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The aim of this text is to describe and compare the residential segregation of foreigners in Prague and Central Bohemian region in years 2012–2018. The distribution of foreigners is measured using a new method of individualized scalable neighbourhoods. This method allows to compare the distribution of minority and majority population on multiple scales and does not depend on the statistical-administrative division of the territory.

Topic: housing, urban and rural studies, methodology, migration and mobility, public administration

Type of publication: Chapter in monographDepartment: Local and regional studies

Příspěvek se zaměřuje na stěhování a rezidenční mobilitu cizinců v Praze a Středočeském kraji, kde se soustředí značná část cizinecké populace Česka. Na základě kombinace dvou zdrojů dat ukazuje, že vzhledem ke specifickým prostorovým vzorcům pobytu a pohybu mají cizinci nezanedbatelnou roli v procesu utváření sociálně-prostorové struktury regionu.

Topic: housing, urban and rural studies, methodology, migration and mobility, public administration

Type of publication: Chapter in monographDepartment: Local and regional studies

Design practices often involve grassroots communities and institutional actors with designers working as or with intermediaries. This paper defines intermediation as a significant design practice, especially when designers engage in commoning and institutioning—concepts that have gained traction in recent discourses in design scholarship.

Topic: technology/technique

Type of publication: Peer-reviewed journal articleDepartment: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science

Topic: value orientations, intergenerational relations, human relations, sociologická teorie

Type of publication: Published reviewDepartment: Public Opinion Research Centre

This chapter proposes the morphogenetic approach, as elaborated within the confines of Margaret Archer’s critical realism, as a suitable starting point for theoretically grounded research into social aspects of energy. It demonstrates in outline the suitability of this approach in the special case of coal, the mining and combustion of which epitomize the ambiguity of the industrial era.

Topic: gender, klimatická změna, sociologická teorie, technology/technique

Type of publication: Chapter in monographDepartment: Public Opinion Research Centre

Social interaction as the middle phase of the morphogenetic sequence described by Margaret Archer presupposes that interpretative activities go on between individuals and collectivities. Novel meanings emerge in social interaction and spur the processes of structural elaboration. The hermeneutics of actors (or agents) should be part of the morphogenetic explanatory framework.

Topic: sociologická teorie, transformation

Type of publication: Article with impact factorDepartment: Public Opinion Research Centre

The paper presents a general theoretical argument about narrating futures and demonstrates its validity on the topic of energy transitions. It goes beyond the perspective of social constructionism and analyzes the temporal relationship between narratives, as employed in social interactions, and the reality of structural conditions in societies.

Topic: sociologická teorie, technology/technique, transformation

Type of publication: Article with impact factorDepartment: Public Opinion Research Centre

Due to the lack of sufficient non-governmental prisoner re-entry services in the Czech Republic, many post-release activities are provided by faith-based organizations (FBOs). However, the Czech Republic is considered to be one of the most atheistic countries in the world. Most of the Czech population is at least apathetic toward organized religion. This study examines how re-entry FBOs present Christianity to the public in the religiously indifferent Czech Republic.

Topic: crime, religion and religiosity

Type of publication: Article with impact factorDepartment: Economic Sociology

Trust is considered an essential part of a democratic society. That is why it is important to pay attention to it, especially in times of crisis. Some recent studies have introduced a new approach to examining attitudes and trust using social network analysis. The aim of our study is to examine the relationship between different types of trust during the coronavirus crisis.

Topic: trust/social cohesion

Type of publication: Article with impact factorDepartment: Public Opinion Research Centre

Cílem předkládané studie je čtenáře seznámit s širším spektrem témat a s detailnějšími výsledky vlastního reprezentativního šetření Volný čas dětí a jeho prožívání 2021, které monitorují stav problematiky trávení volného času dětí na počátku třetího desetiletí 21. století. V úvodu jsou shrnuta hlavní zjištění a představeny základní parametry výzkumu.

Topic: family, lifestyle

Type of publication: Other publicationDepartment: Local and regional studies

This mixed‐methods article focuses on childlessness and barriers to parenthood among non‐heterosexual men in Czechia. On the quantitative sample of 419 men (165 gays, 125 bisexuals, and 129 heterosexuals with same‐sex romantic/sexual attraction), recruited on a representative online panel, we map the parenting desires, intentions, and perceived barriers to parenthood.

Topic: gender, parenting

Type of publication: Article with impact factorDepartment: Gender & Sociology

Výzkumná zpráva popisuje existující způsoby podpory obslužnosti venkovských obcí ze strany státu a územních samospráv a různé alternativní způsoby zajišťování služeb a jejich dopady.

Topic: urban and rural studies, regions

Type of publication: Other publicationDepartment: Local and regional studies

We show that economies of scale estimated individually for each EU country differ from the officially adopted OECD‐modified scale; the differences across the countries further confirm the prevailing East‐West disparity.

Topic: EU, wages and incomes, standard of living

Type of publication: Article with impact factorDepartment: Economic Sociology

Obsahem druhé části dvoudílné studie, která je jedním z výstupů projektu „Zvýšení transparentnosti hypotečního trhu v ČR rozšířením datové základny pro sledování a odhad cen nemovitostí“ podpořeného Technologickou agenturou ČR (TAČR) pod číslem TL03000212, je porovnání výše kupních a odhadních cen bytů v roce 2019 a analýza hlavních faktorů vysvětlujících případné rozdíly mezi nimi.

Topic: housing, economics

Type of publication: Other publicationDepartment: Socioeconomics of Housing

Obsahem první části dvoudílné studie, která je výstupem z projektu „Zvýšení transparentnosti hypotečního trhu v ČR rozšířením datové základny pro sledování a odhad cen nemovitostí“ podpořeného Technologickou agenturou ČR (TAČR) pod číslem TL03000212, je popis a definice dat o nemovitostech (včetně odhadních cen) sbíraných jedním z hlavních poskytovatelů hypotečních úvěrů v ČR, Českou spořitelnou, a.s., a popis a definice dat o nemovitostech (včetně kupních cen) shromažďovaných a evidovaných Č

Topic: housing, economics

Type of publication: Other publicationDepartment: Socioeconomics of Housing

Comparative research aiming to explain differences in segregation on national level is highly desirable for public policy in increasingly diverse countries including new immigrant destinations. This study explores residential segregation of non-European migrants in Czechia using the individualised scalable neighbourhood method based on anonymised geocoded register data. Czechia is the main immigrant-receiving country in Eastern European post-socialist context.

Topic: housing, urban and rural studies, methodology, migration and mobility, social inequalities, public administration, standard of living

Type of publication: Article with impact factorDepartment: Local and regional studies

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