scholarly journals Children as Cosmopolitan Citizens: Reproducing and Challenging Cultural Hegemony

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-44
Author(s):  
Markéta Supa ◽  
Vlastimil Nečas ◽  
Jana Rosenfeldová ◽  
Victoria Nainova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Cultural Hegemony ◽  
Children's Media ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Ethnic Stereotypes ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Cosmopolitan Citizenship

The article argues that, although digital and social media provide space and means for children's cosmopolitan citizenship, the tendency to reproduce cultural and ethnic stereotypes and prejudice prevalent in mainstream media can limit their capability and willingness to act and think as such. Drawing upon qualitative participatory research conducted with more than seventy children living in the Czech Republic, the article explores how children's media practice had a tendency to reproduce cultural hegemony. The paper ultimately argues that multicultural education and media education can together support children in reflecting on and challenging cultural hegemony, while at the same time potentially contribute to their transnational participation and cooperation with the use of digital and social media.

scholarly journals Multikulturní výchova prostřednictvím sportu a tělesné výchovy

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Michal Frainšic ◽  
Ludmila Fialová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
The Czech Republic

The articel is focused on application of sport and physical education in multicultural education. The aim of the study is to introduce this problematic and indicate opportunities for inovation and development of this topic. We mention some important theories and approaches. We also refer to the present situation in the Czech Republic and results of research. Sport can help integrate people, support their cooperation and communication, which is crucial. The teachers‘ role in multicultural education is not easy, it requires much experience and education.

scholarly journals Importance of University Social Media Communications in Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Radomila Soukalová ◽  
Jiří Ježek
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Secondary Research ◽  
Media Communications ◽  
Social Media Monitoring ◽  
Media Monitoring

This article currently focuses on the problems of university communications with target groups in the Czech Republic. This issue has been chosen with respect to the ongoing demographic crisis causing a decrease in the number of prospective university applicants. The topic reflects new trends in effective communication of university, i.e. social media communications and concentrates on prospective university applicants. The presented study introduces the results of sub-analyses carried out within selected Czech universities. The sub-analyses dealt with the problems of university social media profiles and their conceptuality, approach of individual universities towards profile administration and the importance of involving fans into communications on Czech university profiles. The necessary data have been gained using both primary and secondary research as well as with help of social media monitoring by Newton Media. The study concludes with the identification of common and different attributes of Czech universities´ social media communications and with suggestions as to how to make these communications more effective.

scholarly journals “DO YOUR RESEARCH”: COVID-19, POST-SOCIALIST EXPERIENCE AND THE NARRATIVE OF INFORMATION INDEPENDENCE AMONG CZECH INSTAGRAM INFLUENCERS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Hermanova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Domestic Space ◽  
Political Event ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Media Ecosystem ◽  
The Media

The COVID-19 pandemics highlighted the role of social media influencers as political communicators and drew attention to the question of accountability of influencers and their overall role in the media ecosystem. The aim of the paper is to analyze the role of lifestyle Instagram influencers in shaping the public narrative about COVID-19 as an orchestrated political event aimed at curbing civic freedom in the Czech Republic with focus on two key elements: 1) the politicization of the domestic (space) on Instagram and its gendered nature and 2) the framing of the role of influencers as democratic public voices offering an alternative to mainstream media, within the context of the post-socialist historical experience of totalitarian past. The presented analysis builds on digital ethnography among Czech female lifestyle influencers and content analysis of selected Czech influencers profiles.

scholarly journals The Role of Social Media on Tourists’ Behavior: An Empirical Analysis of Millennials from the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7735
Author(s):  
Mohsin Javed ◽  
Zuzana Tučková ◽  
Abdul Bashiru Jibril
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
The Czech Republic

Due to the emergence of Web 2.0 and consequently the increased use of social media, this study aims to explore the role of social media in changing the behavior of tourists and the choice of a destination. Despite the massive popularity of social media, the studies with a comprehensive set of driving constructs along with indicators of social media regarding the changing behavior of tourists are lacking in the literature. Therefore, framed by the theory of planned behavior (TPB), the present study fulfills this research gap by developing a set of driving constructs and carrying out an empirical analysis by collecting data from millennials in the selected universities of the Czech Republic. Through the non-random sampling technique, precisely convenience sampling, 261 valid responses were received, and partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis was performed to achieve the objectives of this study. The results indicate that social media channels have a significant impact on behavioral intention and the actual behavior of tourists (significant direct and indirect effect). The constructs tourist information search and tourism promotion were partially supported toward predicting the behavior of tourists. Control–variables related to socio-economic characteristics such as gender and educational level also have a significant impact in determining the actual behavior of tourists. Hence, overall, the study concludes with the significant and considerable impact of social media on the behavior of tourists. The contributions of the study and future directions are discussed at the end of the paper.

scholarly journals Public Acceptance of Renewable Energy Sources: a Case Study from the Czech Republic

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna Čábelková ◽  
Wadim Strielkowski ◽  
Irina Firsova ◽  
Marina Korovushkina
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Media Presentation ◽  
The Media

The substitution of traditional energy production with renewable energy sources (RES) in the European Union (EU) represents a multidimensional issue with its pros and cons viewed differently by governments, technology companies, markets, as well as the general public. There are significant public doubts in expediency of investments in renewables in place. Our paper studies the factors related to the public opinion on renewables using a reasonable and representative sample of respondents (N = 1026) from one of the EU Member States, the Czech Republic, via a set of ordinal regression analyses with spline correction for ordinal predictors. Our results suggest that the population of the Czech Republic is split in half in its trust in renewables as a substitute to traditional energy sources. In addition, our results show that the opinions on renewables in the Czech Republic are significantly related to personal concerns on environmental protection and worries about use of nuclear energy. Moreover, we find that traditional mass media is not statistically significant, even though internet news channels and social media were statistically related to the opinions (negatively and positively, respectively). The comparison of the responses with respect to the frequency of following social media support the hypothesis of the media bubble. The empirical results indicate that public opinions on renewables are likely to be built on the information sources vulnerable to hoaxes, bubbles, and misinformation. We conclude that more media presentation on RES is needed and make some practical suggestions for the stakeholders, journalists, and relevant policymakers.

scholarly journals Promotion as a Variable of HR Marketing in Selected Corporations in the Czech Republic in the Context of Digitization

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 1393-1405
Author(s):  
Jiří Bejtkovský
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Biological Age ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Today’s corporations want to differentiate themselves and be more attractive, popular and interesting for their current and potential employees. HR marketing can help corporations gain a competitive advantage and be different. The purpose of this paper was to determine the current state of use of social media platforms based on the biological age of the respondents and the highest level of education achieved of the respondents in selected corporations in the Czech Republic in the context of HR marketing. The primary data was obtained by a self‑administered, structured questionnaire targeted at selected Czech corporations and their employees. The total number of respondents was 588 employees. One research question and two research hypotheses have been formulated. The verification or rejection of null research hypotheses was done through the statistical method of the Pearson’s Chi‑square test. The results came along with finding that there is a statistically significant relation between the active use of social media platforms and the biological age of the respondents and there is a statistically significant relation between the active use of social media platforms and the highest level of education achieved of the respondents in selected corporations in the Czech Republic.

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