Šternberks belonged to the leading aristocratic families of Moravia; they owned extensive property, and also held leading provincial offices. The core of their power and the starting point for their later expansion was the Šternberk estate, to which dominated the castle and the castle town. The estate was located north of Olomouc and extended to the borders of Moravia. A detailed analysis of the constitution of their property during the 14th century will offer an insight into the overall structure of the estate consistent of several other towns and a large number of villages. The number of their estates thus exceeded other aristocratic estates in Moravia of the last quarter of the 14th century.
The aim of this article is to compare Roland Barthes‘ thought construct of the ideal text with selected original works in the field of electronic literature. The link between this idea and this type of work is assumed on the basis of interconnections and references in foreign theoretical texts on electronic literature. In the first part of the article, the concept itself is introduced in its original context of the S/Z book. Subsequently, the links are presented between the ideal text and the theories referring to it. In the second part of the text, it is shown, using a representative sample of original works of electronic literature, where this analogy can be traced and where it cannot.
The contemporary socio-spatial differentiation of the Czech Republic is the focus of this article. The main aim is (1) to identify spatial clusters of municipalities formed by similar structural and developmental socioeconomic characteristics, and (2) to uncover the basic socioeconomic factors of the spatial differentiation of municipalities. To achieve the proposed aims a unique dataset covering a wide range of social, demographic, and economic variables at the municipal level is used. The principles of spatial autocorrelations (LISA - local indicators of spatial association) are employed. Very distinct connections between the statistical and the spatial variation of different variables were found, which indicates that the absence of a simple connection between the vertical and the horizontal differentiation of society. From a methodological perspective this article’s major contribution is the construction and testing of procedures which can be used to synthesise the results of the LISA analyses. The synthesis uncovers basic spatial patterns of development mirrored in the formation of the growth and decline poles and axes. The results of cluster analyses indicate the spatial stability and inner homogeneity of the growth areas. Conversely, areas in decline are characterised by a very heterogeneous set of variables differing from region to region.
The aim of the pilot study is to examine the possibilities of mobile phone location data in geographical research of the everyday life and individual spatial mobility of the population. Developing and testing a new research instrument thus represent the key aims of the pilot study. The proposed technique is ‘tried out’ on a group of young people living or working in Prague. Their daily activities and spatial mobility are explored and discussed against the everyday and geographical context of the young people´s lives. Theoretically the study draws on the strong tradition of time geography as well as on the new geography of everyday life. Methodologically the research combines two different types of data sources and the relevant analytical tools. First, mobile phone location data are used to record the daily trajectories of the participants. Second, deep interpretative interviews are carried out to understand the reasons and motives behind the recorded daily trajectories. Despite a few technical obstacles in mobile phone location data processing, the pilot study proved the very promising potential of this source, especially in combination with interviews, when studying the patterns of the everyday life and individual spatial mobility of an urban population.
Restorative justice is a relatively new topic in Czech criminal law, dividing theoreticians and practitioners, especially in the area of its practical applicability in solving crimes. One of the current issues is the definition of restorative justice in the broader context of criminal law. There has been a long-standing debate as to which cases it is advisable to apply the restorative route and the potential limiting factors for these possibilities. It is generally accepted that some form of restorative justice is only viable in specific cases, which is then reflected in the not very frequent use of those criminal law institutes that express restorative values. What those specific cases are, however, is not sufficiently answered. The authors examine this problem through the lens of the Czech public, whose participation is central to any restorative efforts and their legitimacy. Based on data obtained from their own representative survey of the Czech public, it is clear that support for the restorative idea is relatively high and related to awareness of these possibilities. However, this is not unconditional support, but some form of limitation is assumed. Based on the data, the authors present a typology of offences and associated factors for which there is the widest public support for the use of restorative justice.
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Restorativní justice je v českého trestním právu poměrně novým tématem rozdělujícím teoretiky i praktiky zejména v oblasti praktické využitelnosti při řešení trestných činů. Jednou z aktuálních otázek je vymezení restorativní justice v širším kontextu trestního práva. Dlouhodobě se vedou diskuse, v jakých případech je účelné aplikovat restorativní cestu a co je případným limitujícím faktorem těchto možností. Obecně je přijímáno, že nějaká forma restorace je schůdná pouze ve specifických případech, což se poté odráží v nepříliš častém užití těch trestněprávních institutů, které vyjadřují restorativní hodnoty. Co jsou ony specifické případy, však není dostatečně zodpovězeno. Autoři zkoumají tento problém optikou české veřejnosti, jejíž účast je stěžejní pro jakékoliv restorativní snahy a jejich legitimitu. Na základě dat získaných z vlastního reprezentativního výzkumu české veřejnosti jasně vyplynulo, že podpora restorativní myšlence je poměrně velká a souvisí s informovaností o těchto možnostech. Nejedná se však o bezpodmínečnou podporu, ale předpokládá se určitá forma limitace. Na základě dat uvádí autoři typologii trestných činů a přidružených faktorů, u kterých je nejširší podpora veřejnosti na užití restorace.
The availability of labour, education, services and transportation significantly influences the quality of life in urban and rural areas. The supply of job opportunities and services is not sufficient in rural and peripheral villages and particularly young and well-educated people often respond by migrating. The people who remain cope with the problems of accessibility by various commuting methods. However, the poor supply of jobs and social infrastructure may be a source of considerable problems for less mobile people trying to satisfy basic needs. This article employs in-depth case study research to evaluate the daily mobility of people in peripheral municipalities in Western Bohemia. It aims to identify the problems and barriers in the everyday life of the local population and to identify forms of daily mobility related to work and service provision. It evaluates how the lack of job opportunities and basic civic amenities influences the everyday strategies that people adopt to cope with the spatial mismatch between the place of residence and the place where jobs and services are located. The daily mobility and strategies of people living in municipalities are set in the context of post-communist changes in commuting behaviour. Theoretically and methodologically the article draws on the strong tradition of time geography.
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