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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Interaction Between Government and Parliamentary Opposition in the Czech Republic
The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on parliamentary activities have recently become a trending topic. The pandemic presented both challenges and opportunities for governments and parliaments. During times of crisis, government-parliament and government-opposition relations can result in contrasting expectations and outcomes with regard to democratic norms. While consensus on crisis measures between governments and opposition parties can increase public trust and legitimacy, criticism by the opposition is es…
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes
Tradice a konstrukce tradice české reformace v novodobých protestantských církvích.
Článek analyzuje, jak moderní české protestantské církve artikulují a využívají tradici historické české reformace.
The article analyses how modern Czech Protestant churches articulate and utilise tradition of historical Bohemian Reformation.…
Sleep Practices among Parents and Childless Individuals.
While sleep is genetically determined to some extent, it is also largely socially driven. Previous research on sleep is mostly biomedical and inconsistent since the number of analysed sleep variables is limited and it often does not distinguish between genders and parents based on the age of their child/ren. Using representative data from the Czech Household Panel Study (2018) with answers from 2,017 childless individuals and 1,022 parents and employing a method of propensity score matching, the manuscript use…
Publication Type: Article with impact factor
Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive
Za stejnou práci stejná odměna? Genderová rovnost v odměňování v různých kontextech trhu práce.
Přestože mezinárodní srovnání poukazují na genderové rozdíly v odměňování (GPG) jako na významný problém trhu práce ČR, nebyla mu donedávna věnována hlubší výzkumná ani politická pozornost. S využitím dat, propojujících zaměstnané s jejich pracovišti, článek odpovídá na otázku, zda byli muži a ženy v letech 2005 – 2020 odměňováni za stejnou práci stejně a jaká část celkového GPG je způsobena segregací žen a mužů do různých zaměstnání, do různých pr…
Organizační charakteristiky, transparentnost v odměňování a GPG.
Předchozí výzkum poukázal na významnou roli charakteristik pracovišť, do kterých muži a ženy nejčastěji směřují, na vysvětlení rozdílů v jejich výdělcích. Gender pay gap bývá nejčastěji analyzován z hlediska osobních charakteristik žen a mužů a charakteristik jejich práce, organizačním charakteristikám byla ale doposud věnována jen malá pozornost. V této studii se zaměřujeme na tento méně probádaný kontext ovlivňující GPG a klademe si následující otázky: 1) j…
Role of Actors in the Processes of Sustainable Development at Local Level—Experiences From the Czech Republic.
In this text we are interested in the preconditions for, and opportunities provided by sustainable development at local level in non-metropolitan areas, i. e., in rural areas and villages. These areas are generally seen as having an important role in achieving sustainability. The literature review highlights the general principles of endogenous development with an emphasis on local resources including human potential and social capital, and the Czech context. In practice, the empowerment and cooperation of reg…
Rally and Rage: The Gap between Specific and Pandemic-Specific Support for Governments in Europe.
In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public generally expressed high pandemic-specific support for their governments. Analysis based on ESS Round 10 COVID-19 module data from 20 countries shows, however, that there was a gap between pandemic-specific and specific support for governments in European states. A positive gap in favor of pandemic-specific support for governments was found among 52.7% of the respondents, while a negative trend was observed among 24.0% of the respondents. Younger people, those self…
Public(s), education and education policy: values, attitudes, reasoning and experience.
The report contains findings from quantitative and qualitative research on the views of the general population, the population of parents of children aged 6 to 20, and the professional community, teachers and principals, on education and education policies. The main themes are inequalities in education, the content of education, parental participation and response, and the teaching profession.…
Mental health conditions and help-seeking among Ukrainian war refugees in Czechia: A cross-sectional study.
We aimed to screen Ukrainian war refugees (UWR) in Czechia for depression and anxiety, and to assess their recognition of personal mental health problems and related help-seeking.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study on a sample of UWR in Czechia. We used PHQ-8 and GAD-7 to screen for depression and anxiety, SELF-I to assess the recognition of respondents' own mental health problems, and a set of questions regarding mental health-related help-seeking.FindingsOur sample consisted of 1,347 UWR. More than 4…
Motivation for households’ investment in photovoltaics in Czechia: An exploratory factor analysis.
Photovoltaics (PV) are an integral part of the climate neutrality transition, aside from reducing fossil fuel consumption, they provide additional and impactful private and societal benefits. When purchasing PV, the decision-making of small investors is a complex process. We investigate how households decide to invest in PV on rooftops. From a sample of over 2500 respondents, we found that while personal financial benefits are the primary motivation for acquiring PV plants, other variables, such as production …
What shapes the concentration/deconcentration processes? The factors influencing internal migration of immigrants in Czechi
The distribution of foreigners is becoming an essential part of socio-geographical differentiation of Czechia. In addition to international migration, the spatial distribution patterns of non-natives are further modified according to their internal mobility, which, compared to the majority population, is much higher. On the basis of the population registry and a quantitative survey (N = 912), we analyzed internal mobility of two of the most numerous groups of immigrants in Czechia (Vietnamese and Ukrainians). …
Občanská vybavenost malých obcí: diagnóza, standardy, plánování
The civic amenities of small local communities are an essential issue in rural development planning and are also becoming a frequent theme in rural support campaigns. However, a detailed empirical analysis of amenities in local communities and their evolution over time has not yet been conducted in the Czech Republic. The article provides a fundamental quantitative analysis of civic amenities in small communities, the dynamics of their development, and the underlying factors that influence their localisation. …
Disadvantaged and Disadvantaging Regions: Opportunity Structures and Social Disadvantage in Rural Peripheries
Regional peripheralisation has been repeatedly described as a process resulting in the combination of regional structural and social disadvantage. In theory, peripheries are characterised by the interdependence of these two types of disadvantage. Few studies have examined this interdependence in rural peripheries across several countries. In this study, we operationalise rural peripherality combining poor opportunity structures that constrain the social and economic opportunities of the local population, …
Socially disadvantaged people in rural peripheries in East Germany and the Czech Republic: cumulation of difficult conditions for coping with everyday life?
The question, whether and how spatial and social disadvantages overlap and what this means in terms of individual achievements is of crucial importance to rural sociology. Empirically, however, only few studies on this topical issue are available so far. The paper presents the conceptual and methodological approach as well as selected findings of a recently completed cross-national, German-Czech research project.…
Co-creating Gender Equality in Czech Academia: External and Internal Factors
In the Czech Republic, gender equality in public higher education and research has been championed for over twenty years by the Centre for Gender and Science at the Czech Academy of Sciences. Nevertheless, concrete policies and measures have been slow in coming and they have always required protracted negotiations with the relevant stakeholders at the national level. In the past two years, the situation has changed significantly due to both external and internal circumstances. Externally, the introduction of g…
Topics: Gender, Education
Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article
Department: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science
Czech Republic: Political Developments and Data in 2021. Historic Electoral Loss of the Left.
This report represents a contribution to the Political Data Yearbook, which is published yearly by European Journal of Political Research. Several important events occurred in Czech politics in 2021. The cabinet of Prime Minister Babiš primarily focused on tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Four cabinet changes were made, two affecting the Health Minister and two affecting the Foreign Minister. The Constitutional Court repealed several sections of the electoral law governing the general election, leaving only a …
The Polls—Trends: Welfare Regimes and Support for Income Redistribution in Europe.
Income redistribution and changes in redistributive policies are highly contested issues that often have a bearing on societal debate and electoral competition. Using European Social Survey data, we trace trends in public attitudes toward income redistribution in 18 European countries from 2002 to 2019, a time period which included the Great Recession, the 2015 migrant crisis, and an increase in income inequality. Although attitudes toward income redistribution were relatively stable, trends presented by count…
Czech Republic: Political Developments and Data in 2022: Parallel Crises Give the New Government No Time to Waste.
The war in Ukraine dominated Czech politics in 2022. The Cabinet of Petr Fiala militarily and politically supported the Ukrainian defence efforts against the Russian adversary. Fiala visited Ukraine twice in 2022 (being the first Western leader, along with the Slovenian and Polish prime ministers, to meet with Zelensky in Kyiv on 15 March). Senate and local elections occurred in the autumn. Fiala’s party (Civic Democratic Party, ODS) had the strongest showing in the Senate election, while the ANO party of th…
Využití víceúrovňových modelů při analýze kontextuálních efektů míry ekonomické aktivity na podporu přerozdělování v komparativních longitudinálních datech.
Tento článek analyzuje souvislosti mezi mírou ekonomické aktivity v evropských zemích a postoji k přerozdělování příjmů. Článek zároveň ukazuje, jak specifikovat víceúrovňový model při analýze kontextuálních efektů, představuje několik typů struktur náhodných efektů a možnosti centrování vysvětlujících proměnných v komparativních longitudinálních datech. U v čase měnících se kontextuálních proměnných, jako je například míra ekonomické aktivity, je kontextu…
Czech Republic: Political Developments and Data in 2023. Legislative Battles: Pension Law Amendment and Opposition Obstructionism.
The 2023 Czech presidential elections, characterized by high turnout and the victory of retired General Petr Pavel in a run-off against former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, marked a significant shift in the country’s political landscape. These elections were marked by intense debates on candidates’ backgrounds and foreign policy orientations, highlighting voters’ preference for pro-Western ideals. Meanwhile, the Cabinet of Petr Fiala witnessed four ministerial changes affecting the Ministry of the Enviro…
Vynálezce a zlepšovatel. Drobné socialistické podnikání v mezích normalizačních plánů.
Zlepšovatelství, respektive takzvané zlepšovatelské hnutí představovalo před rokem 1989 součást snah o zlepšení výkonnosti československého hospodářství. Figurovalo v rámci představ o vědecko-technické revoluci a vědecko-technickém pokroku jako způsob, jak dynamizovat a posunout stagnující socialistickou hospodářskou soustavu na úroveň vyspělých kapitalistických ekonomik, a to prostřednictvím racionalizace a optimalizace průmyslové výroby a jejího řízení. I přes vzr…
Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article
Department: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science
”Why I don’t want to be an academic anymore?” When academic identity contributes to academic career attrition.
The study focuses on academic career attrition in the context of neoliberal academia and science policies emphasizing the need for excellence and social responsibility in academic production. The goal is to understand the relation between the development of academic identity and attrition among those who have left the academic path up to five years after PhD completion, with acknowledgement of the effect that academic identity has on academic career ambitions. Based on 28 narrative interviews with former acade…
Publication Type: Article with impact factor
Department: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science
Bariéry v systému pomoci obětem partnerského násilí.
Kvalitativní výzkum překážek, jež brání přeživším genderově podmíněného partnerského násilí toto násilí zastavit a účinně řešit i jeho dopady na sebe a své okolí poukázal na roztříštěnost systému pomoci a jeho častou faktickou nefunkčnost, která se zdá vyplývat z jeho vlastního nastavení. Výzkum ukázal častou bagatelizaci a hierarchizaci násilných projevů a potvrdil dříve konstatovanou omezenou schopnost systému násilí účinně zastavit. Výzkum se zaměřil…
Publication Type: Other Publication
Department: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science
Who Gets heard/hurt in Gender-Based Domestic Violence Research: Comparing Ethical Concerns in Three Qualitative Research Designs.
Purpose: The study presents the ethical concerns the authors have identified as necessary to address for methodologically sound qualitative research with survivors of gender-based violence. The aim is to define questions that need to be addressed before research with this vulnerable and diverse group can be considered so that the threat of inflicting further harm is mitigated and the possible positive impact of research is increased. We outline and compare the merits and possible drawbacks of three different a…
Publication Type: Article with impact factor
Department: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science
How Does „The Share of the Pie“ Matter? European Empirics on the Financial Satisfaction of Partners.
This paper aims to extend the knowledge of the relationship between within-couple income distribution and partners’ financial satisfaction, using data from the EU-SILC 2013 for 15 European countries, for the first time including data from Eastern Europe. We find that men’s preferences typically concur with the traditional male-breadwinner family model, as husband’s satisfaction decreases with a larger female share of household income. In contrast, in nine countries, men’s satisfaction actually increase…
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