By Whom and Where the Czech Political Science Is Produced. A Personal-Institutional Analysis of Publications in Czech Reviewed Political Science Journals

Vol.11,No.2–3(2009)

Jan Holzer Roman Chytilek Pavel Pšeja Michal Šindelář

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Abstract
The paper presents a comprehensive analysis of studies and texts published in relevant Czech political science journals, while highlighting the institutional and personal background of the various published material. In this way, the authors strive to identify sets of variables that assist in constituting (self-)images of the Czech political science – namely, the relevance of various institutions in terms of the publication efforts of their members, topical preferences of top Czech political scientists providing a major part of the general publication output, and institutional and topical biases of relevant Czech political science journals. Given the results of this analysis, the authors are able to draw several tentative conclusions about the state of Czech political science in terms of the major characteristics and publication preferences of the Czech political science community, putting an emphasis on rational publication strategies of the researchers, stabilization of topical coverage of major political science institutions and the roles of top researchers in setting the agenda.

Keywords:
Content Analysis; Content Characterization; Czech Political Science; Czech Political Science Journals; Issues; Authors; Subdisciplines; Trends;
Author biographies

Jan Holzer

Předseda redakční rady Středoevropských politických studií, docent Katedry politologie Fakulty sociálních studií Masarykovy univerzity v Brně. Vědecký pracovník Institutu pro srovnávací politologický výzkum Fakulty sociálních studií Masarykovy univerzity.

Roman Chytilek

Odborný asistent, Fakulta sociálních studií Masarykovy univerzity v Brně.

Pavel Pšeja

Odborný asistent, Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií, Fakulta sociálních studií, Masarykova Univerzita, Brno.

Michal Šindelář

Student magisterského stupně oboru sociologie, Fakulta sociálních studií, Masarykova univerzita, Brno.
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