The Expert Group for Ukraine (EGU) was established at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (FSV UK) in May 2022 as an interdisciplinary policy group consisting of experts and academics from various fields of study at FSV UK.
They offer research-based contributions to ongoing debates in society in the form of policy briefs. The topics of individual policy briefs cover a wide range of FSV UK expertise (economics, sociology, international studies, political studies and media studies).
“The aim of the Expert Group for Ukraine is to contribute to the public debate with advanced interdisciplinary expertise that the Faculty of Social Sciences has at its disposal. The group’s outputs will target decision-makers on a wide range of measures taken in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, while offering expert support for ongoing media discussions,” said Tomáš Karásek, Dean of FSV UK.
Members of EGU
PhDr. JUDr. Tomáš Karásek, Ph.D.
head of EGU, dean of FSV UK
prof. PhDr. Emil Aslan, Ph.D.
Institute of Political Studies
Mgr. Bohumil Doboš, Ph.D.
Institute of Political Studies
doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D.
Institute of International Studies
PhDr. Marie Jelínková, Ph.D.
Institute of Sociological Studies
Mgr. Ondřej Klípa, Ph.D.
Institute of International Studies
Dr. rer. pol. Michal Parízek, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Institute of Political Studies
PhDr. Michael Romancov, Ph.D.
Institute of Political Studies
Ing. Vilém Semerák, M.A., Ph.D.
Institute of Economic Studies
Mgr. Anna Shavit, Ph.D.
Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism
Mgr. Karel Svoboda, Ph.D.
Institute of International Studies
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Weiss, M.A., Ph.D.
Institute of International Studies
Policy briefs
- Risk of Radicalisation in the Time of Russo-Ukrainian War: Exploiting the Weaknesses of Czech Society as a Threat to National Security, Mgr. Markéta Kocmanová
- Support for Ukrainian refugees remains makeshift, strategic governance is failing, PhDr. Marie Jelínková, Ph.D., Mgr. Blanka Tollarová, Ph.D.
- The implications of Russia’s war against Ukraine for Czech companies operating in the region, Mgr. Karel Svoboda, Ph.D.
- Migration and crime: let’s not underplay crimes against refugees, PhDr. Marie Jelínková, Ph.D.
Our experts in foreign media
20. 5. 2022, The Times, Are Kadyrov’s dreaded Chechen fighters a propaganda tool for Putin?
13. 4. 2022, Taz, Ein sehr unpopulärer Krieg
12. 4. 2022, The Tribune, Ukraine conflict is Ramzan Kadyrov’s chance to prove his Russian patriotic credentials
29. 3. 2022, RTÉ, Why are Chechen soldiers fighting in Ukraine on both sides?
22. 3. 2022, The Guardian, Chechnya’s losses in Ukraine may be leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s undoing
15. 3. 2022, Irish Times, Chechen ‘wild card’ Ramzan Kadyrov joins Russian war effort