the identification of social mechanisms should be a core aspect of sociological explanation. They apply their conceptual framework to stratification research, where the authors observe that the micro-to-macro linkage is one of the least explored, but also one of the most promising, areas of future research.…

Topics: Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

The Perceived Value of Education and Educational Aspirations in the Czech Republic: Changes in the Determination of Educational Aspirations between 1989 and 2003

This article analyzes changes in the determination of Czech educational aspirations from 1989 to 2003, on the basis of social origin, ability, gender and other factors. The empirical research is based on a comparison of Czech data from the "Rodina ’89" and the 2003 PISA-L surveys. The article hypothesizes that social origin had a stronger direct impact on educational aspirations in 1989, while in 2003 it had a much stronger indirect influence. The empirical results confirm this hypothesis.…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Education

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

The Inequality of Participation: Re-examining the Role of Social Stratification and Post-Communism on Political Participation in Europe

This article compares the determinants of political participation, across 23 European countries, posing the question whether and to what degree social inequalities in political participation differ between post-communist and Western countries. The data for the analysis is from the second round of the ESS survey, conducted in 2004-2005. The article’a analysis demonstrates that the effect of social stauts variables, and mainly gender, on political participaiton are larger across post-communist countries than t…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Social Inequalities, Transformation

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Perceived Corruption, Distributive Justice, and the Legitimacy of the System of Social Stratification in the Czech Republic

This article examines the relationship between social justice norms and the perceived legitimacy of the social stratification system in the Czech Republic. Despite the fact that meritocratic values have remained the dominant part of ideology in the Czech Republic throughout the transformation process, those values have played only a very minor role in fostering evaluations of system legitimacy, such as perceptions of system closure and widespread inequality. This article argues that perceived corruption is the…

Topics: Corruption, Legitimacy, Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Restratifikace české politiky. Vývoj třídně podmíněného volebního chování v České republice v letech 1992–2010

This article focused on the transformation of class voting in the Cyech Republic with the use of the best data available and analytical methods used in the international literature. Contrarz to that literature, we found that there has been a strengthening of the role of class membership on voting behavior. While in the Western countries studied in the literature this trend is decling or fluctuating, in the Cyech Republic it is the opposite.…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Politika odvolání jako inovativní nástroj prosazování transparentnosti a občanské účasti ve slovenské a polské místní samosprávě

This article examines the recall process in Polish and Slovak local government, where disatisfied residents have already ousted from power dozens of mayors, often on the basis of perceived corruption or abuse of power. In these countries, the local recall is among the most important innovations supporting civic engagement. The article assesses the recall as an instrument of democratic innovation and determines whether it offers a form of decision-making capable of resolving major local conflicts.…

Topics: Corruption, Civil Society, Public Administration

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Kontinuita a změna přesvědčení o distributivní spravedlnosti v České republice v letech 1991 až 2009

The article analyzes, on the basis of social surveys conducted in 1991, 1995, 2006 and 2009, the development of beliefs about distributive justice in the Czech Republic and Germany and the rootedness of those values in the stratification system.…

Topics: Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Two Decades of Value Change: The Crystallization of Meritocratic and Egalitarian Beliefs in the Czech Republic

Two decades ago, scholars predicted that the economic and political transformations underway in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe would be accompanied by fundamental shifts in societal values and norms. Unlike political reforms, changes in societal norms were believed to take place gradually, as individuals became increasingly socialized by new institutions and conditions. In this article, we analyze change in a core set of societal norms—beliefs in distributive justice—in the Czech Republi…

Topics: Value Orientations, Transformation

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Civic initiatives in the context of legal uncertainty

In this article, we analyse initiatives organized by groups outside of formal politics that involve political confrontation with elected officials, and the need for recourse to the courts. We show that a civic initiative submitted by a proposer gives the voter not only the option to constrain the mayor but also the possibility of learning the mayor's type from the signals conveyed in the legal contest over the validity of the initiative. We show that, ex ante, signalling in the context of legal uncertainty …

Topics: Civil Society

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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