<p>Предмет истраживања дисертације је друштвена група младих из руралних заједница, односно, анализа особености живота младих у селу и проблема са којима се сусрећу као чиниоцима њихове социјалне изопштености. Предмет истраживања проучаван је у контексту глобалних модернизацијских друштвених процеса и односа, уз уважавање локалних специфичности.&nbsp;<br />Основни циљ истраживања је утврђивање друштвеног положаја младих у локалној сеоској заједници, али и глобалном друштву чија је та заједница део, стицање увида у (не)постојање свести младих у селу о сопственом друштвеном положају, проблемима са којима се сусрећу као и могућностима за самоорганизовање и активирање у локалној сеоској заједници. Специфични циљ истраживања је идентификација индикатора и објашњење условљености социјалне изопштености младих у руралним заједницама и објашњење њихове међусобне повезаности. Тиме се анализира социјална изопштеност која представља један од узрока, али и одраз друштвеног положаја младих у руралним заједницама. Под социјалном изопштеношћу подразумева се неједнак приступ институцијама и услугама и/или онемогућеност остварења социјалне партиципације у групи или заједници и остварења грађанских права.<br />У дисертацији се полази од неколико основних претпоставки. Полазна претпоставка је да млади у руралним заједницама имају ограничене шансе за остварење бројних животних потреба у свом окружењу што их ставља у неповољнију позицију у односу на младе из градских средина. Истовремено је то један од основних разлога због којих млади људи напуштају сеоску заједницу у којој су одрастали (немају услова да у свом окружењу адекватно задовоље животне потребе као што су образовање, здравствене услуге, комуналне услуге, приступ тржишту рада и могућност избора радног места, културне потребе и др.). Дакле, претпоставка је да је социјална изопштеност младих у селу резиденцијално условљена као и да утиче на њихове миграционе тенденције.</p><p>Истраживање друштвеног положаја младих у руралним заједницама и димензија њихове социјалне изопштености обухвата теоријски и емпиријски део. Основу емпиријског дела истраживања чини полустандардизовани интервју са младима из руралних заједница на узорку од 500 испитаника, старости 18-29 година из 10 сеоских насеља на подручју АП Војводине.<br />Анализа резултата добијених емпиријским истраживањем, показује да на ризик од социјалне изопштености младих у руралним подручјима највише утичу образовање, незапосленост, породични ресурси, материјална депривација, незадовољство и ниска социјална партиципација.<br />Потврђено је да образовне структуре утичу на репродукцију неједнакости и акумулацију културног капитала. Материјални положај породице испитаника показао се статистички значајним за доношење одлуке о образовању, односно потврђено је да образовне структуре младих зависе од социоекономског капитала породице, односно, да нижи материјални статус носи веће предиспозиције за социјалну изопштеност као и значај културног капитала родитеља на одлуке младих везане за образовање.<br />Резултати истраживања показују да испитаници као највећи проблем младих људи на селу перципирају немогућност запослења, на другом месту проблем неусловности за реализацију друштвеног живота, а на трећем, проблем безвољности, неамбициозности и незаинтересованости младих. Незапослени из узорком обухваћених села имају повећан ризик од социјалног искључивања с обзиром на то да су у највећем броју случајева незапослени дуже од две године. При том изражавају спремност на миграције према урбаним средиштима. У њиховим локалним заједницама смета им малограђанштина, примитивизам и менталитет људи. Већина младих који су учествовали у истраживању сматрају да је положај младих у селу лошији од друштвеног положаја који имају млади у граду. Сматрају да млади у руралним заједницама имају мање могућности у свакодневном животу, мање могућности за запослење и лошије услове за реализацију друштвеног живота. У највећем броју случајева нису задовољни тиме како друштво решава проблеме младих људи на селу. Међутим, ма колико били незадовољни тренутним стањем и решавањем питања младих у друштву, испитаници нису показали велику спремност за социјални активизам и партиципацију у решавању проблема. Показало се да су испитаници са вишим степеном образовања спремнији на друштвени ангажман. Сматрају да би боља могућност запослења, као и стимулисање пољопривреде и обезбеђивање бољих услова живота у сеоским заједницама, утицало на смањење одласка младих из села у градове.<br />У анализи резултата истраживања у свим кључним показатељима социјалне изопштености утврђене су статистички значајне и јаке везе са сеоским насељима из којих испитаници потичу, чиме је потврђена резиденцијална условљеност социјалне изопштености. Притом се показало да је економска развијеност општине којој сеоско насеље припада&nbsp; и његов територијални положај значајнији него величина насеља.</p> / <p>Predmet istraživanja disertacije je društvena grupa mladih iz ruralnih zajednica, odnosno, analiza osobenosti života mladih u selu i problema sa kojima se susreću kao činiocima njihove socijalne izopštenosti. Predmet istraživanja proučavan je u kontekstu globalnih modernizacijskih društvenih procesa i odnosa, uz uvažavanje lokalnih specifičnosti.&nbsp;<br />Osnovni cilj istraživanja je utvrđivanje društvenog položaja mladih u lokalnoj seoskoj zajednici, ali i globalnom društvu čija je ta zajednica deo, sticanje uvida u (ne)postojanje svesti mladih u selu o sopstvenom društvenom položaju, problemima sa kojima se susreću kao i mogućnostima za samoorganizovanje i aktiviranje u lokalnoj seoskoj zajednici. Specifični cilj istraživanja je identifikacija indikatora i objašnjenje uslovljenosti socijalne izopštenosti mladih u ruralnim zajednicama i objašnjenje njihove međusobne povezanosti. Time se analizira socijalna izopštenost koja predstavlja jedan od uzroka, ali i odraz društvenog položaja mladih u ruralnim zajednicama. Pod socijalnom izopštenošću podrazumeva se nejednak pristup institucijama i uslugama i/ili onemogućenost ostvarenja socijalne participacije u grupi ili zajednici i ostvarenja građanskih prava.<br />U disertaciji se polazi od nekoliko osnovnih pretpostavki. Polazna pretpostavka je da mladi u ruralnim zajednicama imaju ograničene šanse za ostvarenje brojnih životnih potreba u svom okruženju što ih stavlja u nepovoljniju poziciju u odnosu na mlade iz gradskih sredina. Istovremeno je to jedan od osnovnih razloga zbog kojih mladi ljudi napuštaju seosku zajednicu u kojoj su odrastali (nemaju uslova da u svom okruženju adekvatno zadovolje životne potrebe kao što su obrazovanje, zdravstvene usluge, komunalne usluge, pristup tržištu rada i mogućnost izbora radnog mesta, kulturne potrebe i dr.). Dakle, pretpostavka je da je socijalna izopštenost mladih u selu rezidencijalno uslovljena kao i da utiče na njihove migracione tendencije.</p><p>Istraživanje društvenog položaja mladih u ruralnim zajednicama i dimenzija njihove socijalne izopštenosti obuhvata teorijski i empirijski deo. Osnovu empirijskog dela istraživanja čini polustandardizovani intervju sa mladima iz ruralnih zajednica na uzorku od 500 ispitanika, starosti 18-29 godina iz 10 seoskih naselja na području AP Vojvodine.<br />Analiza rezultata dobijenih empirijskim istraživanjem, pokazuje da na rizik od socijalne izopštenosti mladih u ruralnim područjima najviše utiču obrazovanje, nezaposlenost, porodični resursi, materijalna deprivacija, nezadovoljstvo i niska socijalna participacija.<br />Potvrđeno je da obrazovne strukture utiču na reprodukciju nejednakosti i akumulaciju kulturnog kapitala. Materijalni položaj porodice ispitanika pokazao se statistički značajnim za donošenje odluke o obrazovanju, odnosno potvrđeno je da obrazovne strukture mladih zavise od socioekonomskog kapitala porodice, odnosno, da niži materijalni status nosi veće predispozicije za socijalnu izopštenost kao i značaj kulturnog kapitala roditelja na odluke mladih vezane za obrazovanje.<br />Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da ispitanici kao najveći problem mladih ljudi na selu percipiraju nemogućnost zaposlenja, na drugom mestu problem neuslovnosti za realizaciju društvenog života, a na trećem, problem bezvoljnosti, neambicioznosti i nezainteresovanosti mladih. Nezaposleni iz uzorkom obuhvaćenih sela imaju povećan rizik od socijalnog isključivanja s obzirom na to da su u najvećem broju slučajeva nezaposleni duže od dve godine. Pri tom izražavaju spremnost na migracije prema urbanim središtima. U njihovim lokalnim zajednicama smeta im malograđanština, primitivizam i mentalitet ljudi. Većina mladih koji su učestvovali u istraživanju smatraju da je položaj mladih u selu lošiji od društvenog položaja koji imaju mladi u gradu. Smatraju da mladi u ruralnim zajednicama imaju manje mogućnosti u svakodnevnom životu, manje mogućnosti za zaposlenje i lošije uslove za realizaciju društvenog života. U najvećem broju slučajeva nisu zadovoljni time kako društvo rešava probleme mladih ljudi na selu. Međutim, ma koliko bili nezadovoljni trenutnim stanjem i rešavanjem pitanja mladih u društvu, ispitanici nisu pokazali veliku spremnost za socijalni aktivizam i participaciju u rešavanju problema. Pokazalo se da su ispitanici sa višim stepenom obrazovanja spremniji na društveni angažman. Smatraju da bi bolja mogućnost zaposlenja, kao i stimulisanje poljoprivrede i obezbeđivanje boljih uslova života u seoskim zajednicama, uticalo na smanjenje odlaska mladih iz sela u gradove.<br />U analizi rezultata istraživanja u svim ključnim pokazateljima socijalne izopštenosti utvrđene su statistički značajne i jake veze sa seoskim naseljima iz kojih ispitanici potiču, čime je potvrđena rezidencijalna uslovljenost socijalne izopštenosti. Pritom se pokazalo da je ekonomska razvijenost opštine kojoj seosko naselje pripada&nbsp; i njegov teritorijalni položaj značajniji nego veličina naselja.</p> / <p>The subject of the research in this thesis is a social group of young people from rural communities. More specifically, this is an analysis of the characteristics of the lives of rural youth and problems they encounter as factors of their social exclusion. The subject of the research was studied in the context of global modernization social processes and relationships, while respecting local specificities.<br />The main goal of the research was to determine the social position of young people in their local rural community, but also in the global society which this community belongs to, to gain insight into whether or not the youth is aware of their own social position, the problems they encounter and the possibilities for self-organization and activation in the local village community. The specific goal of the research was to determine the indicators and the explanation what social exclusion of rural youth depends on and to explain how these are interconnected. In this way, the thesis analyzes social exclusion, as one of the causes, but also one of the reflections of the social position of young people in rural communities. Social exclusion means that people have unequal access to institutions and services and/or are unable to socially participate in a group or community and enjoy civil rights.<br />The thesis starts from several basic assumptions. The starting assumption is that young people in rural communities have limited opportunities for meeting a number of their needs, which places them in a less favorable situation compared to young people in urban areas. At the same time, this is one of the main reasons why young people leave rural communities in which they grew up (they have no conditions to adequately meet their needs such as education, health services, utility services, access to the labor market and the possibility of choosing a job, cultural needs, etc.). Therefore, the presumption is that social exclusion of young people in villages depends on their place of residence, which also affects their migration tendencies.</p><p>Studying of the social position of young people in rural communities and the dimensions of their social exclusion includes both the theoretical and empirical aspects. The basis of the empirical part of the research is a semi-standardized interview with young people from rural communities on a sample of 500 respondents, aged 18-29, from 10 villages on the territory of AP Vojvodina.<br />The analysis of the results obtained by the empirical research shows that the risk of social exclusion among rural youth is mostly affected by education, unemployment, family resources, material deprivation, dissatisfaction and low social participation.<br />It was confirmed that educational structures affect the reproduction of inequalities and accumulation of cultural capital. The material status of a respondent&#39;s family proved to be statistically significant for making decisions about education, i.e. it was confirmed that the educational structures of young people depend on their family&rsquo;s socioeconomic capital. In other words, lower material status implies higher predisposition for social exclusion, while their parents&rsquo; cultural capital is important for making decisions related to education.<br />The results of the research show that, according to the respondents, the main problem of rural youth is that they cannot find a job. It is followed by the problem that young people lack the conditions to enjoy good social lives, while the third problem is young people&rsquo;s dejection, lack of ambition and lack of interests. The unemployed young people from the studied villages have an increased risk of social exclusion, since in most cases they have been unemployed for more than two years. At the same time, they express readiness to migrate to urban centers. They are bothered by provinciality, primitivism and mentality of the people in their local communities. Most of the young people who participated in the research believe that the position of young people in villages is worse than the social position of young people in the cities. They are of the opinion that young people in rural communities have fewer opportunities in their everyday lives, fewer employment opportunities and worse conditions to enjoy good social life. In most cases, they are not satisfied with how society deals with the problems of young people in the villages. However, regardless of their dissatisfaction with the current situation and with the ways of dealing with these problems, the respondents did not show great readiness for social activism and participation in problem solving. It was found that the respondents with a higher level of education are more willing to engage in social activities. They think that providing better job opportunities, stimulating agriculture and providing better living conditions in rural communities would lead to a decrease in the outflow of young people from rural to urban areas.<br />The analysis of the research results showed that in all key indicators of social exclusion there were statistically significant and strong links with rural settlements from which the respondents come from, which confirmed that social exclusion depends on the place of residence. It also proved that the economic development of the municipality which the village belongs to and its territorial position is more important than the size of the settlement.</p>

Studien undersöker flerspråkiga föräldrars erfarenheter av upplevt socialt stöd i föräldrarollen till ett barn med kommunikationsnedsättningar. Forskningsfrågorna berör även vilken betydelse stödet får för kontakten med barnet. Metoden som använts är en sekventiell mixad metod (enkätundersökning och fokusgruppsintervjuer) som utgår från en transformativ strategi. Studiens vetenskapsteoretiska ansats grundar sig i Benno Herzogs teori om social diskursiv exkludering och analysen utgår från Barreras samt Hellers och Swindles grundantaganden om upplevt socialt stöd. Respondenterna deltog i utbildningarna TAKK på Modersmålet och FAMN som anordnades av Projekt TAKK för Språket i Göteborg. Resultaten visar att föräldrarna i studien upplevde socialt stöd utifrån att utbildningarna anpassades och erbjöd: språkstöd på modersmålet, samtal kring användning av alternativ och kompletterade kommunikation (AKK) tillsammans med modersmålet samt samtal om funktionsnedsättningar och samhällstöd. Därutöver visar resultaten att föräldrarna, genom dessa anpassningar, upplever en ökad förståelse för stöddiskursen och stärkt självförtroende. Detta, i sin tur, leder till att föräldrarna upplever större handlingsutrymme i stressrelaterade situationer och en ökad benägenhet att söka och ta emot stöd. / The study examines multilingual parents' experiences of perceived social support when parenting a child with communication impairments. Research questions also deal with the importance of perceived social support for the contact between parents and child. The method used is a sequential mixed methodology (survey and focus group interviews) based on a transformative strategy. The study's scientific theoretical approach is based on Benno Herzog's theory of social discursive exclusion and the analysis starts from Barrera´s and from Heller´s and Swindle´s basic assumptions about perceived social support. The respondents participated in the parenting programs TAKK på Modersmålet and FAMN, that focused the use was of AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) together with the mother tongue, which was organized by the project TAKK för Språket (AAC for multilingualism) in Gothenburg. The results show that the parents in the study perceived social support when the education programs were adapted and offered language support in the mother tongue, discussions about the use of AAC together with the mother tongue (AAC) and information about disabilities as well as information about society’s support system. In addition, the results show that parents, through these adjustments, experience an increased understanding of support discourse and strengthened confidence. This, in turn, leads to parents´ experience of greater freedom of action in stress-related situations and therefor an increased inclination to seek and receive support. / El estudio examina las experiencias de apoyo social percibido por los padres multilingües en relacion al cuidado de un niño con problemas de comunicación. Las preguntas de investigación también se ocupan de la importancia del apoyo social percibido para el establecimiento del contacto entre padres e hijos. El método utilizado es una metodología mixta secuencial (encuesta y grupos de enfoque) basado en una estrategia transformadora. El enfoque teórico científico del estudio se basa en la teoría de la exclusión social discursiva de Benno Herzog y el análisis parte de los conceptos de apoyo social percibido que Barrera y Heller &amp; Swindle describen. Los participantes formaron parte de los cursos para padres TAKK på Modersmålet y FAMN, que enfatizaron el uso de la CAA (comunicación aumentativa y alternativa) junto con la lengua materna, los cuales fueron organizados por el proyecto TAKK för Språket (AAC para el multilingüismo) en Gotemburgo, Suecia. Los resultados muestran que los padres de familia en el estudio perciben apoyo social a partir de que el contenido de los cursos para padres ofrecieron: apoyo en el idioma materno, discusiones sobre el uso de la AAC junto con la lengua materna, información acerca de diferentes discapacidades e información sobre el sistema de apoyo social en Suecia. Además, los resultados muestran que los padres, a través de estos ajustes, experimentan una mayor comprensión del discurso de apoyo a la comunicación lo cual refuerza su autoconfianza. Esto, a su vez, ayudo a los padres a experimentar una mayor libertad de acción ante situaciones estresantes, lo cual aumento la propensión de los padres a buscar y aceptar apoyo.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:54:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rubeni Pereira de Queiroz.pdf: 1242273 bytes, checksum: 5f1797ad5832eedfef73b1c3740f1f10 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03-27 / The present study it is of exploratory nature with qualitative boarding arrived in port in an empirical research, consisting of interviews and significant documentary registers. The light in the dialectic method, was looked to guide the inquiry from the philosophical categories, essence and appearance, done by the law of the contradiction. The theme of study covers the configuration of the historical process of social and cultural exclusion of black Brazilian higher education. The problem is the search around for reflections on new strategies of access to higher education, through the policy of quotas, specifically for the black students . Intend question and analyse the main meanings of a legal process and academic inconclusive, under one of the institutions members of the State System of Higher Education in Goiás: the UEG, by the fact be in the single IES to deploy until now, the achievement of a legal right. Bi-to reconstruct the trajectory of the construction of Law No. 14.832, July 12, 2004 / Goias, their journeys, their problems, their deployment. With the deployment of Law, democratizing up access for blacks in higher education in Goias, leaving them, however, without the Program of Support and Monitoring. Consequently without the financial resources so these social agents could succeed in its path university, it is concluded that, in practice, have not been consolidated effective ways for the exercise and enjoyment of rights established by Law This fact can be observed by the absence of public interventions with the IES belonging the system. The standard is inert, the implementation of the Quota Law in higher education in Goias gave up in a limited way. / O presente estudo é de natureza exploratória com abordagem qualitativa aportada em uma pesquisa empírica, constituída por entrevistas e significativos registros documentais. À luz do método dialético, procurou-se orientar a investigação a partir das categorias filosóficas, essência e aparência, mediatizadas pela lei da contradição. A temática de estudo abarca a configuração do processo histórico de exclusão social e cultural do negro brasileiro no ensino superior. O problema de pesquisa volta-se para as reflexões sobre novas estratégias de acesso à educação superior, por intermédio da política de cotas, especificamente às destinadas aos estudantes negros. Pretendeu-se problematizar e analisar as principais significações de um processo legal e acadêmico inconcluso, no âmbito de uma das instituições integrantes do Sistema Estadual de Educação Superior em Goiás: a UEG, pelo fato de constituir-se na única IES a implantar, até o momento, a conquista legal de um direito. Pretendeu-se reconstruir a trajetória da construção da Lei nº 14.832, de 12 de julho de 2004 / Goiás, seus percursos, seus problemas, sua implantação. Com a da implantação da Lei, democratizou- se o acesso para negros na educação superior em Goiás, deixando-os, contudo, sem o Programa de Apoio e Acompanhamento. Conseqüentemente sem os recursos financeiros, para que esses agentes sociais pudessem ter êxito em sua caminhada universitária, conclui-se que, na prática, não foram consolidadas formas efetivas para o exercício e gozo de direitos estabelecidos por Lei. Tal fato pode ser observado pela ausência de intervenções públicas junto as IES jurisdicionadas ao Sistema. Com o engessamento da norma, a implantação da Lei das Cotas na educação superior em Goiás deu-se de forma limitada.

Aim: The principal aim of this qualitative research study is to gain a clearer understanding of oppression as experienced by People with Learning Disabilities (PWLD). In particular, this study investigated: 1) the nature of oppression - the typical kinds of oppression PWLD face during the course of their everyday lives; 2) the causes of their oppressive experiences: 3) the impact these oppressive experiences can have on their quality of life; and 4) their reaction - the strategies PWLD employ to prevent further oppression. Rationale: Despite policies of deinstitutionalisation since the 1980s, many PWLD have not found social integration easy and continue to endure oppressive experiences in community-based settings. The nature/extent of this social problem has often been overlooked by researchers and practitioners. Methods: This research was conducted using interpretive phenomenology as a methodology; an approach which influenced the study’s design, method of data collection and strategy for analysing the rich qualitative findings. Semi-structured interviews were carried out across two sample populations; a group of PWLD (N=11) and a group of community-based practitioners/carers (N=11). The participants were selected through purposive sampling and the qualitative data was analysed using a specific Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) process. Findings: PWLD remain a deeply oppressed social group. Respondents reported experiencing multiple forms of oppression, which seem to interact in complex ways and be present throughout the course of their lives. The two key super-ordinate themes (most dominant forms of oppression experienced by PWLD) emerging from the process of IPA appear to be: 1) The life-long effects of marginalisation (social exclusion, powerlessness and existing as a socio-economic underclass) and 2) Multiple forms of victimisation (coping with exploitation, intimidation and abuse, both overt and subtle, from the public, family members and at times practitioners). Respondents believe that the underlying cause of their oppressive experiences is society’s negative perception. Negative attitudes and beliefs arise from oppressive social forces such as: the use of diagnostic labels, segregated special needs education and limited opportunities for employment. These are experiences which respondents assert often do little more than spoil their social identity as human beings. Conclusion: The findings confirm that PWLD living in the community continue to encounter negative social experiences which are pervasive. This research attempts to draw together and make sense of these experiences in terms of the concept of oppression. Through gaining a clearer understanding of the marginalised and victimised status of PWLD policy makers will be more informed about how to respond to their social and economic needs, and in turn help alleviate their experiences of oppression.

Diploma thesis deals with competencies of local municipalities in social inclusion policy. Social exclusion is a key phenomenon of contemporary policy, and municipalities play an important role in such policy. Though, municipalities often tend to fail in their role. The thesis describes and analyse the competencies of local governments and tries to set up and ideal local inclusion policy: a complete set of possible measures that a municipality can use in dealing with social inclusion. This ideal is further on used in two case studies: formative evaluation of local policies in two small towns in South Bohemia. The result is interpreted in perspective of social construction of target groups theory, explaining why do or do not municipalities use concrete inclusive measures. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

This thesis focuses on the intersection of social entrepreneurship and community gardening. In the middle of both of these initiative is man, his wellbeing and the wellbeing of the whole planet. Both of these social and civil initiatives can potentially become places of social integration of handicapped people. Therefore, this work is paying attention to concepts of social exclusion and inclusion, social entrepreneurship and community gardening. Moreover, it deals with the notions of employment and work of disabled people. This theses also contains a program evaluation of a community garden and a social enterprise, Kokoza,o.p.s, which employs people with a mental disease. Looking at the case of this enterprise we can see that the conjunction of a community garden and a social enterprise can be a fitting solution for all the stakeholders: for the establishing organization, for the employees as well as for the community using the garden. KEY WORDS Social entrepreneurship, Social Economy, Community garden, Urban gardening Social exclusion, Social inclusion, People with mental disorder, Evaluation, Evaluation research

The thesis "Development of Czech social inclusion policies" looks at what factors influenced the development of social inclusion policy, focusing primarily on socially excluded Roma since 1989. In the period after 1989 Czech public and social policy was under influence of many factor including both external ones, resulting from the efforts of the Czech Republic to join the European Union, or later from the membership itself, as well as internal ones, arising from the need to ensure the functioning of the system in a rapidly changing socio-economic conditions. When mapping the development of the policy attention is paid particular to the impacts of the process of European integration and institutional changes that are reflected in the implementation of social inclusion policies. Furthermore, the text seeks to uncover the causes and effects of changes in development of examined policy. Those identifying factors that may be considered essential for the development of Czech social inclusion policies, went from thematic analysis of interviews with experts. Data obtained from respondents are then often supplemented by more detailed information from literature and public policy documents. Changes in the Czech social inclusion policies since 1989 are explained also using theories of Europeanization and the...

This thesis covers the main problems related to loss of housing in the context of the institutional setting in the Czech Republic. The aim of this thesis is explaining the institutional setup of the system of prevention and help people / households that are at risk of losing housing and evaluate the system in terms of the possibility of prevention of social exclusion.The introductory part describes the characteristics of the key concepts in housing policy in relation to social housing and various approaches to social housing in selected countries (Sweden, Germany, Great Britain). The thesis focuses on the institutional analysis of the existing legal framework and possible solutions to the current housing shortage (welfare, social work, social services). In the research part of this thesis a case study of Louny municipality has been chosen as a model sample of resolving the current shortage of housing. Results of the analysis had been confronted and evaluated by perspective of people solving housing problems and relevant social workers working with poor people. In the end of the thesis, a SWOT analysis is delivered identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the system.