https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/911 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:26:35 GMT 2026-06-14T03:26:35Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3818 Does Saying It Out Loud Matter? Strategic Communication Transparency as a Marker of Developed Democracies Moravcová, Hana Purpose: To assess whether government transparency about strategic communication(SC) policies affects citizens' trust in government and their perceived "say" in public matters.Design/methodology/approach: Using a cross-national sample (N = 28), I estimateordinary least squares (OLS) models and bootstrap confidence intervals. I also performprincipal component analysis (PCA) and k-means cluster analysis on six standardizedindicators: SC transparency (dummy), GDP per capita, good governance, social policyeffectiveness, communication coherency (all SGI expert scores), plus OECD measures of trustand "say". The goal is to obtain ceteris paribus estimates of the association between SCtransparency and the two outcome variables (Trust Score and Say Score), and to explore countrygroupings with similar trait profiles.Findings: OLS models show no statistically significant predictors of Trust Score or SayScore, with one borderline exception: a one-point increase in the Coherency score is associatedwith a 14.38-point increase in Say Score. The 2-cluster solution clearly separates countries:Cluster 1 scores higher on all analyzed indicators than Cluster 2 (all mean differences arestatistically significant, and effect sizes are large). Transparency differs sharply across clusters:in Cluster 2, 13 of 17 countries (76%) are non-transparent, whereas in Cluster 1 only 4 of 11(36%) lack transparency.Originality/value: The study directly addresses whether transparency about strategiccommunication "matters". While OLS suggests no robust standalone effect, the cluster analysisindicates that SC transparency co-occurs with higher institutional quality and citizen attitudes. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3818 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3816 Personal experience with policy matters: using natural experiment to estimate mere exposure effect Veselý, Arnošt; Petrúšek, Ivan Can simply living through a policy shape how people think about the policy? While existingscholarship often treats personal experience as secondary or contingent, we argue that livedpolicy experience can exert a direct and independent causal effect on policy attitudes. Drawingon mere exposure theory, we conceptualize personal experience as a distinct mechanism ofattitude formation and leverage a natural experiment based on recurring changes in the lengthof basic schooling in the Czech Republic to identify its causal impact. Because assignment to8- versus 9-year basic school was determined by birth cohort and policy timing rather than individualchoice, we can isolate the effect of lived policy experience from confounding selectionprocesses. We find that individuals who experienced a 9-year basic school policy regime exhibitsubstantially higher opposition to its abolition than those who attended an 8-year basic school.This treatment effect persists robustly after accounting for political ideology, parental status,educational attainment, and other covariates. Contrary to expectations, the treatment effectdoes not diminish over time nor vary by political sophistication. These findings suggest that thelived experience with policy can have a robust and lasting impact on policy attitudes, independentof symbolic or ideological factors. We discuss implications for policy theory and callfor greater attention to personal experience in both empirical research and theory development. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3816 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3731 Understanding meat and fish consumption: Socio-demographic and value insights from five European countries Kmeťková, Diana; Ščasný, Milan; Zvěřinová, Iva; Máca, Vojtěch Current dietary patterns in developed countries, characterised by high intakes of processed and animalsourcefoods, are linked to increased obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases, as well as environmentalburdens. This paper investigates determinants of red meat, white meat, and fish consumption across five Europeancountries, using representative survey data from over 10 000 individuals. Our findings reveal that men consume morered meat and fish than women, though, when adjusted for body weight, women consume significantly more whitemeat and fish. While vegetarians are mostly people younger than 35 years, meat eaters in the same age category tendto eat more red meat than older people. Cross-country differences highlight the need for localised policy approaches. Individual values also shape dietary choices. Security-oriented people prefer red meat, while altruistic individuals consume less of it. Biospheric values, while strongly associated with being vegetarian, show no significant association with meat or fish intake. To reduce red meat consumption, policies should highlight health benefits of eating less meat, with messages tailored to specific demographic groups. Additionally, enhancing meat alternatives' affordability, taste, and appearance is essential for promoting dietary shifts. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3731 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3675 Metodika měření vnímání zahraničního informačnímu vlivu, protiopatření proti němu a komunikace jeho existence v dospělé populaci ČR Bahenský, Vojtěch; Komasová, Sarah Metodika upravuje vzájemně porovnatelné a v čase opakovatelné měření postojů veřejnosti k zahraničnímu vlivovému působení, protiopatřením proti němu a komunikaci jeho existence.; The methodology sets out mutually comparable and temporally repeatable measurement of public attitudes toward foreign information influence activities, the countermeasures against them, and the communication of their existence. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3675 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z