The list of national projects SAS
Centre of social and psychological sciences SAS
A large-scale meta-scientific analysis of the state of Slovak studies and final theses in social sciences
Analýza stavu slovenských vedeckých výstupov a záverečných prác v spoločenských vedách
Behavioural aspects of COVID-19: Mapping the COVID-related behaviours and psychological, social, and economic consequences of the pandemic
Behaviorálne aspekty COVID-19: Mapovanie správania súvisiaceho s pandémiou a jej psychologické, sociálne a ekonomické dôsledky
| Duration: |
1.7.2021 - 30.6.2024 |
| Program: |
SRDA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Kentoš Michal PhD. |
| Annotation: | Because the COVID-19 situation requires (and will require) substantial changes in human behaviour and creates significant burdens on individuals’ daily life, insights from behavioural sciences should be of immense value for epidemiologists, public health experts, policymakers, or other authorities in order to make evidence-driven decisions in tackling the current challenges as well as the consequences of the pandemic. The real value of such information is, unfortunately, often underestimated. Only a relatively small fraction of the research attempts to map COVID-related behaviours and trends in the consequences of the pandemic from a pragmatic and generalizable viewpoint. The dearth of complex representative data on these issues makes it difficult to implement evidence-based policies or to build reliable prognostic models. The proposed project, therefore, aims (1) to examine the explicit behaviours related to the pandemic and their psychological/sociological correlates, allowing thus to unfold the structure of the actual adherence to regulations; (2) to examine post-COVID-19 long-term development and trends in mental health, social relationships, economic well-being, and overall quality of life in time. The ultimate goal of the project is to provide both the general public and authorities with a set of valid, complex, and representative behavioural data and reports. This would substantially increase the effectiveness of tackling this pandemic and its consequences and would help in creating better-prepared strategies for crisis prevention and management. As we embrace open science practices, all materials, data, and outputs of the project will be freely available, which guarantees the sustainability and the importance of this project even long after the current COVID- 19 crisis.
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Časové a priestorové zmeny rodinných domácností na Slovensku a ich možné faktory
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Epidémie a protiepidemické opatrenia na území Slovenska v dlhom 19. storočí
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Hĺbková štúdia energetickej núdze (chudoby)
Commentary on the Book of Canticles
Komentár ku Knihe Pieseň piesní
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Koncepty a naratívy dôchodku: ich implikácie v rôznych fázach procesu adaptácie na dôchodok
Marginalized Roma concentrations in the context of natural threats and social inequity
Marginalizované rómske koncentrácie v kontexte prírodných hrozieb a sociálnej nerovnosti
| Duration: |
1.7.2023 - 30.6.2027 |
| Program: |
SRDA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Polačková Zuzana M.A., PhD. |
| Annotation: | Marginalized Roma concentrations in environmentally unstable areas (floods, landslides, contamination) together with their social status and population trend represent a very current research challenge in the context of increasing society's resilience, especially to flood risk. The present project responds to this challenge and the research focuses mainly on the analysis of: i) flood exposure of Roma settlements, whether due to the impact of morphological changes in river channels or evolution trends of segregated Roma settlements, ii) vulnerability of marginalized Roma concentrations to flood risk due to their social status, iii) public policies in terms of their effectiveness to help Roma communities in settlements to cope with the negative consequences of flood hazard, iv) the natural environment around Roma settlements in the context of its impact on flood risk compared to the rest /majority population. Research will be carried out at national, regional and local levels. Methodologically, the project is based on data obtained by multitemporal analysis of remote sensing data, morphometric analysis of georelief, data on socio-economic and spatial-functional relationships and data obtained from field research. |
Distrust mindset and non-normative behaviour: From perceptions of social reality to violations of social norms
Nedôverčivá mentalita a nenormatívne správanie: Od vnímania sociálnej reality k porušovaniu sociálnych noriem
Causes and consequences of labour market inequalities in the context of the Corona pandemic in Slovakia
Príčiny a dôsledky nerovností na trhu práce v kontexte Corona pandémie na Slovensku
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr., MA Mýtna Kureková Lucia PhD. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project is to carry out in-depth research of phenomena related to the topic of labor market inequalities, including the context of the Corona pandemic in Slovakia. The basic premise is that the Corona crisis will have high social costs in the form of rising unemployment and poverty and a further increase in social and labor market inequalities. The project aims to identify the state and changes in labor market disparities before and after the Corona crisis, and to analyze how the reactions of actors influenced labor market developments. The project will focus on three related areas: a) typology and mapping of vulnerable groups b) analysis of coping strategies of vulnerable groups and other actors to complex changes; (c) examining policies affecting the labor market position of vulnerable groups. The contribution of the project lies in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary mapping of the consequences of a pandemic on a mosaic of inequalities in Slovakia, and in a comparison to other countries. |
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Priestorové diferenciácie prirodzeného pohybu obyvateľstva na Slovensku od konca 19. storočia do konca 20. rokov 20. storočia
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Psychologické konštrukty a kontextové rámce determinujúce zámer dievčat a žien študovať odbory informačných a komunikačných technológií (IKT)
| Duration: |
1.1.2022 - 31.12.2025 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
PhDr. Pethö Tatiana PhD. |
| Annotation: | Despite the same objective performance results in ICT, girls do not reach a long-term or 15% representation at
university in Slovakia. Girls' decision to study ICT arises gradually and is influenced by many psychological
constructs. The Expectancy- value theory (EVT) has been successfully applied in recent decades to explore the
choice of a particular course of study however i) in the field of ICT, even abroad, it has been studied only in a
partial way, ii) it has not been studied in Slovakia at all, iii) at the same time newer, hitherto empirically unverified
approaches appear. The aim of the interdisciplinary project is to examine psychological constructs in Slovak girls
and women as determinants of the intention to study ICT: i) empirically verify and compare new theoretical
approaches, (ii) test the effect and relationships of previously unexplored psychological constructs. At the same
time, the historical context of the study of women at secondary schools and universities in Slovakia will be
analysed. |
Psychological context of unfounded information and beliefs related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Psychologické súvislosti nepodložených informácií a presvedčení súvisiacich s pandémiou COVID-19.
Reducing the spread of disinformation, psuedoscience and bullshit
Redukovanie šírenia dezinformácií a nepodložených presvedčení
| Duration: |
1.7.2021 - 30.6.2025 |
| Program: |
SRDA |
| Project leader: |
doc. PaedDr. Kurincová Čavojová Vladimíra PhD. |
| Annotation: | Disinformation and epistemically suspect beliefs (ESBs) are no longer a domain of few obscure websites, but they
increasingly become part of the mainstream discourse, as the number of people endorsing them is growing. To
address these challenges the project will focus on the identification of cognitive, personality and social factors that
underlie endorsing and spreading of disinformation and ESBs with the aim to verify several possibilities how to
reduce these unfounded beliefs and disinformation stemming from them. The project will test four main intervention
approaches aiming at reducing disinformation and ESBs: (1) increasing scientific thinking, (2) inoculation by
counter-arguments, (3) information intervention increasing analytical thinking, and (4) manipulation of situational
variables affecting the willingness to share bullshit. Ambition of the project is to expand the focus from the
correlational studies to experimental verification of causal influences of the identified predictors, and from the
understanding why people believe in ESBs to verification of possibilities how to reduce the spread of
disinformation. Previous universal intervention efforts failed, which emphasize the importance of targeting the
specific intervention depending on the characteristics of the target groups of people, therefore, one of the project's
aims is to explore also the moderators of the efficacy of the tested interventions. Another related aim of the project
is identification of the most vulnerable groups not only in terms of their inclination to ESBs, but also in terms of the health and economic consequences, or political radicalization. Results of the project will contribute to psychological knowledge of this rapidly growing field of study, and they will also lead to practical recommendations in the form of best-practices how to effectively reduce the spread of disinformation. |
Roma in late socialism - socialism in the memory of Roma
Rómovia v neskorom socializme - socializmus v pamäti Rómov
| Duration: |
1.1.2023 - 31.12.2026 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Kohoutová Klara PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project presents basic historical and oral-historical research focused on the everyday life of Roma between 1968–1989. The aim of the project is to fill the knowledge gap in the form of life stories and to present the defined period through the eyes of members of the Roma minority. During research on Roma history, researchers encounter a number of barriers specific to this area of research. In the past, the absence of written documents was compensated by the Roma themselves with the spoken word. Archival materials on Roma history do exist, but they often lie unprocessed in archives. While some historical events relating to Roma history have been researched, information on everyday life during the period of socialism in Czechoslovakia is incomplete and systematic research from the perspective of the Roma minority is completely absent. The project will focus on field-based oral history research that will present what images of everyday life during the socialist period are communicated in the memories of the narrators, as well as how their attitudes are influenced by the fact that they lived part of their lives under socialism. In addition to oral history, the project will also devote space to archival research that will focus on mapping the policies of the state socialist regime aimed at the cultural and social integration of Roma into mainstream society.
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UNWEAVING THE NARRATIVES RELATED TO THE COUNCIL OF FLORENCE
ROZPLIETANIE NARATÍVOV O FLORENTSKOM KONCILE
| Duration: |
1.1.2023 - 31.12.2026 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
PhDr. Hlaváčová Anna CSc. |
| Annotation: | In order to understand the Russian history narrative, it is necessary to focus on the political situation between the Union of Florence (1439) and the fall of Constantinople (1453). Therefore, the aim of the project is to examine the corpus of 15th century Cyrillic documents, written directly by the members of metropolitan Isidore's delegation that travelled to the Council of Florence.
In our examination of the Cyrillic travelogue it turned out that this primary, pro-union oriented source had a direct impact on several other documents, including the document opposing the union.
On the basis of this discovery, we propose further, more systematic literary and historical analysis of all these documents – with the perspective of establishing a time order between them.
This will help us to date more precisely the emergence of the first anti-union oriented Cyrillic text and to focus the view on the changed historical circumstances in which the Russian seclusionist narrative began to take shape. |
Examining unfounded beliefs about controversial social issues
Skúmanie nepodložených presvedčení vo vzťahu ku kontroverzným spoločenským otázkam
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Šrol Jakub PhD. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project is to examine factors that influence the spread of unfounded information regarding controversial topics. In the recent years, there was a lot of attention paid by media, society, and scientists to the rise of unfounded claims about various socially important issues – such as climate skepticism, conspiracy theories regarding the purposeful spread of viruses, or fake news that give rise to the fear of migrants. In our project, we integrate the most recent findings from several domains of research on unfounded beliefs, scientific reasoning, and cognitive biases with the aim of identifying the causes and consequences of the proliferation of such information in the society. Our research on this topic will include a focus on (1) potential recipients of unfounded information, (2) context and characteristics of the environment in which the spread of misinformation takes place, and (3) people who actively endorse unfounded beliefs and contribute to their proliferation. |
Slovakia 2030
Slovensko 2030
| Duration: |
1.1.2022 - 31.12.2025 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Ing. Nemcová Edita PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project explores selected economic, social and environmental development set in the Agenda 2030 for the Slovak Republic. The last decade was typical with slowdown in global economic growth. The slowdown was caused by deglobalisation trends and increasing environmental costs. Slowdown in global economic growth currently is amplified by pandemic
The project will concentrate on those goals, where the project team has a long-term expertise in analysis and policy formations (Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth and Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure). The key target of the research include:
(i) providing deeper theoretical understanding for Goals 8 and 9 of the Agenda 2030;
(ii) delivering complex analyses needed for upgrade of the Agenda 2030 in the post-pandemic period and era of profound technology and social change;
(iii) proposing mix of social and economic policies for long-tern economic and social sustainability of the Slovak Republic.
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Social and Psychological Correlates of Populist Attitudes
Sociálne a psychologické koreláty populistických postojov
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Piterová Ivana PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project reflects the current social situation emphasizing the topic of populism. There has been a risinginterest to explain it in current conditions. The project is based on the analysis of data on two levels. The first levelis a discursive analysis of historical sources and an analysis of data of international surveys (e.g. ESS, ISSP).The second level is represented by primary data obtained by focus groups as well as by a professional research agency that will provide a representative sample of Slovak citizens (panel of respondents). The research will include analyses of populist attitudes/populist framing of social identity and selected variables. The contribution lies in the creation and verification of a new methodology for populist attitudes and also an outline of the mechanism behind the populist attitudes in the Slovak population. The aim of the project is to contribute to the understanding of people's populist attitudes through application of knowledge and theory offered by social psychology. |
Strategies, resources and consequences of emotion regulation in the provision of health care
Stratégie, zdroje a dôsledky regulácie emócií pri poskytovaní zdravotnej starostlivosti
| Duration: |
1.1.2022 - 31.12.2025 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Gurňáková Jitka PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project is focused on available resources and consequences of various forms of emotion regulation on well-being and mental health of healthcare professionals. Its scope is a direct continuation of previous activities of the project VEGA 2/0070/18 research team, during which a longitudinal observation of these concepts in the time period following the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia was introduced. It is part of an international collaboration of researchers from more than 30 countries, which can explain how mental health of healthcare professionals is associated with variables such as COVID-19 incidence among population, healthcare system capacity, and implemented political measures. Further qualitative and quantitative comparisons between healthcare workers based on how their well-being and mental health were affected by elevated stress levels, specific for this project, can shed more light on individual and situational factors which mediate this effect. |
Current Images of Socialism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia - Family Memory
Súčasné obrazy socializmu v Čechách a na Slovensku - rodinná pamäť
| Duration: |
1.7.2023 - 30.6.2027 |
| Program: |
SRDA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Kohoutová Klara PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project represents the first Czechoslovak qualitative research on family memory. It creates a space for cooperation between Czech and Slovak experts. It focuses on the memories of the oldest generation in the family (people born in 1950 and earlier) and the younger generation (born around 1970 and later) in selected families. Significant is the focus on the content communicated in contemporary families (in the Czech Republic and Slovakia) about the non-democratic period after 1948 and the socio-political change that took place in the last decade of the 20th century. The planned research project is a basic and, to a large extent, a rescue (due to the age of some of the respondents) qualitative research aimed at mapping the phenomenon of remembering in contemporary society. The importance of this qualitative research lies not in the factual plausibility of the information obtained, but in how the past is portrayed in the present. |
Structural antecedents of conspiracy beliefs: how precarity, inequality and low institutional trust contribute to the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs
Štrukturálne faktory súvisiace s konšpiračných presvedčení: ako neistota, nerovnosť a nízka inštitucionálna dôvera prispievajú k podpore konšpiračných presvedčení
Transfer of Germans from Czechoslovakia after the Second World War in period propaganda
Transfer Nemcov z Československa po druhej svetovej vojne v dobovej propagande
| Duration: |
1.1.2022 - 31.12.2025 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Heldáková Lucia PhD. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project is basic research focused on the propaganda of the transfer of the German minority after the Second World War from the Czechoslovak Republic. Many historical contexts related to transfer have been examined in detail since 1989, but the cultural area (propaganda) of the elaborated phenomenon still remains a white spot of research. As part of the research, we will focus on distorted historical facts and deliberately suppressed problems related to the transfer of the German minority via contemporary propaganda. The originality and benefits of the project lie in four areas: a) filling the white space in previous historical research, (b) research of sources which have been marginalized in the examination of the transfer so far (in particular periodicals and radio recordings); c) the use of a modern historical-methodological approach to the study of history (CDA and propaganda research); d) publication of a summary work, which will map the sketched phenomenon and which is absent in historiography. |
Energy savings - opportunities and risks. Analyses for informed decision-making in the area of energy efficiency
Úspory energie - možnosti a riziká. Analytická činnosť pre informované formovanie politík a opatrení energetickej efektívnosti
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
RNDr. Dokupilová Dušana PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project focuses on analyses in the field of energy efficiency and energy savings and aims to contribute to informed decision-making. The project includes modelling of energy consumption, evaluation of energy efficiency as such and energy efficiency measures and other partial analyses in the field of energy efficiency and climate change, including energy poverty and financing.
The main contribution of the project will be the analyses, which can serve as a basis for preparation of the policy in the field of energy efficiency and climate change, including strategic, conceptual and planning documents, as well as financial mechanisms in Slovakia and abroad. The project will also contribute to improvement of the methodology in the field of energy use modelling, as well as
in the evaluation of energy efficiency and energy poverty. The focus of the project has an impact also on many other areas, especially in the area of climate change, as well as in the socio-economic area. |
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Verejní zamestnanci v meniacich sa režimoch na území Slovenska, 1900 - 1950
The wellbeing of Teachers of Marginalised Roma Communities
Wellbeing učiteľov marginalizovaných rómskych komunít
| Duration: |
1.1.2023 - 31.1.2026 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Ďurkovská Mária PhD. |
| Annotation: | The school success of pupils from the marginalized Roma communities (MRC) depends to a large extent on the teacher. Its significant role in the context of education is confirmed by the results of research carried out in this field. Teachers' wellbeing (TWB) is an important factor determining not only the effectiveness of teaching but also pupils' performance. The main aim of the project is to investigate the level of wellbeing of MRC teachers as well as individual aspects of wellbeing (work demands, work resources, self-efficacy, engagement, coping, stress). At the same time, the project aims to compare the wellbeing of MRC teachers with that of teachers in the majority population as well as to examine the variables that characterize the teachers. The identification of these variables could be a starting point for the design of targeted interventions aimed at increasing wellbeing.
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Woman and the world of work: Changes in the education and employment of women in Slovakia between 1918 and 1960
Žena a svet práce. Zmeny vo vzdelávaní a zamestnanosti žien na Slovensku v rokoch 1918 - 1960
| Duration: |
1.1.2023 - 31.12.2026 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Gallová Miroslava PhD. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project is to explore how the major historical events of the 1918-1960 period and the changes
associated with them have been able to affect the status of women and their employment. In this context, the
researchers will focus on mapping the opportunities, limits and changes in the secondary, vocational and higher
education for girls. Following this, they will investigate how women have been able to make use of their education
in the area of work. They will focus on the analysis of women's employment in different sectors of the economy
and examine the employment of women in the selected institutions and enterprises. In doing so, they will focus on
examining horizontal and vertical gender segregation. In addition, they will look at the attitude of society towards
the issue, the contemporary propaganda, the issue of education and employment of girls and women in the
programmes of political parties, and an examination of the fate of individual women and their own experience of
the past. |
The total number of projects: 27
