Despite the fact that the unemployment rate in the Czech Republic is one of the lowest in Europe, the country suffers from stagnating long-term unemployment. At the same time, there is a large number of people who fall out of the system as a result of harsh sanctions. The article aims to examine how the activation policy is implemented from the perspective of job seekers and to identify street-level activation practices using a micro-institutionalist perspective. To meet the objective, we used a qualitative research strategy and in-depth interviews. The results of the study show how particular levels of activation intertwine and how they strengthen and create a comprehensive normative system around work, unemployment, and financial support, thus enabling the implementation of the street-level activation practices. Street-level bureaucrats pursue formal policy goals that seek to discourage people from entitlement to benefits and services to cut down expenditures and improve statistics.

尽管捷克共和国的失业率是欧洲最低的国家之一，但该国长期停滞不前。同时，由于严厉制裁，有很多人从系统中掉出来。本文旨在从求职者的角度研究激活政策的实施方式，并从微观制度主义者的角度确定街道一级的激活实践。为了实现这一目标，我们采用了定性研究策略和深入访谈。研究结果表明，特定级别的激活如何交织在一起，以及它们如何围绕工作，失业和经济支持加强和创建一个综合的规范体系，从而可以实施街头激活方法。