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ISSN 2336-128X · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology · 637 artikel di indeks
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Who Pays, Rules: An Ethnographic Analysis of the Development Labor Market in Lebanon
Critical postdevelopment literature has long been describing the development sector as inefficient, primarily criticising its inability to achieve its own long-term goals, such as ending global poverty and reducing inequalities. Ethnographic research on contemporary development practices provides a…
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Exploring the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Risk Perception and Care Dynamics Among Staff in Residential Homes for Older Adults
This study aims to expand the understanding of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated measures on the functioning of long-term care facilities for older adults and the employees working in these institutions. The paper presents the findings of a case study conducted at a residential…
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Parents under Pressure? Involvement in Childcare and the Perception of Time Pressure among Czech Mothers and Fathers
This study examines the link between involvement in childcare and perceived time pressures among parents with at least one child up to 12 years of age in the Czech Republic. Using data from the Czech Household Panel Survey (2015), this study combines multiple indicators of subjective time pressure…
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What Do They Really Want? Limitations of Research Investigating Parents' Demands for Quality Compulsory Education
The study analyses the challenges in identifying parents' preferences regarding quality compulsory education for their children. The first part presents findings from two quantitative surveys conducted on representative samples (N = 961, 1,739) of parents of preschool and school-aged children…
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Changing Participation in Adult Education and Training in the Czech Republic: Who Participates and Who Is Likely to Participate in AET?
Participation in adult education and training (AET) is one of the primary strategies of the European Commission for developing human capital and retaining a competitive labour force. AET is also regarded as a means to tackle educational inequality as it can provide a second chance at gaining…
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'Being a Good Neighbour and Good Steward of the Land': Anthropocentric and Biocentric Attitudes among Representatives of Environmental Organisations and Their Significance for the Success of Landscape Governance Strategies
The shape of the landscape depends not only on natural and climatic conditions, but also on the social demand as to what the landscape should look like and what functions it should fulfil. Approaches to landscape governance thus reflect the interests and attitudes of the public and social groups…
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Community Psychiatry as a Not-for-Profit Business: a Study of an Emerging Mental Health Centre
The article deals with the study of community psychiatry in the Czech Republic and aims to connect the historical and political context of the establishment of this discipline with the changes in its practice arising from the reform of the psychiatric care currently underway. Community psychiatry…
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The Role of the Social Protection Network in the Time of Covid-19
The article analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the social protection and economic situation of vulnerable groups. The findings suggest that the pandemic did not create new at-risk groups but rather exacerbated existing problems. An analysis of administrative data indicated a…
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The Role of Sanctions in Frontline Work with Jobseekers
Active labour market policy emphasises applying an individual approach to the unemployed and understanding and acknowledging their individual needs. However, the staff at the Labour Office of the Czech Republic (PES), who are in direct contact with the clients, are also in charge of the…
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Once You're Down, Once You're Up: The Coping Strategies of Czech Women with Egyptian Migration Experience
The text focuses on the formation of coping strategies in the biographies of Czech women who left the Czech Republic, especially after 1989, for Egypt, some of whom, with the passage of time, began to return. The text also illustrates how vulnerability is situational and the ways in which, through…
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Does a Rural-Urban Divide Exist in the Czech Republic?
This paper examines whether there is a rural-urban polarisation in values in the Czech Republic, similar in form and extent to corresponding developments across many western European countries and the United States. The paper uses a mixed-method design, combining quantitative and qualitative…
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Mutual Support, Role Models and Trust: The Role of Ethnic Associations in Building the Capacity of Second-Generation Vietnamese
In this article, we examine the collective response to the challenges second-generation Vietnamese in the Czech Republic face. Second-generation migrants are generally expected to integrate easily. In the case of the Vietnamese, this assumption is reinforced by the stereotype of them as a model…
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'I Know There Are Smart People There' - Private Schools as an Investment in Children's Social Capital
The rapid growth of private schools in the Czech Republic raises the issue of equal access to education. Czech research on external differentiation in education has mainly focused on multi-year gymnasiums, while private schools have not yet received the same attention. Private schools in the Czech…