Civilia 2014, 5(1):4-22 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2014.001
This article deals with the problems of heterostereotypes in Czech society, especilly in relation to Germans. Prezented are the main outputs from the quantitative research of historical consciousness of students (secondary schools, gymansiums).
Civilia 2014, 5(1):23-38 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2014.002
CČS came into existence in the time after the First World War, when in Europe appeared new type of national churches. Also in the case of CČS we can see the attempt to connect newly established state with the national focused idea of religiousness.
Civilia 2014, 5(1):39-47 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2014.003
This article deals with the personality of Ignát Wurm - important Moravian politician, etnographer, church leader and philanthropist. The beginnings of his political activities is possible to date in the year 1848, his active political engagement is delimited of the years 1861-1891. The whole follow-up political career of I. Wurm was bound to National Party in Moravia.
Civilia 2014, 5(1):48-56 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2014.004
The sense of royal coronations is mostly seen in their geopolitical and constitutional importance. Their purpose is then attributed to a given cultural-historical context and its own reception. Aside these considerations stands the remaining sacramental dimension of coronation and its anchoring in the liturgical life of the Church. The debate about the sacramental nature of different concrete acts was led already during the first millennium of the Christian era. This paper is based on these discussions and contemporary practice. Its aim is to fix coronation in the context of theology and contemporary approaches.
Civilia 2014, 5(1):57-66 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2014.005
The current phase of media development can be described as an era of new media. Both experts and common people ordinarily operate with new media term, but provided definitions vary. This situation may have an impact on the interpretation of research results. Particularly the definition of novelty can be taken as problematic. Also different terms as new media, convergent media, online media, digital media and multimedia are confused and mixed. The aim of this contribution is to explain semantic differences among these various terms and to propose a solution how to skilfully operate with them in a scientific work and without causing semantic misstatements.
Civilia 2014, 5(1):67-84 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2014.006
The goal of measuring success in the territorial sense in our opinion is to assess the position of a given geographical unit as objectively as possible, and on this ground to look at what needs to be done for its development. This may serve as the basis of a development programme that is special but still flexibly modifiable, coordinated by the municipality, the non-governmental actors, the academic sphere and the economic entities; a programme that the local stakeholders know and support as well. Features of successful settlements may be quite varied, from flexibly modifiable economic structure through highly qualified labour force and favourable...
Civilia 2014, 5(1):85-94 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2014.007
This paper deals with the definition of ethnicity from an anthropological point of view, explains the process of ethnicity and identity, the relationship between ethnicity and social identity, the need to understand these processes working in the helping professions and highlights the risk behaviors associated with ethnicity and how to prevent them.
Civilia 2014, 5(1):95-106 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2014.008
The emergence of independent Ukraine in 1991 launched the need to create a new conception of Ukrainian history. The basic features of this "nationalized" historical narrative is formed already in the first half of the 1990s. The fragile consensus in the field of Ukrainian historical memory did not last long and 2004 brought new controversies on sensitive issues of Ukrainian past. Historical policy of the last decade associated with President Yushchenko and Yanukovych is the central theme of the article, as well as a reflection of this policy in the official canon of Ukrainian history. Any modifications to the Ukrainian narrative will also be monitored...
