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Czech alcohol policy and alcohol's impact on families
Holá, Martina ; Dobiášová, Karolína (advisor) ; Angelovská, Olga (referee)
This master thesis focuses on the impact of alcohol on families if one of the parents is addicted looking through the lens of the theoretical concept of AHTO. To fulfil the research goal I chose a literature review then followed up qualitative interviews with experts from the ranks of social and health services workers and OSPOD. According to the interviewed experts, forms of AHTO appear in families as follows - relationship problems, psychological damage (distrust, feeling helpless, low self-confidence, guilt, shame, rejection or not acknowledging the seriousness of the situation), financial difficulties, domestic violence. Then, in the case of children, mental harm, attention deficit disorders, parentification, worsened academic results, relationship problems, parental or alcohol rejection. Experts most often encounter solutions strategies such as control, negotiation or playing on emotions, threats, trying to help, trying to solve the situation of an addict, downplaying the situation, hiding the situation, rejecting a person. Experts recommend other evidence-based strategies for family members to deal with the situation and what I can do, not make false promises, reject alcohol but not a person, set boundaries and barriers, understanding addiction as a disease, offering help to an addict. The...
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The image of alcohol in the Czech TV as a public service broadcaster
Burdová, Karolína ; Dobiášová, Karolína (advisor) ; Kotherová, Zuzana (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the media representation of alcohol and its excessive consumption on Czech Television as a public service broadcaster. It also focuses on ways to regulate alcohol in the form of behavioural nudges which can be used both within alcohol policy of the Czech Republic in general and the broadcasting of Czech Television. The thesis identifies not only possibilities of using the nudge theory, which can have a beneficial effect on human decision making, but also interprets media framing used for representation of alcohol on Czech Television. Alcohol is portrayed within Czech Television programmes as well as within TV commercials, therefore a case study dealing with alcohol advertising broadcasted on Czech Television was added to the analysis. The analytical part of the thesis was created on the basis of a qualitative framing analysis and with the aid of desk research I revealed the possibilities of nudging both in alcohol policy and in the Czech Television broadcasting. Above all, this thesis emphasises the fact that the framing process has a significant position in human decision making, and that is why it's necessary to pay adequate attention to this process in alcohol policy making.
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Alcohol policy in relation to youth
Pazderová, Eliška ; Dobiášová, Karolína (advisor) ; Kotherová, Zuzana (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with alcohol policy in relation to risk group of youth. The aim of the thesis is to identify the development and setting of this policy in the Czech Republic. Another objective is to identify strengths and deficits of alcohol policy and to suggest possible improvements based on good example of foreign practice and interviews with experts. The theoretical background is the concept of risk behaviour, the life course perspective and the concept of public health. The methods of desk research and expert survey are used to fulfil the objectives of the thesis. This was realized in the form of semi-structured interviews, which were subsequently analyzed by thematic content analysis. The thesis reveals the failures of alcohol policy at various levels. In the thesis are identified functioning and failing institutions and (based on a good example of foreign practices and experts) a new necessary institution is proposed. There are also shown the causes of alcoholism which has proven to be essential in policy-making proces for youth. In the last part of thesis, experts evaluate nine policy measures, the most suitable of them are the regulation of advertisement, availability and price of alcohol. At the same time, practice of some measures is also shown on specific examples of...
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What maximizes consumption tax? Evidence from a natural experiment
Hradečná, Anna ; Komrska, Martin (advisor) ; Dušek, Libor (referee)
Tax-setting policy belongs to the main duties of politicians from time immemorial. Since those times, people are questioning whether politicians, while setting taxes, are pursuing mainly interests of publi or their own. In this thesis, I am studying this question in the industry of alcoholic beverages, regulation of it's consumption and production. I am using two statistical models, simple model of partial equilibria and AIDS model (Almost Ideal Demand System), to estimate own price elasticity of demand for beer, wine and spirits in selected post-soviet countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russian Federation. Linear model with mixed effects is estimated to uncover the strength and direction of dependency of alcohol policy on own price elasticity of demand for alcoholic beverages in the above mentioned countries. Results show, that politicians of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Lithuania and Russian Federation set the alcohol policy in accordance with maximization of tax revenue hypothesis, while Latvians seems to be rather vote maximizers. I have expected the politicians in Baltic states to behave similar and also least populistically from studied countries. But my expectations were not fulfilled.
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Nordic countries and their restrictive alcohol policy with a focus on Sweden
Manová, Tereza ; Písař, Pavel (advisor) ; Loužek, Marek (referee)
The Nordic countries are known for their restrictive policies towards alcoholic beverages. For many years they have experienced high levels of alcohol consumption per person. These countries, therefore, decided to tackle this problem by monopolizing the alcohol trade, however, this carries with it many other unexpected consequences such as reduced quality of alcohol, increase in prices, etc. In my work I will try to find out whether these strong restrictions or alcohol trade monopolization successfully lead to the goal of reduced consumption of alcohol per person. The introductory part focuses on a historical search of market regulation -- the advantages and disadvantages, and also industry monopolization, which plays an important role in the Swedish alcohol policy. The thesis analyses the first restrictions that originated in the 1850s, partial prohibition established in 1917 and the current "new alcohol policy". I will try to describe the basic principles, and what instruments were used to set the alcohol policy. The conclusion of the thesis describes what potential changes may occur in the collapse or privatisation of these monopoly sales. The aim of this work is to determine whether this policy has been successful and whether more states should follow it
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