Extreme Right, the Internet and European Politics in CEE Countries: The Cases of Slovakia and the Czech Republic

2017 ◽  
pp. 167-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Caiani ◽  
Alena Kluknavská
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Internet ◽  
European Politics ◽  
Extreme Right ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals The Energy Industry in the Czech Republic: On the Way to the Internet of Things

Economies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milos Maryska ◽  
Petr Doucek ◽  
Lea Nedomova ◽  
Pavel Sladek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Energy Industry ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
The Way

scholarly journals ICT in agrarian sector of the CR

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 540-542
Author(s):  
J. Vaněk ◽  
J. Jarolímek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Real Situation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Agrarian Sector ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University

The fact that the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) is a key factor of development of individuals, regions, sectors and whole countries is well known at the beginning of the 21st century. The real situation of ICT utilization is very different in particular sections and it fails to reach standards that we would expect. The sphere of the agrarian sector of the Czech Republic is a very good example. The Information and Consulting Centre FEM at the University of Agriculture in Prague (IPC) has been participating on research of the utilization ICT in agriculture for three years. According to the latest data from July 2002, 55% of agrarian enterprises are connected to the Internet, which is much less than in other sectors.

scholarly journals Nowy bard. Twórczość i działania Tomáša Hnídka w dyskursie czeskiej skrajnej prawicy

Adeptus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Witkowska
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Extreme Right ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
New Politics

A New Singer-Songwriter: The Songs and Activity of Tomáš Hnídek in Czech Extreme Right-Wing DiscourseThis article aims to present the songs and activity of Tomáš Hnídek and their reception among extreme right-wing sympathisers in the Czech Republic over the last decade. The study analyses the use of selected elements of collective imagery related to the singer-songwriter convention, with particular reference to the figure of Karel Kryl. It also draws attention to persuasive techniques of creating an image and to their influence on the reception of the singer-songwriter genre in the context of hate speech and struggle over a new politics of memory in the Czech Republic, pursued by extreme right-wing politicians and their followers. Nowy bard. Twórczość i działania Tomáša Hnídka w dyskursie czeskiej skrajnej prawicyZadaniem artykułu jest przybliżenie twórczości i działań Tomáša Hnídka oraz ich recepcji wśród zwolenników skrajnej prawicy w minionej dekadzie w Czechach. W artykule podjęto analizę zjawiska eksploatacji wybranych wyobrażeń zbiorowych łączonych z nurtem bardowskim ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem odwołań do postaci Karela Kryla. Zwrócono szczególną uwagę na występujące zabiegi z obszaru kreacji i autokreacji o niezwykle perswazyjnym potencjale oraz ich wpływ na kształtowanie się dalszej recepcji twórczości bardowskiej w kontekście mowy nienawiści oraz walki o nową politykę pamięci w Czechach, podejmowanej przez polityków skrajnej prawicy i ich sympatyków.

Development of online shopping within B2C e-commerce in the Visegrad Four countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-50
Author(s):  
Stefan Kral ◽  
Richard Fedorko
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Online Purchases ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
The Given ◽  
The Eu

Online shopping has become an increasingly common way of shopping in recent years. The main goal of the paper was to evaluate and compare the development of online shopping in the Visegrad Four countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary). The paper outlines the theoretical basis of online shopping concept, describes the current situation of online shopping in the EU market and the main types of goods and services purchased through the Internet. Based on data from the Eurostat database, the paper outlines the development of online shopping in the years 2011 to 2019, the share of online purchases in the EU market and online purchases of goods and services within the V4 countries for the given years. We found that in all countries, an increasing trend of online shopping was recorded over the period under review, with the largest increase in the Czech Republic. There was also a growing share of online purchases from retailers in other EU countries, with the largest increase recorded in Hungary. With regard to online purchases of services, year-on-year decline over the period of two years has been recorded in Slovakia.

Producing and Sharing Free Advanced Scientific and Technological Knowledge Using the Internet

2005 ◽  
pp. 587-592
Author(s):  
Jean-Philippe Rennard
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
World Scientific ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
The Uk

During 1998-2000, the UK published 4,729 scientific articles per million inhabitants, the Czech Republic published only 1,401 and Turkey 278 (Sandelin & Sarafoglou, 2003). Each year, researchers produce about 2,000,000 refereed articles for 20,000 scientific journals (Harnad, 2003), the huge majority of them being printed in western countries. The contribution of developing countries to these publications is marginal. In 2000 India published less than 2% of world scientific articles. China’s share was about 3% and Brazil 1% (OST, 2004).

scholarly journals SELECTED ASPECTS OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS DURING GLOBALIZATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 112-119
Author(s):  
Martina Kovacikova ◽  
Katarina Stofkova
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Continuous technological progress makes it possible to use the Internet of Things (IoT) in broader dimensions. Digitization, computerization, and innovation are now key factors for businesses and countries to achieve added value and make progress in competitiveness and attractiveness. These are also optimal conditions for the application of IoT. This study aims to show the status of the implementation of IoT in neighboring countries — the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic — compared to the United Kingdom, which is in the lead. Similarly, the goal was to compare the areas of digitization and informatization to the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), and the Digital Transformation Scoreboards (DTS). Material support for this paper was garnered from the relevant literature. The theoretical basis for issues related to IoT was presented after analyzing secondary sources to determine the current state of the industry and the level of digitization. The those indexes were compared using data from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and the UK. The UK is among the leaders in the field of IoT. The resulting data are presented graphically. Slovak companies that operate mainly in the industrial sector are beginning to discover and implement IoT. More and more cities are adopting this technology. The situation in the UK is already quite far along. During the evaluation of the NRI, DESI, and DTS, Slovakia was ranked lowest, the Czech Republic was ranked slightly higher, and the UK was rated the highest. Comparison of the digitization of the economy and society, and the deployment and use of ICT highlight the need for further development of these areas in the Slovak and Czech republics.

scholarly journals Two Mobilization Waves of the Czech Anti-Islam Movement

Intersections ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vendula Prokupkova
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Model Analysis ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Extreme Right ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Ernesto Laclau ◽  
The People ◽  
Collective Actors ◽  
German Philosopher ◽  
Definition Of

In 2015 and 2016, the Czech Republic experienced a massive mobilization of a new anti-Islam and anti-immigration movement. Drawing on the concepts of the post-foundational discourse theory of the Essex School, the theory of populism of Ernesto Laclau and the model analysis of the EuroMayDay Movement provided by the German philosopher Oliver Marchart, this paper engages with the question of how the identity of this movement changed during the initial and later phases of the mobilization. The author distinguishes between two waves of mobilization, which differ regarding the construction of the identity of the movement as well as the number and variety of the collective actors, who succeeded in mobilizing. Whereas at the beginning of the year 2015 the identity of the movement was constructed against Islam as an antagonistic Other, in the middle of the same year a deep chasm between the movement (representing the ‘people’) and the ‘powerful’ emerged. At this point, following Ernesto Laclau’s definition of populism, the movement transformed into a populist movement. Moreover, this transformation was accompanied by the mobilization success of new organizations participating in the movement, including the exponents of the extreme right.

scholarly journals Determinants Affecting the Use of the Internet by Older People

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 884-893
Author(s):  
Blanka Klimova ◽  
Pavel Prazak ◽  
Petra Poulova ◽  
Ivana Simonova
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Older People ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Third Age ◽  
The Third ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to detect and analyze some factors which hinder or contribute to the positive use of the Internet by older people living in Central Europe, specifically in one region of the Czech Republic. Methods: The key method is a questionnaire whose results were processed by using a model of logistic regression. The research sample includes 432 seniors from senior houses, municipal ICT courses and the University of the Third Age, all coming from the region of Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. Findings: The findings of the proposed model confirmed that the key determinants in the Internet use by older people were age, previous experience with IT in their past occupation and active use of IT enhanced by some kind of training, in this case attending IT courses of the University of the Third Age. Education and gender have not proved to be significant determinants in this study. Novelty/ improvement: The introduced model of logistic regression enriches current literature on the subject by emphasizing the possible factors that influence the use of the Internet by seniors in the region. The survey also investigates which factors in comparison with each other act more and which less, and which factors are significant within the model and which are not. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01317 Full Text: PDF

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