The Office for Population Studies

The Office for Population Studies (UPS) at the Faculty of Social Studies (FSS) of Masaryk University (MU) is a newly established research centre well grounded in the long academic tradition of the FSS MU Department of Sociology. Like other research institutions across Europe and the United States, UPS integrates cutting-edge interdisciplinary knowledge from the fields of sociology, demography, social policy, economics and political science, and draws on their diverse viewpoints in applied studies on population affairs and processes. This approach substantially enriches our research perspective on population and society and enables us to reach fuller understanding and more accurate explanation of various social processes.

Contacts

Masaryk University
Faculty of Social Studies
The Office for Population Studies
Joštova 10, 602 00 Brno

Tel.: 54949 4163
Fax.: 54949 1920
E-mail: lkratoch@fss.muni.cz
Offices: 3.45

Head of the unit

Rabušic, Ladislav, prof. PhDr. CSc.
tel.: 549 49 6205 | e-mail: rabu@fss.muni.cz | kancelář: 3.65

Secretary

Kratochvílová, Lenka, Mgr.
tel.: 549 49 4163 | e-mail: lkratoch@fss.muni.cz | kancelář: 3.57

Additional Information

UPS focuses on several research topics:

  • Research on changes in reproductive behaviour and their effects, with particular focus on biological and social factor interactions in reproductive behaviour, changes in the number of marriages/marriage rates, transformations in patterns of male and female reproduction, and changes in family and its structure.
  • Research on population ageing and its impacts on the future development of society.
  • Research on international migration and its impact on labour market and national identities.
  • Anthropological and sociological study of various aspects of human sexuality as one of the fundamental activities of humankind.
  • Monitoring changes in value structures, since FSS is the Czech partner in the European Values Study long-term international research.
  • Study of interconnections between demographic and stratification processes.
Methodologically, the Office draws on the best traditions of the Brno school of sociology. It emphasizes hypothesis and theory testing based on empirical data analysis, including UPS primary research data, aggregate statistical data and data from international databases. In our research work we apply a wide range of appropriate methodological approaches including qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods techniques.

 
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