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In conditions of Czechoslovakia between the wars it is extremly difficult to describe precisely the right-left polarisation in politics. It is even more difficult to define pro system and anti-system politics, at least in relation to institutions. Ideological antagonism was made insignificant by the mechanism of political party competition backed by enforced consensus. So-called state-forming parties were pressed to the political centre and strong anti-state opposition made any reasonable democratic alternativ…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Všeobecné volební právo jako demokratický axiom: některé konsekvence pro teorii i praxi moderní masové demokracie

Text outlines some aspects of people‘s decision making process during elections in modern mass democracies. Particularly, the aspect of (in)competence of electorate or, as the case may be, the problem of rationality of the political audiance that creates the public opinion. The arguments proving the discrepancy between the normativ and the empiric character of public opinion are purposly disbalanced based on the evaluation of reality. This, however, does not in any way influence the evaluation of adequacy of…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Sociální a demografický profil voličského zázemí českých politických stran

The aim of this article is to signify the profile of the Czech politoval parties from the point of view of thein voters and with reference to some fundamentals determinant of voting behaviour. Text tries to apply the teoretic bases and empirical research to the current Czech party system.…

Topics: Media, Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Normativní a empirické předpoklady moderní demokracie aneb Janusovská tvář veřejného mínění

The following text outlines some aspects of people´s decision making process during elections in modern mass democracies. Particularly, the aspect of (in)competence of electorate or, as the case may be, the problem of rationality of the political audiance that creates the public opinion. The arguments proving the discrepancy between the normativ and the empiric character of public opinion are purposly disbalanced based on the evaluation of reality. This, however, does not in any way influence the evaluation o…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Pluralita paměti a komunistická minulost: Česká veřejnost a její reflexe roku 1989 a polistopadového vývoje

Text presents the results of sociological survey, conducted by Center for Public Opinion Research, Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, in september 2009. This extensive field survey mapped attitudes and public opinion on selected topics and issues that touch the twentieth anniversary of the November revolution in 1989.…

Topics: Value Orientations, Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Raymond Aron: Angažovaný pozorovatel

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Published review

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Strany a voliči v zrcadle předvolebních výzkumů veřejného mínění

Eighteen scholars analysed elections into the Chamber of Deputies from different points of view. The first part of the publication is dedicated to the events that preceded the elections (primary elections within the parties, election campaign, and programmes of the parties). In the following part electoral behaviour is analysed on the basis of results from the questionnaire surveys and the results of the elections are studied from the views of the influence of electoral reform, system of preferential voting an…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Anatomie volebního výběru: veřejné mínění a konceptualizace stranické identifikace v soudobé politologii a sociologii

The paper provides a theoretical outline of the conditions, laws and parameters of electoral decision-making (or political choice in general) from the perspective of contemporary social sciences.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Středoevropské sousedství v perspektivě veřejného mínění

Strategic agenda focused on integration and development of good relationships with neighbour states represents crucial foreign politics aim of Czech Republic. Deepening of central – european cooperation with neighbour EU member states - Germany and Austria as well as with the countries of Visegrad Group (Slovakia, Hungary, Poland) must be naturally supported by approval of public opinion. The main topic of this paper is not the analysis of regional focus of czech politics but civil reflexion of relationships…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Policy, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Stranická identifikace českých voličů

Centre for Public Opinion Research focuses on czech public attitudes to political Parties in its regular surveys. This paper deals with development of Party preferences after Parliament Poll in 2002, when dynamic sections in structure and after Poll development of citizen’s tendency to Parties were only the only changes in sympathy towards both strongest Parties : ČSSD and ODS. The paper also consists of analysis of the survey, which uncovers intensity of relationship between electors and political Party an…

Topics: Value Orientations, Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Češi a komunismus po dvaceti letech: o čem vypovídají sociologická šetření

Contribution was focused on the transformation of the Czech public views on the past and the present regime on many other aspects of private and public life. Based on the results of sociological surveys, among others, notes that there is no uniform or consistent memory of the nation in relation to Communism.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Historická reflexe minulosti aneb "ostalgie" v Německu a Česku

Proceedings of essays that compare and reflect ostalgia speeches in the Czech Republic and Germany in many different levels: political, social, including the use of "ostalgia" in commercial areas, educational and cultural. In Proceedings contributed with their views of representatives of various disciplines: political science, sociology, cultural studies, history and media studies.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Sociological Data, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

České veřejné mínění a Evropská unie

The article focuses on the development of Czech public attitudes towards the EU from the 90s to the present. It is based on a large number of sociological studies that deal with various aspects of the relationship of the Czech public toward European integration (the extent of information, the perceived benefits and risks of integration, attitude towards adoption of a common European currency, the impact of the accession to the EU, satisfaction with EU membership, etc.)…

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

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre