As part of its Open Day the Institute of Sociology organised tours through the Institute and lectures, which were given by representatives from the Institute’s research departments and employees from the Press and Publications Department and the Sociological Library. The speakers presented visitors with information about the activities of the Institute as a whole and about the current research projects under way in the research departments. Activities also included an exhibition of publications by Institute employees and a tour through the Sociological Library.
Of particular interest for visitors were the lecture on public opinion research methods presented by Gabriela Šamanová from the Public Opinion Research Centre, the lecture on political sociology by Zdenka Mansfeldová, and the lecture on introducing fees at post-secondary schools presented by Natalie Simonová.
The Czech Border Regions research department located at the Ustí nad Labem branch of the Institute of Sociology opened its doors to the public, presenting lectures on the activities of the Czech Border Regions research department its current research projects, and on basic information about the Institute of Sociology AS CR. Miroslav Brož informed students about the results of the most recent study conducted on ethnic tolerance in the border regions, with a special focus on the Roma community.
A total of 213 people visited the Institute of Sociology AS CR on its Open Day this year, which was the largest number of visitors recorded at any of the academic institutes in the field of the humanities and the social sciences.
