J 2011

Reconciliation Policy in the Czech Republic and the EU: from Neglect to Rejection

SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš and Helena TOMEŠOVÁ BARTÁKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Reconciliation Policy in the Czech Republic and the EU: from Neglect to Rejection

Name in Czech

Politika harmonizace rodiny a práce v České republice a EU: od opomíjení k odmítnutí

Authors

SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Helena TOMEŠOVÁ BARTÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

European Journal of Social Security, Mortsel, Belgium, Intersentia, 2011, 1388-2627

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

Belgium

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/11:00050745

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords (in Czech)

harmonizace rodiny a zaměstnání vztah k Evropě

Keywords in English

reconciliation policy usages of Europe
Změněno: 29/3/2012 09:37, prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.

Abstract

ORIG CZ

V originále

In this paper we focus on the role of Europe in forming reconciliation policies in the Czech Republic from after 1989 until 2009, with emphasis on the period before and after EU accession. We analyze the development of reconciliation policies like caring services, maternity and parental leaves, and support for flexible working regimes, with close eye on the EU’ s influence. Finally we discuss how the Czech case appears as to the world of compliance with the EU. We argue that the compliance with the EU is rather weak: politicians and policy makers have preferred to continue in the pattern of re-familism established mainly during the first transformation period (World of Domestic Politics). When confronted with the increasing pressure of the soft methods of the social OMC, they have refused them (World of Rejection). They have used Europe as a cognitive resource and rarely as legitimating resource, and they have been very selective in searching for those policies compatible with their preferences.

In Czech

Článek se zabývá rolí EU v procesu formování politik harmonizace rodiny a zaměstnání v České republice od roku 1989 do roku 2009 s důrazem na období před a po vstupu do EU. Aanalýza zahrnuje služby péče o děti, mateřské a rodičovské dovolené, podporu flexibilních pracovních režimů, z hlediska vlivu ze strany EU.

Links

1J051/05-DP2, research and development project
Name: Rodina, zaměstnání a vzdělání
Investor: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the CR, Family, employment and education