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Social cleavages and political conflicts in the contemporary Czech society
In: Veröffentlichungen der Abteilung Sozialstruktur und Sozialberichterstattung des Forschungsschwerpunktes Sozialer Wandel, Institutionen und Vermittlungsprozesse des Wissenschaftszentrums Berlin für Sozialforschung 01-406
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Obhajoba realistického pojetí modernizace: Poznámky k článku prof. Árnasona a dalším polemikám
In: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, Band 44, Heft 1, S. 167-175
A reply to Jan Keller (2007), Jaroslaw Kilias (2006), & Johann Arnason (2007) as critical reviewers of Machonin's Ceska spolecnost a sociologicke poznani. Problemy spolecenske transformace a modernizace od poloviny sedesatych let 20. stoleti do soucasnosti ([The Czech Society and Sociological Knowledge. Problems of Social Transformation and Modernization from the Mid 1960s to the Present] Prague: ISV, 2005). Keller's critique is found to be fed by his personal, 'hyperskeptical' & overly pessimistic, view of modernization. Kilias misreads the book in the context of his own theoretical-methodological conceptions. Arnason's criticism is discussed in more detail, addressing the following issues: (1) the variety & diversity of epistemological approaches in sociological research, (2) the liberal thought in classical Marxism & the notions of social liberalism & democratic socialism, (3) the theory of multiple modernities, & (4) the concept & term 'state socialism' & the question whether state socialism, as practiced in the Soviet bloc countries, qualifies as a special type of modernity.
Je čas k zásadní diskusi
In: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, Band 38, Heft 1-2, S. 49-54
The rebirth of Czech sociology after the normalization period required a prolonged period of time. Nowadays, the attained level of scientific work, particularly thanks to the improvements at the universities, is distinctly better than seven years ago when a similar discussion began. However, it is time to pay attention to some principles according to which Czech sociologists could achieve consensus & corresponding progress in their scientific work. The main responsibility lies in both the empirical & theoretical grasp of the historically unique processes of postsocialist societal transformation & modernization; this can be realized only through their active participation in international cooperation. Serious interpretations & generalizations of the postsocialist experience require far closer contacts, serious & systematic discussion & both direct & indirect cooperation among empirical research, its methodology, the history of sociology & sociological theory than it is usual nowadays; all this could create favorable conditions for the natural emergence of significant research projects in both basic & applied science.
Social cleavages and political conflicts in the contemporary Czech society
There are a number of significant social cleavages and political conflicts within the population of the European postsocialist societies. The first one concerns the cleavage between the decreasing number of people who benefited from the "Ancien régime" and those who took advantage of the new developments over the past 12 years. The second one concerns cleavages based on ethnic differences, which are more important in South Eastern than in Central Europe. The third cleavage is the rapid polarization between the rich and the poor, which developed in the relatively egalitarian Czech social structure as a consequence of the rapid privatization and the sudden liberalization of both the economy and other spheres of life. These cleavages as well as some other conflicts influence the contemporary existing political relationships which – under Czech circumstances – are characterized by a relative balance of four main political currents. The optimal solution for the hybrid coexistence of these cleavages and conflicts would consist in strengthening the role of forces which are important for the development analogously to the more advanced postindustrial European models of social and political arrangements.
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Modernisation and Social Transformation in the Czech Republic
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 171-186
ISSN: 2336-128X
Modernisation and Social Transformation in the Czech Republic
In: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, Band 4, Heft 2, S. 171-186
Analysis of the Czech historical experience suggests theoretical generalization on global postcommunist societal transformation, seen as complex social transformation & modernization. It is argued that while the postcommunist transformation of Czech society has so far been successful, this is the result of the abandonment, postponement, or mitigation of some aspects of the originally presupposed radical liberal democratic changes. It is concluded that the long-term prospects of Czech society depend mainly on the ability of the social & institutional system to stimulate significant progress toward qualitative modernization, possible only through the creation of a dynamic social equilibrium generating a motivation structure based on social relationships influenced by principles of equity of chances & meritocracy.
Social and Political Transformation in the Czech Republic
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Band 30, Heft 1, S. 71-88
ISSN: 2336-128X
Démocratisation et "méritocratisation" dans le processus de réforme des sociétés post-communistes ; Démocratisation et "méritocratisation" dans le processus de réforme des sociétés post-communistes: Cahiers du CEFRES N° 3f, Transition politique et transition économique dans les pays d'Europe central...
International audience ; Dans cette communication, P. Machonin présente l'hypothèse selon laquelle la tradition égalitariste a ses racines dans l'histoire, en remontant au moins jusqu'au processus rapide de renaissance nationale au sein des couches populaires de la société. Je pense de plus que les changements structurels et les très importantes secousses sociales nés des pressions politiques et économiques de l'occupation allemande, ainsi que l'ensemble des processus sociaux - économiques, politiques et spirituels -, qui sont nés en réaction directe à l'occupation dans la période de l'immédiat après-guerre, ont mené, directement et indirectement, à ancrer l'égalitarisme comme valeur dans la conscience de la plupart des gens et dans la société.
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Social Stratification in Contemporary Czechoslovakia
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 75, Heft 5, S. 725-741
ISSN: 1537-5390
Vertical social differentiation and mobility of the Czechoslovak population: sociological and statistical research
In: Coexistence: a review of East-West and development issues, Band 5, S. 7-16
ISSN: 0587-5994
Czechoslovakia, 1918 - 92: a laboratory for social change
In: St. Antony's series
Česká společnost v transformaci: k proměnám sociální struktury
In: Ediční řada studie 11