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Restituce majetku a transformace soukromého nájemního bydlení v České republice

Restituce majetku a transformace soukromého nájemního bydlení v České republice

Chapter is focused on three research questions: (1) Why was part of the housing stock in the Czech Republic restituted and why it happened in the form of natural restitution instead of financial compensation? (2) Why was preserved conservative rent control and quasi-ownership of housing even for restituted flats? (3) What were the consequences of property restitution on perceptions towards private rental housing, private landlords and their tenants in the Czech Republic?…

Topics: Housing, Public Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Socioeconomics of Housing

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Standardy bydlení 2007/2008: Faktory vysokých cen vlastnického bydlení v Praze

Standardy bydlení 2007/2008: Faktory vysokých cen vlastnického bydlení v Praze

The goal of the analytical part of the book is to present the main findings from the range of sociological surveys on factors of low financial affordability of owner-occupied housing in Prague. The factors behind high house prices in the capital city are looked for both at the demand as well as at the supply side of the housing market. The unique detailed analysis of the housing supply (housing construction) may serve as a contribution to more general discussion on housing market efficiency. …

Topics: Housing, Regions

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Socioeconomics of Housing

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Standardy bydlení 2010/2011: Sociální nerovnosti a tržní rizika v bydlení

Standardy bydlení 2010/2011: Sociální nerovnosti a tržní rizika v bydlení

Housing Standards 2010/2011 is the fifth monograph in a series with the same title published by the Institute of Sociology AS CR. Although each volume in the series is a separate monograph devoted to one main theme, which in this case is social inequalities in housing and market risks in the housing market in the Czech Republic, they all are divided into a module section and an analytical section devoted to the given main theme. The structure of the module section is the same in each monograph and it is design…

Topics: Housing, Social Inequalities, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Socioeconomics of Housing

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Výskyt obtěžování, úzká definice a bezradnost při řešení: shrnutí hlavních zjištění výzkumu sexuálního obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí a doporučení pro vedení vysokých škol

Výskyt obtěžování, úzká definice a bezradnost při řešení: shrnutí hlavních zjištění výzkumu sexuálního obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí a doporučení pro vedení vysokých škol

The paper sums up the findings based on a research on sexual harassment at university conducted as a part of a research project "Equal opportunities in the science: Analysis of gender barriers and development of talents" kindly supported by the Ministry of Youth and Education CR. The research report has 3 parts. The 1st part presents a findings based on a quantitative survey on a faculty of a Prague University. The 2nd part summarizes the findings based on qualitative survey of in-depth interviews. The 3rd par…

Topics: Gender, Sexuality, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Theory, Data and Analysis. Data Resources for the Study of Politics in the Czech republic

Theory, Data and Analysis. Data Resources for the Study of Politics in the Czech republic

This book deals with empirical research using political survey data and is primarily intended for anyone exploring politics in the Czech Republic using quantitative data. Many of the themes addressed in this study have application to the use of quantitative political data in other national contexts and across the social sciences more generally. This book is divided into three parts: theory, data and analysis. In the first part there is an examination of the theories underpinning the most important source of po…

Topics: Research Methodology, Politics and Political Attitudes, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Jak vytvářet politiky zahrnující problematiku sexuálního obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí a jak je zavádět do praxe?

Jak vytvářet politiky zahrnující problematiku sexuálního obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí a jak je zavádět do praxe?

The paper sums up the findings based on a research on sexual harassment at university conducted as a part of a research project "Equal opportunities in the science: Analysis of gender barriers and development of talents" kindly supported by the Ministry of Youth and Education CR. The research report has 3 parts. The 1st part presents a findings based on a quantitative survey on a faculty of a Prague University. The 2nd part summarizes the findings based on qualitative survey of in-depth interviews. The 3rd par…

Topics: Gender, Sexuality, Public Policy, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Kvalitativní studie sexuálního obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí

Kvalitativní studie sexuálního obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí

The paper sums up the findings based on a research on sexual harassment at university conducted as a part of a research project "Equal opportunities in the science: Analysis of gender barriers and development of talents" kindly supported by the Ministry of Youth and Education CR. The research report has 3 parts. The 1st part presents a findings based on a quantitative survey on a faculty of a Prague University. The 2nd part summarizes the findings based on qualitative survey of in-depth interviews. The 3rd par…

Topics: Gender, Sexuality, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Sexuální obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí v číslech. Kvantitativní studie vybrané fakulty pražské vysoké školy

Sexuální obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí v číslech. Kvantitativní studie vybrané fakulty pražské vysoké školy

The paper sums up the findings based on a research on sexual harassment at university conducted as a part of a research project "Equal opportunities in the science: Analysis of gender barriers and development of talents" kindly supported by the Ministry of Youth and Education CR. The research report has 3 parts. The 1st part presents a findings based on a quantitative survey on a faculty of a Prague University. The 2nd part summarizes the findings based on qualitative survey of in-depth interviews. The 3rd par…

Topics: Gender, Sexuality, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Politická agenda

Politická agenda

The publication presents more than just theoretical approaches, it puts forth a complex and very well-grounded overview of several dimensions and conceptualizations of the given phenomenon, collectively ordered according to the concept of agenda-setting. Despite the usually delimitation of this concept an attempt is made at a more three-dimensional thematic discussion and alongside covering the historical background to the various dimensions of the given phenomenon the publication tries to deal with it in both…

Topics: Media, Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

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Sexuální obtěžování: výzkumný, legislativní a kulturně-historický kontext

Sexuální obtěžování: výzkumný, legislativní a kulturně-historický kontext

The paper sums up the findings based on a research on sexual harassment at university conducted as a part of a research project "Equal opportunities in the science: Analysis of gender barriers and development of talents" kindly supported by the Ministry of Youth and Education CR. The research report has 3 parts. The 1st part presents a findings based on a quantitative survey on a faculty of a Prague University. The 2nd part summarizes the findings based on qualitative survey of in-depth interviews. The 3rd par…

Topics: Gender, Sexuality, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Veřejná agenda

Veřejná agenda

The publication presents more than just theoretical approaches, it puts forth a complex and very well-grounded overview of several dimensions and conceptualizations of the given phenomenon, collectively ordered according to the concept of agenda-setting. Despite the usually delimitation of this concept an attempt is made at a more three-dimensional thematic discussion and alongside covering the historical background to the various dimensions of the given phenomenon the publication tries to deal with it in both…

Topics: Media, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

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První a druhý stupeň nastolování agendy (agenda-setting), rámcování (framing) a vypíchnutí (priming)

První a druhý stupeň nastolování agendy (agenda-setting), rámcování (framing) a vypíchnutí (priming)

The publication presents more than just theoretical approaches, it puts forth a complex and very well-grounded overview of several dimensions and conceptualizations of the given phenomenon, collectively ordered according to the concept of agenda-setting. Despite the usually delimitation of this concept an attempt is made at a more three-dimensional thematic discussion and alongside covering the historical background to the various dimensions of the given phenomenon the publication tries to deal with it in both…

Topics: Media, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

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Sexuální obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí: analýza, souvislosti, řešení

Sexuální obtěžování ve vysokoškolském prostředí: analýza, souvislosti, řešení

The paper sums up the findings based on a research on sexual harassment at university conducted as a part of a research project "Equal opportunities in the science: Analysis of gender barriers and development of talents" kindly supported by the Ministry of Youth and Education CR. The research report has 3 parts. The 1st part presents a findings based on a quantitative survey on a faculty of a Prague University. The 2nd part summarizes the findings based on qualitative survey of in-depth interviews. The 3rd par…

Topics: Gender, Sexuality, Education

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Tradice výzkumů agenda-setting

Tradice výzkumů agenda-setting

Publikace představuje komplexní a současně velmi fundovaný přehled několika rovin a konceptualizací jevu, souhrnně řazeného pod pojem agenda-setting. Navzdory obvyklým vymezením pojmu se pokouší o plastičtější tematizaci a kromě nastínění historického pozadí různých rovin uvedeného jevu se je pokouší uchopit jak teoreticky, tak metodologicky. V tomto smyslu jednoznačně překračuje většinu standardních publikací věnovaných této problematice. Práce je koncipována jako lo…

Topics: Media, Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

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Zasazení konceptu agenda-setting do uvažování o médiích

Zasazení konceptu agenda-setting do uvažování o médiích

The publication presents more than just theoretical approaches, it puts forth a complex and very well-grounded overview of several dimensions and conceptualizations of the given phenomenon, collectively ordered according to the concept of agenda-setting. Despite the usually delimitation of this concept an attempt is made at a more three-dimensional thematic discussion and alongside covering the historical background to the various dimensions of the given phenomenon the publication tries to deal with it in both…

Topics: Media, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

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Spolupráce - rozvojová strategie Orlicka

Spolupráce - rozvojová strategie Orlicka

This study focuses on social capital and the network of links between the organisations involved in activities geared towards the development of tourism in the Pardubice Region. The analysis of their network displays interconnectedness, the trust they show each other in their cooperation and that they place in the process of decision-making on supporting projects to advance tourism. A part of the study focuses on the micro-region of Králicko, the territory at the heart of the Králický Sněžník Tourism Zon…

Topics: Civil Society, Politics and Political Attitudes, Regions, Social Capital

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Sociální distance a prolínání nerovností (třída, gender, rasa/etnicita)

Sociální distance a prolínání nerovností (třída, gender, rasa/etnicita)

The monograph presents review of theoretical frameworks of studying of sociocultural and symbolical inequalities. It pursues relational aspect of inequalities and their cultural dimension (social identity, symbolical placement, cultural praxis). According culturalistic approach inequalities arise in relations among people. Alternative approaches have in common comprehension of particular relations and their spring in interactions: communication and association in mutual ties (social networks).…

Topics: Gender, Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Přímá demokracie v praxi: politika místních referend v České republice

Přímá demokracie v praxi: politika místních referend v České republice

Not only do citizens in most Central European countries have the right to initiate referendums that are binding on local government, this book also shows that citizens in this region are also making greaer use of this possibility. The book focuses on the indentification of factors that lead to the ability of citizens to successfully initiate referendums on locally controversial questions, even in cases when local representatives are hostile to direct democracy.…

Topics: Civil Society, Politics and Political Attitudes, Regions

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Studium sociální struktury jako konstruovaného prostoru. Sociální kategorizace a sociální identita

Studium sociální struktury jako konstruovaného prostoru. Sociální kategorizace a sociální identita

The monograph presents review of theoretical frameworks of studying of sociocultural and symbolical inequalities. It pursues relational aspect of inequalities and their cultural dimension (social identity, symbolical placement, cultural praxis). According culturalistic approach inequalities arise in relations among people. Alternative approaches have in common comprehension of particular relations and their spring in interactions: communication and association in mutual ties (social networks).…

Topics: Identity, Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Sociální distance a interakce: relační přístup ke studiu stratifikace

Sociální distance a interakce: relační přístup ke studiu stratifikace

The monograph presents review of theoretical frameworks of studying of sociocultural and symbolical inequalities. It pursues relational aspect of inequalities and their cultural dimension (social identity, symbolical placement, cultural praxis). According culturalistic approach inequalities arise in relations among people. Alternative approaches have in common comprehension of particular relations and their spring in interactions: communication and association in mutual ties (social networks).…

Topics: Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Interrupce v České republice: zápas o ženská těla

Interrupce v České republice: zápas o ženská těla

The book deals with the development of politics of abortion in the Czech Republic since 1957. Based on the research of discourses and institutions of abortion it develops the aproach of discursive institutionalism. The politics of abortion are analysed as specific socialist governmentalities, existing during the communist regime.…

Topics: Gender, Family, Public Policy

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Sociální distance, interakce, relace a kategorizace: alternativní teoretické perspektivy studia sociální stratifikace

Sociální distance, interakce, relace a kategorizace: alternativní teoretické perspektivy studia sociální stratifikace

The monograph presents review of theoretical frameworks of studying of sociocultural and symbolical inequalities. It pursues relational aspect of inequalities and their cultural dimension (social identity, symbolical placement, cultural praxis). According culturalistic approach inequalities arise in relations among people. Alternative approaches have in common comprehension of particular relations and their spring in interactions: communication and association in mutual ties (social networks).…

Topics: Identity, Interpersonal Relations, Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Finanční podpora rodin s dětmi v České republice v evropském kontextu

Finanční podpora rodin s dětmi v České republice v evropském kontextu

The book explores the structure and level of financial support addressed to families with children in the Czech Republic and 16 other European countries as of January 2004. Through analysis of tax-benefit system it examines where the Czech Republic stands in respect of family support within the European context and assesses which European policy is most similar to the Czech model of financial family support.…

Topics: Care, Family, Social Policy

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Agenda-setting: teoretické přístupy

Agenda-setting: teoretické přístupy

The publication presents more than just theoretical approaches, it puts forth a complex and very well-grounded overview of several dimensions and conceptualizations of the given phenomenon, collectively ordered according to the concept of agenda-setting. Despite the usually delimitation of this concept an attempt is made at a more three-dimensional thematic discussion and alongside covering the historical background to the various dimensions of the given phenomenon the publication tries to deal with it in both…

Topics: Media, Public Opinion, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

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Občanská společnost v regionech České republiky

Občanská společnost v regionech České republiky

Book focuses on regional and local aspects of civil society in the Czech Republic. The theoretical section contains a summary of the development of knowledge in the field of civil society and civic participation from two partly opposing perspectives – the institutional and the socio-cultural. The results of empirical study of two selected regions indicate that both institutional and socio-cultural factors play a role in the development of civil society.…

Topics: Civil Society, Regions

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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