Topic: religion and religiosity
The article explores the proliferation of conspiracies in female dominated spaces on Instagram, specifically among spiritual influencers who base their authority and influence on a combination of wellness culture practices and conspirituality narratives.
Topic: gender, media, lifestyle
This mixed‐methods article focuses on childlessness and barriers to parenthood among non‐heterosexual men in Czechia. On the quantitative sample of 419 men (165 gays, 125 bisexuals, and 129 heterosexuals with same‐sex romantic/sexual attraction), recruited on a representative online panel, we map the parenting desires, intentions, and perceived barriers to parenthood.
Topic: gender, parenting, sexuality
The source data on which this monitoring report is based are published by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) and the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO). We also use data from Eurostat and the She Figures report, a publication issued by the European Commission that monitors the state of gender equality in research and innovation across Europe and beyond. We also draw on the annual reports of public research institutions and universities.
Topic: gender, sociology of science
Topic: gender, age and ageing
Investigating what happens when money in the form of a cash-for-care benefit enters family relationships, this article examines long-term family care in the Czech Republic where a “care allowance” was introduced in 2007. It compares two qualitative studies: one of adult children providing care to their parents and the other of mothers caring for a disabled child; in both cases, the adults are entitled to the benefit.
Topic: gender, value orientations, care, age and ageing
The Covid-19 pandemic had a particularly severe impact on people in a vulnerable position, such as solo mothers living alone with their children. In this article I use an intersectional approach in order to understand how their different positions in life affected their ability to cope with the crisis situation.
Topic: gender, care
Topic: gender, age and ageing
Former socialist states made great progress in the institutional set up and development of civil societies after the fall of their non-democratic regimes. However, the gap in levels of political participation between former socialist states and old democracies remains.
Topic: civil society, politics (and political attitudes), education
Previous research on non-custodial sentences has pointed to the association between awareness of alternatives to prison and public opinion on these alternative measures. Using data from a public opinion survey conducted in the Czech Republic in 2018, the main objective of this study is to examine the extent to which public opinion on probation is influenced by awareness of probation service and support for probation in general.
Topic: crime, public opinion
Topic: religion and religiosity
This article explores the spatial mobility of disadvantaged populations in order to enhance our understanding of transport poverty. It is based on participatory GPS tracking data collected in peripheral rural regions in Czechia and Germany. The data provide information on the two-week mobility of 61 socially disadvantaged study participants belonging to the following groups: (a) the lone elderly, (b) the labor market disadvantaged, and (c) single parents.
Topic: dluhy, gender, urban and rural studies, methodology, migration and mobility, standard of living
Tato zpráva je výstupem kvalitativního výzkumu s mladými lidmi ve věku 15–20 let, jenž byl realizován v rámci projektu WITH YOU*TH na cestě k aktivnímu občanství1 . Projekt si klade za cíl prosadit genderovou rovnost jako součást výchovy vzdělávacího kurikula a dále pomocí kampaně na sociální síti Instagram cílí na posilování aktivního občanství u mladých lidí a prohloubení jejich znalostí v otázkách genderové rovnosti.
Topic: gender, civil society
The new age of party democracy and France's elections
Topic: EU, politics (and political attitudes), social policy
The concept of the city-region food system is gaining attention due to the need to improve food availability, quality and environmental benefits, for example through sustainable agri-food strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of coherent and inclusive food governance, especially regarding food resilience, vulnerability and justice.
Topic: urban and rural studies, regions, health, lifestyle
The book examines and investigates the legitimacy of the European Union by acknowledging the importance of variations across actors, institutions, audiences and context. The book chapter examines the role of the national parliaments and party politics in exercising the legitimization strategies in contemporary representative democracies.
Topic: trust/social cohesion, EU, legitimacy, politics (and political attitudes)
V posledních několika letech došlo k významné změně podmínek v lesnictví, zejména kvůli kůrovcové kalamitě, změně klimatu a měnícímu se společenskému uspořádání, které vyžaduje různé funkce lesa v České republice. Cílem tohoto výzkumu bylo zjistit názory odborné veřejnosti o aktuálních tématech souvisejících s kalamitní situací v lesích. Otázky byly zaměřeny na legislativní změny v lesnictví, komunikaci správy státních lesů, využití českého dřeva a dřevěných konstrukcí.
Topic: životní prostředí
Our chapter aims to describe the contemporary civic values of the people of Czech Republic within a European perspective. The following indicators have been chosen to represent activities, attitudes, and values that may sustain a democratic civic political culture: political interest, feelings of political efficacy and active participation in civil society and politics.
Topic: trust/social cohesion, gender, value orientations, kultura, human relations, civil society, politics (and political attitudes), social capital
This study investigated the effects of family socioeconomic status on children’s academic performance as mediated by their home environment and children’s characteristics, with special attention to gender differences. Structural modeling was applied to a nationally representative Czech Household Panel Survey data (2015/2016). The results revealed that socioeconomic status had no significant direct effects on school performance after controlling for other family aspects.
Topic: gender, kultura, wages and incomes, social inequalities, education
Scholars and practitioners endorse public participation in the decision-making process as enhancing the health of democracy, justice, and effectiveness of policy outcomes. To sustain or even increase the number of participants in the long run, it is crucial to start raising a new politically active generation already during their youth and even early adolescence.
Topic: civil society, politics (and political attitudes)
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