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Publication Type: Impactful Article

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Rodičovské plány a cesty k rodičovství gayů a leseb

Through a qualitative analysis of interviews with 52 men and women with non-heterosexual identities, the article deepens the understanding of parental intentions and the formation of pathways to gay and lesbian parenting in the Czech Republic. The article explains the reduced parental intentions and postponement of gay and lesbian parenting in the contexts of heteronormative, biologizing and gendered discourses of parenthood and the lack of legislative recognition of homoparental families in Czechia. The analy…

Themes: Gender, Parenting, Family, Sexuality

Publication Type: Reviewed Article

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Publication Type: Publication Review

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Publication Type: Publication Review

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Dobré praxe rovného odměňování v kostce

Dobré praxe rovného odměňování v kostce

Publikace, kterou držíte v ruce, vám přináší přehled vybraných zahraničních dobrých praxí, jejichž cílem je eliminace znevýhodnění mezi muži a ženami v oblasti finančního ohodnocení a dodržování zásad rovného zacházení v pracovní oblasti. V této publikaci se tak můžete setkat s popisem opatření, zákonů, právních norem a nástrojů podporujících genderovou rovnost v oblasti odměňování žen a mužů v následujících zemích: Slovensko, Španělsko, Island, Kanada, …

Themes: Gender, Wages and Incomes

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Dobrá praxe rovného odměňování Švýcarsko

Dobrá praxe rovného odměňování Švýcarsko

Švýcarsko je dlouhodobě aktivní v podpoře rovného odměňování žen a mužů, o čemž svědčí přijatá legislativa, institucionální podpora rovnosti žen a mužů a také zpřístupnění standardního analytického nástroje Logib zaměstnavatelským subjektům za účelem kontroly rovného odměňování. I přes výše uvedenou snahu zůstává rozdíl v odměňování žen a mužů ve Švýcarsku vysoký, v roce 2018 činil 19 % v neprospěch žen. Tato kapitola ve stručnosti shrne tři zák…

Themes: Gender, Wages and Incomes

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Perception of the Connection between the Covid-19 Pandemic and Climate Change in the Czech blogosphere

Perception of the Connection between the Covid-19 Pandemic and Climate Change in the Czech blogosphere

The article is dedicated to reflecting the links between the climate crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in the context of Czech social media, specifically on several blogging platforms. The processes leading to the climate and pandemic crises are highly intertwined, based in the way humans interact with the environment on a global scale. However, the circumstances and consequences of both crises, as well as the ways they are dealt with, also share common features. The authors identify such contexts as ref…

Themes: Internet, Climate Change, Media

Publication Type: Impactful Article

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Nízké mzdy v Česku: Ekonomické a sociální souvislosti

Cílem studie je vyplnit tuto mezeru v současném vědeckém poznání oblasti nízkých mezd v Česku a poskytnout detailní a systematický pohled na tuto problematiku nízkých. Studie zapadá do širšího výzkumu nerovnosti a přispívá specifickým pohledem na jednu z jejích stránek v konkrétním prostředí Česka. Studie nejprve z makroekonomického pohledu mapuje nízkou celkovou mzdovou hladinu v Česku v širších ekonomických souvislostech. Vedle historického vývoje od počátku ekonomick…

Themes: Economy, Wages and Incomes, Work

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Low-Wage Employment in Czechia: A Persistent Burden

Working for low pay may have substantial negative consequences at both the individual and societal level. This article adds to scarce research on low pay in Czechia, employing pooled longitudinal EU-SILC data for 2004 – 2017. It analyses patterns of low-wage employment and estimates the degree of low-pay persistence in terms of genuine state dependence in low-wage employment, accounting for both observed and unobserved heterogeneity among workers and endogeneity in the initial conditions. The results indicat…

Themes: Economy, Wages and Incomes, Work

Publication Type: Impactful Article

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Institutional work in Czech and US business assistance programmes and implications for entrepreneurial inclusion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Stromy: postoje a vizuální preference

Stromy: postoje a vizuální preference

Proceedings of the conference on the problem of important trees in the rural landscape of the Czech Republic within the framework of the grant solved by the Faculty of Science of Palacký University in Olomouc. The conference was held on 6-7 October 2022 in Hostětín.…

Themes: Environment

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Local and regional studies

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HandsOn Screen: Influencers and Digital Intimacy on Instagram

Themes: Internet, Social Capital, Lifestyle

Publication Type: Unreviewed Article

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Publication Type: Reviewed Article

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Publication Type: Reviewed Article

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Disability and the (dysbiotic) gut: Sensing, tasting and knowing with food

This article offers insights into eating practices, conceptualising and making of ‘good’ food by people living with chronic disease. Based on ethnographic research focussing on people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and undefined IBD) in the Czech Republic, we explore what it would mean to conceptualise disability from the non-normative gut. We trace the practices of tinkering with foods and one’s body, and ways of learning to sense (with) dysbiotic guts that people…

Themes: Health

Publication Type: Impactful Article

Department: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science

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Politicisation of the Domestic: Populist Narratives About Covid‐19 Among Influencers

The article analyses the proliferation of narratives about Covid‐19 as an orchestrated political event among female lifestyleinfluencers on Czech Instagram. As the Covid‐19 pandemic turned even the most basic everyday activities into politicallyloaded questions, the boundaries between lifestyle, domestic, and political content posted by influencers became increas‐ingly blurred. The article explores this process of “politicisation of the domestic” with a focus on (a) the gendered characterof influence…

Themes: Gender, Internet, Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Reviewed Article

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Cultures of Authenticity

Authenticity has become a buzzword for our times. Much of the travel industry is built around the provision of ‘authentic’ experiences, global brands fight to be seen as ‘authentic’ and social media platforms are awash with arguments about the authenticity of this post or that vlogger. But what do we mean by authenticity? And why have these debates grown so dramatically in the last two decades?This collection explores the complex and at times controversial idea of authenticity. Addressing the concept f…

Themes: Gender, Culture, Media

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Does Location Matter? Fear of Crime and its Determinants in Disadvantaged and More Affluent Neighborhoods in Czechia

Does Location Matter? Fear of Crime and its Determinants in Disadvantaged and More Affluent Neighborhoods in Czechia

Despite a long and rich history of fear of crime research, studies which focus on the importance of local specifics are rather limited. This study fills this gap by analyzing fear of crime—measured as concerns about crime and feeling of safety—among residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods. Drawing on victimization and vulnerability theories, the aim of the study is to examine fear of crime and its determinants and assess whether there are significant differences between people living in disadvantaged and …

Themes: Criminality

Publication Type: Impactful Article

Department: Hodnoty a politika

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Restorative Justice Programs in Czech Prisons: The Role of Perceived Usefulness and Familiarity with the Program

Restorative Justice Programs in Czech Prisons: The Role of Perceived Usefulness and Familiarity with the Program

The main objective of this study is to examine interest in the implementation of five restorative justice programs as reported by 225 employes of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic and to identify the factors that underpin such interest. The results show that perceived usefulness and familiarity with the program are crucial factors that influence the respondent's interest in program implementation. Additionally, awareness of the concept of restorative justice and agreement with its principles are likely …

Themes: Criminality

Publication Type: Impactful Article

Department: Hodnoty a politika

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Fragile Pronatalism and Reproductive Futures in European Post‐Socialist Contexts

This editorial seeks to define fragile pronatalism by highlighting why pronatalism in the examined Central and Eastern European post‐socialist countries should be considered fragile. Moreover, it aims to map desirable future changes in fertility policies in the region. Following a brief presentation of the articles contained in this thematic issue, our concluding thoughts complete this editorial.…

Themes: Gender, Parenting

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Gender & Sociology

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The importance of christianity, customs, and traditions in the national identities of European countries

Christianity has lost its salience, but customs and traditions maintained their importance in forming national identity in Europe. Using the ISSP National Identity 2003 and 2013 data from 17 European countries, this article tests how the salience of Christianity and sharing of national customs and traditions varies according to the share of Muslim and immigrant population, and whether the association changed across time. Multilevel regressions show that the link between the size of the Muslim population and th…

Themes: Identity, Culture, COM_CCK_nabozenstvi_a_religiozita

Publication Type: Impactful Article

Department: Hodnoty a politika

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