Publications

Over two decades, the checklist has risen to prominence in healthcare improvement. This paper contributes to the debate between its proponents and critics, making the case for an STS-informed understanding of the checklist that demonstrates the limitations of both the ‘checklist-as-panacea’ and ‘checklist-as-socially-determined’ positions.

Topic: care, sociologická teorie, technology/technique, health

Studies into the relation between subjective perceptions of individuals and objective economic conditions have usually resulted in ambiguous empirical findings. Whilst most studies perceive subjective welfare as being operationalized by indicators of happiness or life satisfaction, we narrow the approach to an economic domain of subjective well-being— perceptions of poverty.

Topic: standard of living

Průběžná zpráva je prvním výstupem z projektu „Role církví a význam religiozity v následné péči o propuštěné vězně“ realizovaného v rámci post-doktorandské podpory Akademie věd ČR. V českém prostředí se jedná o explorativní studii, která se zabývá dosud nedostatečně prozkoumanou problematikou, a to možnostmi a kompetencemi vězeňských kaplanů a dobrovolníků v rámci postpenitenciární péče.

Topic: crime, religion and religiosity

The paper explores the link between employment and subjective well-being among mothers with small children. Using a pooled sample of the ESS 2004–2014 data from 30 European countries. Analyzing multiple measures of subjective well-being, the paper shows that homemakers are happier than full-time workers. There were no significant differences between homemakers and part-time workers.

Topic: work, family

Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to design an approach to improving care for frail older patients in hospital services where Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) was not part of the clinical tradition. Methods

Topic: age and ageing, health

The contribution shows why it is useful to integrate social sciences researchers into negotiation about location of a deep geological repository of nuclear waste.

Topic: životní prostředí

The aim of this article is to investigate the factors that influence the size of activity spaces of homeless men and women in cities. Vulnerable population groups such as the homeless face the risk of mobility challenges that can exacerbate their social exclusion even more through mobility-driven spatial exclusion. The extent of an individual’s activity space is a key precondition for the daily coping strategies and life opportunities of homeless people.

Topic: urban and rural studies, methodology, migration and mobility, social policy

Topic: sociology of science, health

Forests are being increasingly studied within the framework of social sciences, especially in relation to environmental problems and global climate change. This article deals with the perception of Czech forests and their management at two basic levels: at the level of sociological analysis of in-depth interviews with experts in the field of forestry and at the level of public opinion research.

Topic: životní prostředí