The influence of the USA and Russia on the quality of democracy in post-communist Europe and Latin America
Political science literature argues that after the Cold War international linkages affect democracy at home. While a high linkage to a democracy will have a positive effect on democracy at…
Research in Societal Extremism (RISE)
RISE (Research in Societal Extremism) establishes a pioneering research team dedicated to exploring the many dimensions of (violent) extremism. Our project delves into the ideologically embedded, culturally sanctioned, and digitally…
Problems of Access to Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age
The aim of the project is to explore the opportunities, challenges, and conflicts arising from the digitization and platformization of access to cultural heritage. The following will be examined: 1)…
Shadowed lives of Older migrants and Little ones: Access to Care andEquity (SOLACE)
The SOLACE project examines access to health care for undocumented migrants infour European countries — Czechia, Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark — withspecial attention to children, older people, and those living…
Displacement and (Post)secular Memory: Contemporary Crises and Historical Legacies inSoutheastern and East-Central Europe (MEMCRIS)
The MEMCRIS project investigates how societies in Poland, Serbia and Greece engage withtheir own histories of displacement while addressing the challenges posed by recent migratorycrises. By focusing on museums, memorial…
Understanding and Experiencing Sexual Violence in the Late Habsburg Monarchy
This project examines sexual violence in the late Habsburg Monarchy through the lens of local actors—both ordinary people and meso-elites. Taking a bottom-up approach, it analyzes how sexual violence was…
Riders on the storm: Future imaginaries of populist leaders and their followers
The project aims to understand how populist leaders and their followers construct long-term visions – Populist Temporal Imaginaries (PTIs) – to shape political discourse and societal expectations. Although populism is…
Across Autocracies. Mid-Level Elites from the Slovak State to Communist Czechoslovakia
This project explores the trajectories and motivations of mid-level elites of the fascist Slovak state—teachers, clergy, and lawyers—who were tried for collaboration yet later found ways to continue their careers…
Leadership and Institutionalisation of Teaching Excellence (LITE)
LITE equips university leaders, academic managers, teaching staff, and administrators with the tools and competences needed to institutionalise and reward teaching excellence. Through evidence-based mapping, tailored training, mentoring schemes, and…
Research to Support the Strategic Development of Integration Policy in the Czech Republic
Through research on the population of third-country nationals, studies of the majority population, evaluation of integration measures, and dissemination of research findings, the project aims to enhance understanding of the…