Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3)
The Transformation of Environmental Values and Behaviour in Post-communist Europe

Environmental Values in Central and Eastern Europe: Perspectives from East and West

Michael L. Smith, Petr Jehlička

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 409-420  

Environmental Values in Post-socialist Hungary: Is It Useful to Distinguish Egoistic, Altruistic and Biospheric Values?

Judith I. M. De Groot, Linda Steg, Martijn Keizer, Andrea Farsang, Alan Watt

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 421-440 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2012.48.3.02  

In this article the authors examine whether the significance of biospheric values as a separate cluster next to egoistic and altruistic values is mainly a Western European phenomenon or whether biospheric values are also endorsed as a value in its own right in post-socialist Hungary. In twondifferent samples (N = 856 and N = 840), the multi-group method revealed that egoistic, altruistic and biospheric values can be distinguished empirically in Hungary. Their findings suggest that Hungarians not only care for nature and the environment as such, but that these values are translated into feelings of moral obligation to protect the environment: biospheric...

Environmental Concerns in Cross-National Context: How Do Mass Publics in Central and Eastern Europe Compare with Other Regions of the World?

Sandra T. Marquart-Pyatt

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 441-466 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2012.48.3.03  

Research examining the globalisation of environmental concern shown in public opinion surveys is currently underspecified, as the countries in Central and Eastern Europe are not explicitly showcased in empirical research. To address this gap in the literature, this research examines two measures of environmental concern, awareness of environmental threats and willingness to sacrifice, emphasising former state socialist countries both in comparison with countries around the globe and across countries located within this regional block. Results reveal that Central and Eastern European countries exhibit unique qualities regarding the content of environmental...

Environmental Behaviours in the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany between 1993 and 2010: Macro-Level Trends and Individual-Level Determinants Compared

Markus Hadler, Patrick Wohlkönig

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 467-492 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2012.48.3.04  

Comparing environmental behaviours in the neighbouring countries of Austria, the Czech Republic and Germany, this article discusses the national and individual level determinants of private and public environmental actions. For this purpose, survey data collected by the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) in 1993, 2000 and 2010 are analysed. The analysis reveals that values are more important for public behaviour and socio-demographics are more important for private behaviour. At the macro-level, an initial gap can be reported: Public and private behaviours were less frequent in the Czech Republic and also to a certain extent in East Germany....

From Brigades to Blogs: Environmentalism Online in Slovakia 20 Years after the Velvet Revolution

Edward Snajdr

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 493-508 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2012.48.3.05  

This article examines aspects of contemporary Slovak environmental activist discourse in the digital realm of blogging and cyberspace. It explores this subject by first comparing volunteer brigades and samizdat writing from the late communist period with present digital forms of environmentalism in the new millennium. Current environmental blogs are then analysed according to material, substantive, and discursive aspects as these suggest obstacles and benefits to promoting environmentalism in the wake of political transformation. In examining this issue in one Central and East European context, the paper aims to raise broader questions regarding both...

What Motivates Czech Consumers to Buy Organic Food?

Jan Urban, Iva Zvěřinová, Milan Ščasný

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 509-536 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2012.48.3.06  

The objective of this paper is twofold. First, the authors aim to analyse the factors that affect the intention of Czech consumers to purchase organic food using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Second, they employ an extended TPB model that introduces descriptive norms as an additional actor of behavioural intention. This study exploits data from a consumer survey of a sample of the Czech general adult population (N = 252) conducted in 2010. Structural equation modelling with an ML estimator is used to estimate model parameters. The empirical model derived from the TPB explains 44% of the variability of intention to purchase organic food. Descriptive...

Environmental Justice and the Roma Settlements of Eastern Slovakia: Entitlements, Land and the Environmental Risks

Richard Filčák

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 537-562 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2012.48.3.07  

Exposure of the Roma ethnic minority to social exclusion, segregation, and racial discrimination is well documented in the literature. How these tendencies are reflected in the access to environmental benefits and exposure to environmental risks in the majority and the minority populations is the subject of this article. Using a comparative evaluation and the concept of environmental justice the author analyses the social processes and factors that contribute to differentiated distribution of risks/benefits. Based on a survey of 30 randomly selected settlements and comparative case study analyses the author maps inequalities, identifies the location...

The Crisis of Leadership in an Era of 'Interregnum': Reflections on Politics in the Light of Václav Havel's Departure

Zygmunt Bauman

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 563-568  

Václav Havel (1936-2011): Remarks on Havel's 'Lay Sociology'

Miloslav Petrusek

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 569-576  

Benjamin J. Vail: Litter on the Shores of Bohemia: Environmental Justice, European Enlargement, and Illegal Waste Dumping in the Czech Republic

Zsuzsa Gille

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 577-578  

Branko Milanović: The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality

Mihail Arandarenko

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 579-582  

Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett: The Spirit Level: Why Equality Is Better for Everyone

Peggy Watson

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 583-584  

Carol Graham: Happiness around the World: The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires

Laura Hyman

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 585-587  

Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz: The Race between Education and Technology

Jana Vobecká

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 588-589  

Stein Ringen, Huck-ju Kwon, Ilcheong Yi, Taekyoon Kim and Jooha Lee: The Korean State and Social Policy: How South Korea Lifted Itself from Poverty and Dictatorship to Affluence and Democracy

Jaemin Shim

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 590-593  

Nico van der Heiden: Urban Foreign Policy and Domestic Dilemmas: Insights from Swiss and EU City-Regions

Josephine V. Rekers

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 594-596  

Peter Hanns Reill and Balázs A. Szelényi (eds.): Cores, Peripheries, and Globalization: Essays in Honor of Ivan T. Berend

Jan Drahokoupil

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 597-598  

Daniel Bochsler: Territory and Electoral Rules in Post-communist Democracies

Filip Kostelka

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 599-601  

Kimberly Elman Zarecor: Manufacturing a Socialist Modernity: Housing in Czechoslovakia 1945-1960

Michaela Janečková

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2012, 48(3): 602