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4 Dec 2017

Veronika Mičanová: Extremism in our everyday life

In today’s world, we are surrounded by news about terrorist attacks and the fear of terrorists is spread through popular media. We are afraid of some unknown power and we tend to turn to stereotypes of race and belief and xenophobia when it comes to placing blame. We group into little hateful communities that are cursing people and nations different from us.

20 Jan 2017

Zuzana Spilková: Rapid Re-Housing in Brno

Despite many programs supporting the acquisition of one’s own housing, there are many people in the Czech Republic, including children, living on the streets, in hostels or in asylum. The questions are: where is the problem? What are causes of it? What is the success rate of these programs?

26 Nov 2016

Alina Waidhofer: Beauty as a factor of social exclusion

Beauty and the overall concept of looking good was never as important as it is in our contemporary world. People who look, dress and act according to the standards of our society receive more attention and get furthermore better included into our society. Or to put it more clearly, they get better chances at the distribution of social and economic resources of a society.