Seznam publikací

This study examines the role of cognitive skills on labor market outcomes in 14 developed countries. In contrast to standard Mincer-type regressions, we utilize a structural
modeling approach that can take into account different types of skills on different economic outcomes. The results, based on data from the OECD PIAAC project, provide

The aim of this study is to broaden the scope of knowledge on fear of crime by examining if Ferraro’s risk interpretation model of fear of crime also holds true for the adolescent population. Using data on approximately 1500 Czech students in middle and grammar school, we test three different models. First, the classic model of fear of crime, applied originally to adults, is estimated.

This paper investigates the role of civic culture and other political factors in support for democracy in the Czech Republic during the decade following EU accession. The goal is to assess the validity of civic virtue theory and to compare the impact of these factors on affective legitimacy using the ISSP Citizenship modules 2004 and 2014.

National pride is a group-based and sometimes collective emotion people feel towards their nation-state. It is often measured by the general national pride item in cross-national surveys, and Czechs belong to those nations that express low levels of general national pride in comparison with other nations. It is currently under discussion how much general national pride is influenced by social desirability and how much by specific reasons.

Kniha shrnuje výsledky výzkumu o postojích české společnosti k Romům a Židům a jak může škola tyto postoje ovlivňovat u  žáků a studentů. Na základě rozhovorů s lektory a učiteli o tom, jak fungují ve třídách vzdělávací programy o menšinách, přináší autoři doporučení ke zlepšení výuky k toleranci. Publikace také přináší přehled o  dostupných vzdělávacích materiálech  a institucionálním rámci vzdělávání v ČR.