What is the reason why human life does not have the same value for us? The case of the Czech Republic

BALÁŽ, Roman. What is the reason why human life does not have the same value for us? The case of the Czech Republic. In Ethics of Exclusion of Displaced Peoples (an international webinar). 2022.

Basic information

Original name

What is the reason why human life does not have the same value for us? The case of the Czech Republic

Authors

BALÁŽ, Roman

Edition

Ethics of Exclusion of Displaced Peoples (an international webinar), 2022

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Vyžádané přednášky

Field of Study

50902 Social sciences, interdisciplinary

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

war, refugees, Syria, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, cultural distance, problem understanding, stereotypes, racism

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Abstract

V originále

The Czech society shows different attitudes to refugees from Syria and Ukraine. In my contribution, I propose an answer to the followed question: “What shapes our attitudes towards accepting refugees from Syria and Ukraine? “I formulated four theses supporting the conclusion that not facts but beliefs and emotions shape our attitudes towards refugees. The myth of cultural distance/proximity, the labyrinthine problem understanding, the everyday stereotypes, and the disguised racism form our willingness to accept just the selected group of refugees.