Completed project

Participation, Democracy and Citizenship in the Czech Republic and International Comparison

Project duration: 
2003 - 2005

An international comparative quantitative survey was conducted as a part of the project. The project also examines legal norms and definitions of the excercise of civil and political rights today and historically, describes the fromation of a political identity, explores basic reasons for the passivity of individuals and social groups, and studies basic socio-demographic and attitusinal characteristics of active and passive social groups.

Grant agency: 
Czech Science Foundation (GACR)
Department: 

Project publications (total 27, displaying 1 - 10)

Rakušanová, Petra, Lenka Václavíková-Helšusová

Building on an analysis of current empirical surveys the chapter focuses on mapping and analyzing the inclusion of women in politics in the Czech Republic. The main objective is to study the reasons for the low representation of women in political functions in the Czech Republic. It concentrates primarily on institutional, individual and social barriers to women’s entry into political functions. The paper also goes on to map the existing activities supporting women in politics.

Topic:
gender, civil society, politics (and political attitudes)
Department:
Gender & Sociology
Type of publication:
Chapter in monograph
Rakušanová, Petra

This study explores why the third sector is an important agent for promoting civic participation and interest representation. The empirical evidence presented in a first part of the study is organized using an analytical typology based on two key criteria: (a) type of organizational structure evident within specific non-governmental actors and (b) the organisational composition of the entire third sector in the Czech Republic.

Topic:
civil society, public policy
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Chapter in monograph
Stašková, Barbora

This study explores why the third sector is an important agent for promoting civic participation and interest representation. The empirical evidence presented in a first part of the study is organized using an analytical typology based on two key criteria: (a) type of organizational structure evident within specific non-governmental actors and (b) the organisational composition of the entire third sector in the Czech Republic.

Topic:
civil society, public policy
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Chapter in monograph
Řeháková, Blanka, Petra Rakušanová

This study focuses on the relationship between participation and citizenship and their influence on the formation and functioning of effective representative democracy. In the first part of the study the authors introduce the theoretical framework they apply to their study of democracy, participation and citizenship.

Topic:
civil society, sociological data
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Chapter in monograph
Linek, Lukáš

This study analyses the reasons behind the low electoral participation and behind voter mobility, and looks at the consequences these changes hold for the electoral gains of individual parties. Using data for the Czech Republic the author indicates some socio-demographic factors and some political attitudes that can be linked to electoral participation and highlights some of the factors that cause voters to participate less in elections.

Topic:
EU, politics (and political attitudes), elections (and polls)
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Monograph
Lukáš, Linek, Pat Lyons

Text analyses turnout in European Parliament elections in the Czech Republic using individual-level data from post-election survey. It searches into the four main sources of electoral turnout in European parliament elections: socio-demographic characteristics, political attitudes, attitudes towards the EU integration and the impact of electoral campaign and media. All these sources prove to have an impact on turnout.

Topic:
EU, media, politics (and political attitudes), elections (and polls)
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Paper published in conference proceedings
Linek, Lukáš

The text is a regular contribution into the publication called Data Yearbook. It describes political changes in the Czech republic during the year 2004. The article focuses on such problems as European Parliament elections, changes in the government, and on the main issues of the Czech politics.

Topic:
politics (and political attitudes)
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Article with impact factor
Rakušanová, Petra

This study explores why the third sector is an important agent for promoting civic participation and interest representation. The empirical evidence presented in a first part of the study is organized using an analytical typology based on two key criteria: (a) type of organizational structure evident within specific non-governmental actors and (b) the organisational composition of the entire third sector in the Czech Republic.

Topic:
civil society, public policy
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Chapter in monograph
Rakušanová, Petra

It aims to answer the question, whether the national Parliaments loose their democratic functions and are becoming rubber-stampers in the executive-driven process of Europeanization. The institutional level analysis analyzes changes of the formal structures of CEE legislatures and their functioning (changes in committee structure, changes international cooperation, etc.).

Topic:
EU, politics (and political attitudes)
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Paper published in conference proceedings
Sedláčková, Markéta, Jiří Šafr

According the theory of civil society generalized social trust is enhanced in all sorts of civic activism; according the alternative hypothesis rather non-institutionalized participation based on collective action should be link to interpersonal trust.

Topic:
trust/social cohesion, civil society
Department:
Value Orientations in Society
Type of publication:
Chapter in monograph

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