Strengthening democratic and inclusive participation in political processes (INSPIRE)
Participatory and deliberative democracy processes are lauded for addressing political distrust and polarisation by deepening public engagement but are often criticised for their failure to include disempowered groups. The EU-funded…
A Subaltern That Sings: From Sound Resistance to Musical Diplomacy in Wartime Ukraine
The project brings together two academic discipline: cultural diplomacy and postcolonial studies – to reveal how Ukrainian musicians and activists use acoustic means to raise their visibility on a global level…
Peace Research Center Prague II.
The transformation of the international order represents the most profound challenge to world politics in decades, undermining the prospects of peace and collaboration on the global scale and in Europe…
Challenges and opportunities for EU heritage diplomacy in Ukraine
The project HER-UKR: will address the role of cultural heritage in the EU’s external action. A consortium of 15universities will bring together…
Transforming and Defending Multilateralism: European Union Support for more Robust, Effective and Democratic Global Governance (ENSURED)
The European Union (EU) and its members have long been key supporters of global governance. Yet the rules-based international order and multilateralism are widely believed to be in crisis. The…
An Expert Network for Global Strategic Trends Analysis
STRAT:FORS will link social scientific expertise with application potential of leading academic institutions in Czechia for the purpose of strategic analysis of external trends, risks and opportunities. The objective will…
Beyond Security: Role of Conflict in Resilience-Building (CoRe)
The CoRE project is defined as problem-oriented research into the relationship between resilience (society resilience) and conflict in Czech society. And this in reflection on the unprecedented war situation in…
Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia (MOCCA)
Contributing to anti-corruption programmes and efforts in Central Asia There is no such thing as a universal cure or even a quick-fix for corruption – a disease that can be…
Neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the liberal democratic response (AUTHLIB)
Making liberal democracy more resilient Democracies are increasingly becoming more vulnerable as ideological opponents gain momentum. But in order to reinforce and stabilise democracy, we must understand the challenges it…
The National Institute for Research on the Socioeconomic Impact of Diseases and Systemic Risks
The National Institute for Research on Socioeconomic Impacts of Diseases and Systemic Risks (abbreviated as SYRI) is a virtual scientific hub that brings together experts from Masaryk University, Charles University…