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10. 9. 2026 Others

hare Your Experience of Work Life in the Czech Republic

We are inviting people to take part in a short survey about working life in the Czech Republic and experiences with working through digital platforms (e.g. delivery, ride-hailing, or online platform work). The survey is paid and is conducted in coope…

1. 9. 2026 Press Releases

Bringing the Distant CLOSER: The First ERC Grant Hosted by the Institute of Sociology

How do social divisions shape political parties and political systems in the Middle East and North Africa? How do they influence the way political parties represent and manage conflicts, and what can the region teach us about the relationship between…

8. 7. 2026 Tenders

Take Part in a Paid Survey on Platform Work

We are sharing an invitation to participate in a survey conducted as part of our research project. In collaboration with the research agency STEM/MARK, we are looking for people who work through digital labour platforms (such as food delivery, ride-h…

18. 5. 2026 Press Releases

Prague hosted the ISSP General Assembly

From April 25–29, 2026, the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague hosted a meeting of members of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP). Representatives of research institutions from 33 countries around the wor…

11. 5. 2026 Tenders

Job opening: Part-Time Public Relation specialist in CLOSER Project

A part-time position of PR specialist (0.5 FTE) is to be filled within the CLOSER project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This interdisciplinary project aims to explore social cleavages and party politics in the post-Ottoman spac…

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Upcoming Events

Transforming Cities: Environmental Challenges and Post-Socialist Trajectories

Time and Place of Event: Institute of Ethnology, Czech Academy of Sciences (Na Florenci 3, 110 00 Praha 1) and on Zoom.

Event Date: 5. 10. 2026

How do societies respond to climate change, energy and food insecurity, and the transformations of urban life? Register to join us for a workshop on 5 October 2026 in Prague and online.