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Comparative Discourse Analysis of the Security-Privacy Dilemma: Salience of Security Issues in Printed Media.

New technologies represent opportunities (to ensure safety) and threats (to privacy and freedom), and also emphasize key tensions - between security and freedom/privacy and between security and its various costs (economic, health, public support, etc.). The dilemma of our times, for civil society, governments, the media, and individual citizens, is the level of safety we desire and at what price. In this process, the role of the media surpasses that of an intermediary and is important in the following five way…

Topics: Media

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Values and Politics

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Pocit bezpečí v kriminologickém kontextu

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Values and Politics

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Indikátory obav z kriminality v českých sociálněvědních výzkumech

Indikátory obav z kriminality v českých sociálněvědních výzkumech

While fear of crime is frequently discussed internationally, it is currently addressed by only a limited number of Czech studies. The aim of the paper is to present the main methodological concepts that have influenced the research on fear of crime and the design of indicators by which this phenomenon is measured. Furthermore, we evaluate and compare fear of crime measures in three surveys – the Euro-Justis pilot project, the fifth wave of the large-scale international European Social Survey and a survey of …

Topics: Criminality

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Values and Politics

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Willingness to Cooperate with the Police in Four Central European Countries

Willingness to Cooperate with the Police in Four Central European Countries

Social order and security depend on mutual cooperation between the police and the public. Since the majority of crime is not detected by the police itself, informal control is needed to ensure order in society. This article aims to describe the circumstances under which people´s willingness to cooperate with the police is enhanced. Recent studies show that public compliance and cooperation with authorities who carry out criminal proceedings are linked with the extent to which people perceive these authorities…

Topics: Trust/Social Cohesion, Legitimacy

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Values and Politics

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Proč potřebujeme rodinu, práci a přátele

Proč potřebujeme rodinu, práci a přátele

The book explores the issues of happiness and life satisfaction in the contemporary Czech society. Chapters focus on the concept of happines, work, money, family, and social capital.…

Topics: Intergenerational Relations, Care, Work, Family, Public health

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Discourses and Justification of Security and Risk

This deliverable presents a comparative analysis of discourses and justifications of security and risk in newspapers in ten countries both within EU (Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland) and outside of the EU (Mexico, the USA) as well as in four security expert blogs. Deliverable analyses channels and patterns of communication and risk prevention for specific target groups.Předkládaný text popisuje a srovnává analýzu diskursů a zdůvodnění témat bezpečnosti a r…

Topics: Criminality, Media, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

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Communication Patterns and Effective Channels of Communication

This deliverable combines qualitative and quantitative survey methods to provide an analysis of communication channels and patterns between policy makers, stakeholders (i.e. companies), and citizens in the areas of security and risk in regards to three specific areas – air transport, public transport, and critical national infrastructure in ten countries. Analysis focuses on the trade-offs among security, privacy, health and personal dignity.Předkládaný text analyzuje za použití kvalitativních a kvanti…

Topics: Media, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

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Rodina a zdraví - jejich vzájemné souvislosti

Rodina a zdraví - jejich vzájemné souvislosti

The goal of the book is to explore the link between individual’s family situation and health. The book is divided into 8 chapters. They focus on the data description, definition of health, and link between health and healthy life style and partnership status, parenthood, or quality of partnership. The final chapter is devoted to the caring function of the family. Permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0239866…

Topics: Care, Family, Public health

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

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Hating Thy Imaginary Neighbor: An Analysis of Antisemitism in Slovakia

Topics: Religion and religiosity, Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Values and Politics

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The Quality of Democracy in the Czech Republic

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

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The Europeanisation of Parliaments in Central and Eastern Europe

Topics: European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

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Risk Perception Research Literature and Data Review

Topics: Media, Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

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Report on Expert Blogs Analysis

Topics: Globalization, Criminality, Media

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

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Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

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Choosing a Leader: An Examination of Party Members Preferences in a Leadership Election

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Stranická identifikace a volební chování

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Diskuse o ratifikaci Lisabonské smlouvy a Parlament ČR

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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