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Rozdílné mechanismy - stejné nerovnosti. Změny v determinaci vzdělanostních aspirací mezi roky 1989 a 2003

Rozdílné mechanismy - stejné nerovnosti. Změny v determinaci vzdělanostních aspirací mezi roky 1989 a 2003

The book follows up on the monograph (Un)equal chances for education (Academia 2006). Authors update findings on inequalities in compulsory education, on multi-year gymnasia, on inequalities in tertiary education, on the impact of the structure of the system of upper secondary education on education aspirations. They also add other important topics: further education, education of Roma children and early school leavers. The publication reflects the current situation in the Czech Republic from the perspective o…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Public Policy, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Nerovnosti ve vzdělávání. Od měření k řešení

Nerovnosti ve vzdělávání. Od měření k řešení

The book follows up on the monograph (Un)equal chances for education (Academia 2006). Authors update findings on inequalities in compulsory education, on multi-year gymnasia, on inequalities in tertiary education, on the impact of the structure of the system of upper secondary education on education aspirations. They also add other important topics: further education, education of Roma children and early school leavers. The publication reflects the current situation in the Czech Republic from the perspective o…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Public Policy, Education

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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Je koncept PPP šancí pro investiční akce obcí střední velikosti?

Je koncept PPP šancí pro investiční akce obcí střední velikosti?

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions.…

Topics: Regions, Public Administration

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Zrazení snu? Struktura a dynamika postojů k politickému režimu a jeho institucím a jejich důsledky

Zrazení snu? Struktura a dynamika postojů k politickému režimu a jeho institucím a jejich důsledky

The book analyses four main dimensions of attitudes towards political regime and its institutions and describes changes in the attitudes within the Czech society between 1996 and 2006. These attitudinal dimensions are regime legitimacy, institutional disaffection, individual disaffection and political dissatisfaction. The main argument of the book is that the political events between 1997 and 1998 caused incredible increase in the dissatisfaction with politics and political parties and it had never get back to…

Topics: Legitimacy, Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Komunitní plánování sociálních služeb: partnerství a participace v praxi

Komunitní plánování sociálních služeb: partnerství a participace v praxi

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions.…

Topics: Civil Society, Regions, Public Administration

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Participace a partnerství na lokální a regionální úrovni pohledem aktivních institucionálních aktérů

Participace a partnerství na lokální a regionální úrovni pohledem aktivních institucionálních aktérů

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions.…

Topics: European Union, Civil Society, Regions, Public Administration

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Politické implikace a shrnutí

Politické implikace a shrnutí

This chapter summarizes results of previous analysis that led the authors to identifying and deconstructing seven myths on childcare that prevail in the Czech Republic. Based on arguments introduced in previous chapters this chapter offers also authors´ recommendations to Czech childcare policy.…

Topics: Care, Politics and Political Attitudes, Parenting, Public Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Občanská participace prostřednictvím internetu

Občanská participace prostřednictvím internetu

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions.…

Topics: Media, Civil Society, Public Administration

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Mýtus sedmý: Česká rodinná politika vychází z odborných poznatků

Mýtus sedmý: Česká rodinná politika vychází z odborných poznatků

This chapter presents a short overview of childcare policies implemented in Scandinavian countries, France and Germany, and shows that these policies stem from different ideologies. Based on an institutional analysis the authors then discuss the ways in which Czech conservatives have managed to gain great influence over Czech childcare policy.…

Topics: Care, Parenting, Public Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Zájem občanů o participaci na veřejných záležitostech

Zájem občanů o participaci na veřejných záležitostech

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions. …

Topics: Civil Society, Regions, Public Administration, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Mýtus pátý: Češi a Češky jesle nechtějí

Mýtus pátý: Češi a Češky jesle nechtějí

Public opinion research shows that most Czechs think children should stay at home the first three years. But the situation is more complicated and filled with contradictions.…

Topics: Care, Parenting

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Informovanost o obecních záležitostech a spokojenost s lokální politikou: postřehy z dlouhodobého výzkumu tří měst

Informovanost o obecních záležitostech a spokojenost s lokální politikou: postřehy z dlouhodobého výzkumu tří měst

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions.…

Topics: Regions, Public Administration, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Mýtus čtvrtý: Pro děti je přirozené, aby se svou matkou zůstavaly doma až do věku třílet

Mýtus čtvrtý: Pro děti je přirozené, aby se svou matkou zůstavaly doma až do věku třílet

The chapter reveals that the myth that children below the age of three do not benefit from quality daycare is not based on current scientific knowledge and that the myth does not exist in all countries.…

Topics: Gender, Care, Parenting

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Politická participace: analýza účasti ve volbách v roce 2010 a jejích determinant

Politická participace: analýza účasti ve volbách v roce 2010 a jejích determinant

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Regions, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Mýtus třetí: Jesle jsou vynálezem komunistů

Mýtus třetí: Jesle jsou vynálezem komunistů

Based on analysis of historical documents the author deconstructs the myth strongly held in the Czech Republic that nurseries are communist invention, and analyzes their operation in Czechoslovakia before 1989.…

Topics: Care, Parenting

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Dva prostory participace: mezi státem a obcí, mezi obcí a občanem

Dva prostory participace: mezi státem a obcí, mezi obcí a občanem

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions.…

Topics: Civil Society, Regions, Public Administration

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Tradiční a nové modely participace a partnerství v místní veřejné správě: šance a rizika

Tradiční a nové modely participace a partnerství v místní veřejné správě: šance a rizika

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions.…

Topics: Regions, Public Administration

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Sedm mýtů o péči o nejmenší

Sedm mýtů o péči o nejmenší

In this chapter the authors name seven myths that they have identified in Czech society, which block development of Czech childcare policy.…

Topics: Care, Parenting, Family, Public Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Institucionalizované formy spolupráce, partnerství a participace v místní veřejné správě a jejich právní regulace

Institucionalizované formy spolupráce, partnerství a participace v místní veřejné správě a jejich právní regulace

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions.…

Topics: Civil Society, Regions, Public Administration

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Péče o nejmenší. Boření mýtů

Péče o nejmenší. Boření mýtů

Authors of the book reveal and deconstruct seven myths that block open discussion and reforms in the area of childcare policy in the Czech Republic, and formulate the principles of non-discriminatory childcare policy.…

Topics: Gender, Care, Parenting, Family

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Spolupráce, partnerství a participace v místní veřejné správě: význam, praxe, příslib

Spolupráce, partnerství a participace v místní veřejné správě: význam, praxe, příslib

The main objective of this book is to analyse the processes of cooperation, partnership and participation in local public administration. The authors ask: How local actors understand to these processes, what are main assets and shortcomings of mentioned processes? The book contains both theoretical framework and practical examples in studied area of partnership and participation in municipalities and regions. …

Topics: Civil Society, Regions, Public Administration

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

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Závěrem: Napříč sociálněvědní a přírodovědnou institucí

Závěrem: Napříč sociálněvědní a přírodovědnou institucí

It is a concluding chapter of the book which compares the social science and natural science institutions under study regarding four themes: the degree and modes of competitiveness, publication infrastructure and strategies, epistemic texture of the institutions and enactment of gender.…

Topics: Gender, Sociology of Sciences

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Statistiky a výzkumy imigrantů aneb jak srovnávat nesrovnatelné

Statistiky a výzkumy imigrantů aneb jak srovnávat nesrovnatelné

Authors present statistics and selected studies on immigration and discuss the quality and comparability of available data on immigrants. In this chapter, special attention is given to the coverage of immigrant subpopulations in nationwide surveys such as LFS, EU-SILC, ISSP and ESS. There are also comments on some of the methodological problems associated with surveying immigrants in the Czech Republic.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Migration and Mobility, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Ne každý úspěch se počítá: Excelence a genderování vědecké dráhy v přírodních vědách

Ne každý úspěch se počítá: Excelence a genderování vědecké dráhy v přírodních vědách

The chapter concentrates on how researchers in a natural science institution define success. It analyses differences in their notions of success depending on their position. The author argues that the normativity of excellence has an impact on which notion of success leads to visible career progress and that such a notion is not interesting or acceptable for some. In conclusion the text explores whether the concept of excellence is gendered, and what impact this may have on science and society.…

Topics: Gender, Sociology of Sciences

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

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Přehled výzkumů o rodině

Přehled výzkumů o rodině

Chapter examines data sources of family research. The overview is limited to studies carried out in the last decade and those for which data are publicly available. The author provides an overview of relevant surveys and statistics on families, as well as information about where to find information on specific topics relevant for sociology of family, such as the attitudes to marriage and partnerships, sexual behaviour, parenting, abortion and family roles.  …

Topics: Research Methodology, Interpersonal Relations, Parenting, Family, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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