DETUROPE - The Central European Journal of Regional Development and Tourism 2023, 15(3):4-31 | DOI: 10.32725/det.2023.020
In spite of the increasing research attention on social entrepreneurs, there is a lack of empirical studies investigating their motivations. Moreover, in ex-socialist countries, like Hungary, the foundation and acceptance of social enterprises are in a few decades delay in relation to Western Europe, which increases the need of related research in the region. The aim of the present qualitative study was to explore social entrepreneurs’ motivation and to investigate to what extent this motivational structure is autonomous. To reach these goals the researchers applied semi-structured personal deep interviews with open coding and analysis method....
DETUROPE - The Central European Journal of Regional Development and Tourism 2023, 15(3):32-77 | DOI: 10.32725/det.2023.021
This paper addresses the multiple dimensions of societal progress by challenging the conventional emphasis on economic growth as the sole measure of development. Inspired by Joseph E. Stiglitz's insights into the importance of moral-ethical growth, we introduce novel indices - the Ethics Perception Index (ETPI) and the Regional Ethics Perception Index (RETPI). These indices quantitatively measure moral-ethical growth at national, regional and local levels, filling a critical gap in existing methodologies. Importantly, we emphasise the resilience inherent in moral and ethical growth, demonstrating its capacity to recover and adapt in the face...
DETUROPE - The Central European Journal of Regional Development and Tourism 2023, 15(3):78-92 | DOI: 10.32725/det.2023.018
The aim of the article is to define the concept of winescape, in cooperation with wine tourism and wine destinations to take further steps towards the possible development of this concept. The article discusses the first mention of the term winescape, its later development, as well as the current theoretical background and possible further variations in the understanding of this concept. Secondary sources form the basis for the fulfillment of the objective using the synthetic method and previous research. In addition to the development of wine tourism, the wine industry and viti/viniculture, the concept of winescape is also considered from different...
DETUROPE - The Central European Journal of Regional Development and Tourism 2023, 15(3):93-105 | DOI: 10.32725/det.2023.019
Microbreweries belong to a group of SME businesses, which among other things contribute to local economies and tourism which in turn supports sustainable development of municipalities and local areas. The presented article focuses on motives for choosing a microbrewery’s name with regard to the use of neolocalism principles. The researched sample included all microbreweries in the Czech Republic established till end of 2022 year (506 by 31. 12. 2022). Primary and secondary data collection took place from January till March of 2023. We used regression analysis of panel data. Out of the researched sample (506 craft breweries), the influence...