Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2022, 58(2)

The Temporary Increase in Trust in Government and Compliance with Anti-pandemic Measures at the Start of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Aleš Kudrnáč, Jan Klusáček

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2022, 58(2): 119-150 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2022.016  

Public support for government institutions tends to increase in the face of threats such as armed conflict, terrorism, or natural disasters. This phenomenon, known as the 'rally-'round-the-flag' effect, has also been observed as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic in many countries. Citizens' trust in the government's good intentions and ability to handle a crisis is very important, as it gives government the legitimacy to take strong measures. High trust in government also increases citizens' willingness to comply with these measures. The aim of this study is to examine the 'rally-'round-the-flag' effect in the Czech Republic, analyse the characteristics...

The Czech Home Birth Controversy as an Example of the Activation of the Civil Sphere: Jeffrey Alexander's Concept of Societalisation

Eva M. Hejzlarová, Anna Durnová

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2022, 58(2): 151-180 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2022.017  

The article analyses the public dispute over homebirths in Czechia over the past two decades using the concept of 'societalisation'. Drawing on a wealth of empirical material, including media outputs, court proceedings, changes in legislation, expert opinions, and other supplementary materials, the article examines the homebirth dispute on the legislative, judicial, and public policy levels and in relation to the media and experts. The analysis structures the evolution of the dispute into five phases that reflect the evolution of the homebirth issue from the perspective of civil sphere dynamics. One of the key moments in the societalisation process...

Towards the Principles of Populist Communication? The Topic of Corruption in the Election Manifestos of Czech Political Parties

Vladimír Naxera

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2022, 58(2): 181-204 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2022.015  

The article examines how use of the topic of corruption in the election manifestos of Czech political parties has transformed over the course of the entire post-communist period. The theoretical framework used to grasp the anti-corruption positions expressed in the manifestos is populism. The study builds on the discussions about mainstream political actors (not) adopting populist principles and on the methodological debate around the possibilities offered by populist communication research. Using a content analysis and the principle of triplets, the article analyses the election manifestos of all the parties that were successful in the parliamentary...

Optimismus teorií demokracie v čase krize předpokladů demokracie?

Jan Géryk

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2022, 58(2): 205-221 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2022.018  

Jan Mervart, Jiří Růžička: „Rehabilitovat Marxe!“ Československá stranická inteligence a myšlení poststalinské modernity

Nikola Balaš

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2022, 58(2): 223-227  

Miroslav Novák: Pražské jaro 1968. Přerušená revoluce?

Lenka Hanovská

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2022, 58(2): 227-230