Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.

Monografie a kapitoly v monografiích

• 2009. Občané v politice: Studie k participativní a přímé demokracii ve střední Evropě [Citizens in Politics: Studies on participatory and direct democracy in Central Europe]. Praha: Institute for Social and Economic Analysis (ISEA).
• 2008. Vnímání a realita korupce v České republice. Nové výzkumy, metody a postupy (in Czech). Praha: Institute for Social and Economic Analysis (ISEA), September 2008.
• 2007. Přímá demokracie v práxi: politika místních referend v České republice (in Czech). Praha: Institute for Social and Economic Analysis (ISEA) and the Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. ISBN: 978-80-903316-3-1 and 978-80-7330-117-0
• 2007. “Making Direct Democracy Work: Czech Local Referendums in Regional Comparison” in Pacal Delwit, Jean-Benoit Pilet, Herwig Reynaert, Kristof Steyvers (eds.), Towards DIY-Politics? Participatory and Direct Democracy at the Local Level in Europe. Brugge: Vanden Broele.

Články v odborných časopisech s recenzním řízením

• Smith, Michael L. 2009. "The Inequality of Participation: Re-examining the Role of Social Stratification and Post-Communism on Political Participation in Europe." Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review 45 (3): 487–517.
• Matějů, Petr and Michael L. Smith. 2009. “The Perceived Value of Education and Educational Aspirations in the Czech Republic: Changes in the Determination of Educational Aspirations between 1989 and 2003.” Comparative Education Review 53 (1): 13-39.
• Veselý, Arnošt and Michael L. Smith. 2008. "Macro-Micro Linkages and the Role of Mechanisms in Social Stratification Research." Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review 44 (3): 491-509.
• Matějů, Petr, Michael L. Smith and Josef Basl. 2008. "Rozdílné mechanismy - stejné nerovnosti. Změny v determinaci vzdělanostních aspirací mezi roky 1989 a 2003." Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review 44 (2): 371-399.
• Matějů, Petr, Michael L. Smith, Petr Soukup, and Josef Basl. 2007. "The Determination of College Expectations in OECD Countries: The Role of Individual and Structural Factors." Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review 43 (6): 1121-1148.
• Smith, Michael L. 2007. "The RC28 Spring Meeting in Brno, 24–27 May 2007." Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review 43 (6): 1222-1226.
• (co-author with Petr Matějů, Petr Soukup, and Josef Basl) “Educational Aspirations in Comparative Perspective: The Role of Individual, Contextual and Structural Factors in the Formation of Educational Aspirations in OECD Countries” submitted November 2006 to the Sociology of Education
• “Cesty k efektivní přímé demokracii: česká místní referenda v regionálním srovnání,” Politologický časopis 2006 No. 4 (Winter 2006).
• Smith, Michael L. 2006. “Unequal Chances in Education: Educational Inequalities in the Czech Republic,” Czech Sociological Review 42 (3): 591-598.

Články v denním a týdenním tisku

• "Who Bribes in the Czech Republic?" (article on the socio-economic determinants of bribery), Czech Business Weekly, April 28, 2008.
• "Is Corruption a Strategy for Life Success in the Czech Republic?" (analysis of role of corruption in the perceptions of life success), Socioweb 7-8, 2008.
• “Greens Take Root,” (on the rising popularity of the Czech Green Party) Transitions Online, May 22, 2006
• “To Each According to His Birth,” (on inequalities in Czech education) Transitions Online, April 28, 2006
• “Hranice, spravedlnost a životní prostředí: Vývoz odpadu za hranice jakožto problém environmentální spravedlnosti”, Socioweb 4, 2006 (www.socioweb.cz)
• “The Changing Face of Czech Environmentalism,” Transitions Online, March 16, 2005
• “Americky expert zjistoval: Kdo v referendu volil a proc” Rovnost (Brno, Czech Republic) October 18, 2004, page 4
• “Slysili nas?” Respekt (Prague, Czech Republic) October 18, 2004

Jiné publikace

• 2007. Corruption in the Czech Republic: Politicians and Managers’ Perceptions (with Donath-Burson-Marsteller, Factum Invenio, and The Fleet Sheet). The research report is available online http://www.dbm.cz/pfile/1Corruption_report_en.pdf.
• “Factors of Change: Access to Information in Matters of Environmental Justice,” Environmental Justice Local Government Brief, (LGI-OSI, Budapest; Summer 2004)

Konferenční příspěvky

• “What Determines Citizens’ Corruption Perceptions? Evidence from 15 Countries in the 2006 ISSP Role of Government Survey” presented at the 4th General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Pisa, Italy, September 7-9, 2007.
• (co-presenter with Petr Matějů) “The Perceived Value of Education and Educational Aspirations in the Czech Republic: Changes in the Determination of Educational Aspirations between 1989 and 2003” presented at the Spring Meeting of RC28 (Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility of the International Sociological Association), Brno, Czech Republic, May 24-27, 2007.
• “Social Status, Inequality, and the Perception of Corruption in the Czech Republic,” presented as a seminar of the Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, April 3, 2007.
• “Is Direct Democracy Good for the Environment? A Re-examination of the Link from the Perspective of Central and Eastern Europe,” presented at the Symposium “When Voters Make Laws: How Direct Democracy is Reshaping American Cities,” University of Southern California April 6-7, 2007
• “Making Direct Democracy Work: Czech Local Referendums in Regional Comparison,” presented at the 2nd Congress on Local Politics in Europe, Brussels, May 2006.
• “Public Participation in Regional Development Decision-Making: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Participation in EIAs in the Czech Republic” presented at the ECPR Conference, Budapest Hungary, September 2005
• “Environmental Governance through Direct Democracy: The Local Referendum Movement in Tábor, Czech Republic,” presented at the ECPR Conference, Marburg, Germany, September 2003
• “Referendums and the Politics of Identity: The Impact of Direct Democracy on Minority Politics in California, Mexico and Canada,” paper presented at the Janey Conference on “Political Institutions and the Politics of Difference,” New School University, April 2003