Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3)

An Experimental Exploration of Diffuse and Specific Public Support for the EU in the Czech Republic

Zuzana Ringlerova

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 291-318 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2019.55.3.468  

As populism is becoming more widespread across Europe public support for political systems has moved to the forefront of public debates. One type of public support-diffuse support-is important for political systems because it provides a source of stability in times of crisis. The existing research on political support in nation-states shows that public support for the political community of the nation tends to be diffuse, while public support for other parts of the political system less so. Is there, like in nation-states, diffuse support for the political community of the European Union? This article argues that there is, and using data from a survey...

Support for Market Economy Principles in European Post-communist Countries during 1999-2008

Tomáš Sirovátka, Martin Guzi, Steven Saxonberg

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 319-346 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2019.55.3.469  

Since the fall of the communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe in 1989, a neoliberal discourse has dominated the thinking of the political elite in post-communist countries, paving the way for unprecedented mass privatisation, economic deregulation, and other market reforms. In this article, we study the development of public support for market economy principles in post-communist countries compared to other European countries between 1999 and 2008, the period that directly followed the initial stage of market transformation. The article is based on data from the European Values Study covering 22 European countries for the years 1999/2000 and...

'If You Were an Animal, a Plant, a Meal, a Car … What Would You Be?' The Use of Analogy in the Study of Identity Traits

Florentina Scârneci-Domnișoru

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 347-368 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2019.55.3.470  

The article presents a new data-collection technique that can be applied in identity studies: analogy. The use of metaphor in identity studies is no novelty, but this particular creative exercise used in sociological research has not been described before in the methodological literature. Three pieces of research in which this technique has been applied are presented here: studies in which participants have been asked to analogise the profession of sociologist, a state-owned company, or a privately-owned company with animals, plants, automobiles musical instruments, or types of meals. The article highlights the special features of the analogy technique,...

Performing on the Boundary of Art and Sport: The Case of Competitive Ballroom Dancers

Dominika Byczkowska-Owczarek

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 369-392 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2019.55.3.471  

In this article the author sheds light on how dancers act towards their bodies in the exceptionally competitive environment of competitive ballroom dancing. I also show how constantly performing on the boundary between two worlds, art and sport, and reconciling conflicting requirements influences perspectives on the body, how it is used, and how it physically changes. Drawing on specific examples from the field, the author argues that competition, the use of objects, appearance, emotions, and charisma during a ballroom performance are all socially created, actively reconstructed through social interaction, and shaped by institutional rules. The social...

Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams: Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World without Work

Franco Bonomi Bezzo, Federico Derchi

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 393-395  

Herbert Obinger, Klaus Petersen and Peter Starke (eds): Warfare and Welfare. Military Conflict and Welfare State Development in Western Countries

Sergiu Delcea

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 396-398  

Paul Mason: Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future

Riccardo Saracino

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 399-401  

Katherine Bischoping and Amber M Gazso: Analyzing Talk in the Social Sciences

Martin Vávra

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 402  

Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro: Cents and Sensibility: What Economics Can Learn from the Humanities

Marta Neves

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 403-405  

Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner: Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction

Risto Conte Keivabu

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 406-408  

Andy Green: The Crisis for Young People: Generational Inequalities in Education, Work, Housing and Welfare

Kathryn Wane

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 409-411  

Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci: Self-Determination Theory: Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation, Development, and Wellness

Martin Klein

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2019, 55(3): 412