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Health crises pose a challenge to the quality of democracy by threatening institutional frameworks, weakening the separation of powers, and straining the independence of the judiciary. One of the issues we face is the polarisation of society. Systemic crises can also be crises of the rules and procedures of political institutions and processes. SYRI scholars therefore focus on successful reforms of law formulation and governance processes in the Czech Republic and around the world and propose feasible reforms in the country.

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SYRI Mentoring Programme culminates at an event in Brno

22.05.2025
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Study: anti-populists have widened the divide on the political scene

04.03.2025
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SYRI conference focused on inequalities in society

06.11.2024
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Kopeček: Czechs See Regional Elections As Low Importance, As Reflected In Campaign

09.09.2024
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Themes of European Election Campaign Highlight Polarisation

27.05.2024
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Czechs' scepticism towards the EU has never been close to us considering leaving

01.05.2024
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Politicians should  rely on scientific  expertise

26.04.2024
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Budget cuts play into opposition's hands, divide society-expert

27.11.2023
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Balík: Schwarzenberg contributed to democracy like few others

14.11.2023
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SYRI Annual Conference to focus on systemic risks

23.10.2023
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Kaniok: Pavel's speech at the UN confirms a return to the traditions of Havel's politics

20.09.2023
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100 DAYS OF PRESIDENT PETR PAVEL: CONTRAST WITH MILOS ZEMAN AND FULFILLED EXPECTATIONS

14.06.2023
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The most interesting "second-rate" elections in history await the Czech Republic in just one year

08.06.2023
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SYRI’s Petra Guasti gives a lecture at Oxford

01.05.2023
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Political scientist: Zeman's decade brought mainly problems

08.03.2023
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Moderate political parties and public opinion contribute to resilience of democracy

14.02.2023
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Causes of radicalisation in Czech society lie in past

24.01.2023
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Negative presidential campaign ahead, Pavel is favourite-analyst

16.01.2023
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SYRI conducts first major studies

06.01.2023
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Czech Republic awaiting a difficult year

03.01.2023
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Kaniok: For the second time, we have understood the purpose of the Presidency, it is a service

19.12.2022
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SYRI helps to strengthen position of Czech social sciences in global context

12.10.2022
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Analysis: In Europe, only eroding democracies used Russian vaccine

12.10.2022
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Economic crisis will further polarise political scene

05.09.2022
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Unique social science institute created in Czech Republic for research of risk situations

04.08.2022
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Proportionality during Times of Crisis: Precautionary Application of Proportionality Analysis in the Judicial Review of Emergency Measures

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