Reflexe novodobých českých dějin, sametové revoluce a současného vývoje v názorech veřejnosti

• Authors: Stanislav Hampl , Jiří Vinopal , Jiří Šubrt

Title variants

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Reflections of Modern Czech History, the Velvet Revolution and the Current Development in Public Opinion

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

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This article describes the attitudes of the Czech public towards the Velvet Revolution and towards the social situation preceding and following it. The text deals with the general image of Velvet Revolution in the context of modern Czech history, tracks public opinion on this event, deals with evaluations of the period before and after November 1989, and handles assessments of the whole previous period. The event of the Velvet Revolution in Czech history is seen predominantly as a highlight, and as a positive phase in Czech history. Similarly, the stage that followed is seen in a predominantly positive light, although not so much as the change of political regime itself. However, there is a significant difference between how Czech public opinion judged the first and second decades after the Velvet Revolution. According to the public, not all areas of society have showed improvement during the latter period; in some cases developments are viewed negatively.

Keywords

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Velvet Revolution; public opinion; historical consciousness; public opinion survey

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY
• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Naše společnost (Our Society)
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 19-30

Contributors

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Stanislav Hampl

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Jiří Vinopal

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Jiří Šubrt

• CVVM, SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic