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Social entrepreneurship
Petrus, Šimon ; Tomšej, Jakub (advisor) ; Štefko, Martin (referee)
Social entrepreneurship Abstract Social entrepreneurship is a new way of providing social support that is increasingly gaining popularity. Social enterprises are popular initiatives that use market mechanisms to finance their goals that are beneficial to society. The aim of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship, both its international roots for creating necessary context and especially its Czech form. It develops its topic into three thematic areas. The first one focuses on defining basic terminology of the field including the term social entrepreneurship itself, but also other terms such as social economy or third sector. It also introduces the basic conceptions of social entrepreneurship, namely European one and American one, while due to the greater relevance for Czech social entrepreneurship, more emphasis is placed on the European concept of social entrepreneurship. Last but not least, the most commonly used variation of social entrepreneurship is defined in the first chapter. Social enterprises in this subtype are called Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE) and focus on the integration and employment of people who are disadvantaged in some way in the labour market. The second part of the thesis focuses on social entrepreneurship in the...
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Social Value and its Measurement in the Third Sector
Konov, Jaroslava ; Dohnalová, Marie (advisor) ; Šteffl, Michal (referee) ; Průša, Ladislav (referee)
The research "Social value and its measurement in the third sector" is focused on measuring the social value of social enterprises, which form part of the conceptual framework of the third sector. Social enterprises currently face the challenge of assessing and measuring social value (social impact). Demonstrating social value is required by many stakeholders, including social enterprises themselves. There are many approaches to measuring social value, but none has been widely adopted, and the field is characterized by methodological pluralism. In the Czech Republic, the area of social value measurement in the third sector is still under-researched, despite the current political and economic climate, where stakeholder demands for indicators that can capture the performance of organizations are increasing. As in other countries, there is no uniformly accepted tool for measuring social value or social impact. The main objective of the research, which is divided into two sub-research "Measuring the social value of social enterprises" and "Longitudinal study", is to measure the social value of social enterprises in the Czech Republic and to perform their mutual comparison (benchmarking). The sub-goals are to monitor the development of measurements and changes in the social value of a selected social...
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Changes of medial image of civil society in Slovakia and Košice EHMK 2013
Kupec, Igor ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Navrátil, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the medial image of civil society and non governmet organisations in three main daily papers in Slovakia(Sme, Pravda, Hospodárske noviny). Thesis tries to answer the question - what kind of medial image were mentioned daily papers forming and publishing. Thesis also deals with the biggest non-governmental organisation in Slovakia - Košice - European capital of culture 2013 and its role and influence in that medial image. Im using method of contentual analysis. Im comparing this media image during two periods - January 2007 and January 2013.
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The role of volunteers in non-profit organizations providing social service for seniors from the point of view of social actors
Cízová, Natálie ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Průša, Ladislav (referee)
This thesis deals with the role of volunteering in social services for the elderly in non-profit organizations. The aim of the work is to find out what benefits volunteers can provide for clients. I have focused on non-profit organizations for which volunteering is typical. I acquired data through in-depth interviews with clients and volunteers selected non-profit organization providing residential care for the elderly. Through this research I have offered a look at the benefits of volunteering through the requirements of current social services. Volunteers have been found to contribute to a higher quality of service. Key words: social service, volunteering, non-profit organizations, third sector, elderly, residential care
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Historical Development, The Present and Prospective Development Trends of Nonprofit Organisations in the Czech Republic
Mlezivová, Kateřina ; Krpálek, Pavel (advisor) ; Válková, Monika (referee)
The non-profit sector in the Czech Republic has undergone a significant transformation over the last 120 years. This thesis describes the beginnings of the non-profit sector, its heyday in the First Republic period, as well as the period of decline during the Second World War. Equally, how the civil society developed in the 1970s, on which basis the non-profit sector is built today. The diploma thesis depicts the role of civil society within the non-profit sector, issues and difficulties of the non-profit sector in The Czech Republic and explains to the reader the typology and problems of terminology for the non-profit sector. The last segment of the theoretical part deals with the prospective trends in the non-profit sector, and then in an empirical survey, tries to determine whether we can observe the onset of these promising trends in the Czech Republic. The diploma thesis contains two types of research in this direction: quantitative and qualitative.
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The role of volunteers in non-profit organizations providing social service for seniors from the point of view of social actors
Cízová, Natálie ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Průša, Ladislav (referee)
This thesis deals with the role of volunteering in social services for the elderly in non-profit organizations. The aim of the work is to find out what benefits volunteers can provide for clients. I have focused on non-profit organizations for which volunteering is typical. I acquired data through in-depth interviews with clients and volunteers selected non-profit organization providing residential care for the elderly. Through this research I have offered a look at the benefits of volunteering through the requirements of current social services. Volunteers have been found to contribute to a higher quality of service. Key words: social service, volunteering, non-profit organizations, third sector, elderly, residential care
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The role of nongovernmental sector in the penitentiary and post-penitentiary care
Pilátová, Soňa ; Cejp, Martin (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
Criminal recidivism rate has been increasing till 1990 in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is also on one of the leading positions in the prison population index list of countries. These two indicators should work as a red alert for us that our justice policies and the system of criminal prevention do not work effectively in the long run. We consider it important then that the increased attention should be paid to the whole system, the programs should be evaluated and the weak spots should be identified. Hence in this work we are looking at the topic form the structural-functional perspective. Using stakeholder analysis methods we identify the key actors of the field. The actors are divided into three basic sectors: governmental sector, market and the third sector. We then focus on the third sector and its' role in the penitentiary and post-release care with special attention to the relations and connections with the governmental sector. The weak spots and the examples of successful cooperation of the two sectors are explored with the tools of the social network analysis. The research results into the functional analysis of the role of the non-profit organizations in the field. Key findings of the research are formulated into the recommendations for stakeholder from both the third and the...
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Civic engagement through the eyes of members of political parties youth wings
Vachule, Filip ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Navrátil, Jiří (referee)
The theme of my thesis is "Civic engagement though the eyes of political parties youth wings." I chose three specific associations, which cover the classical political spectrum. The goal of the thesis is to discover what kind of relationship these young people have to civic engagement. Civic engagement is represented by the new type of engaged NGOs. I also wanted to know what was their motivation to join the youth wing and if their opinions about civic engagement corespond with the Party point of view. In the theoretical part I introduce concepts of political participation and civic engagemant connected with the third sector and political parties. In the empirical part is presented the analysis with the findings. I used qualitative research strategy and data were obtained mostly trom interviews. In the end the findings are summarized and connscted with the theoretical framework.
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Changes of medial image of civil society in Slovakia and Košice EHMK 2013
Kupec, Igor ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Navrátil, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the medial image of civil society and non governmet organisations in three main daily papers in Slovakia(Sme, Pravda, Hospodárske noviny). Thesis tries to answer the question - what kind of medial image were mentioned daily papers forming and publishing. Thesis also deals with the biggest non-governmental organisation in Slovakia - Košice - European capital of culture 2013 and its role and influence in that medial image. Im using method of contentual analysis. Im comparing this media image during two periods - January 2007 and January 2013.
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Civil Society and the State in Post-Soviet Russia
Votavová, Vladimíra ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Kolenovská, Daniela (referee)
The bachelor thesis entitled The State and Civil Society in Post-Soviet Russia deals with importance, growth and function of civil society in Russia after 1991. At the beginning, the thesis strives to identify Russian regime type which is influenced not only by communist experience but also by the process of transition to democracy. Both the Yeltsin's and the Putin's administration are seen through the hybrid regimes theory that alleges that they are short of rule of law and limitation of powers. Those aspects essentially shape the form and players of Russian civil society that are characterized as well. The thesis is also concerned with different perception of the civil society concept in Russia and in the Western context; it describes particular dissimilarities and mentions differences of Russian culture and social discourse. In the end, the thesis is focused on president Putin's politics towards civil society, its incentives and consequences.
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