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…
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…
Biodiversity protection through offset mechanisms
The project focuses on designing public policy measures to protect biodiversity using offset mechanisms. These mechanisms, based on a market-oriented approach, allow society to prevent the decline of current biodiversity…
HumanAID: Human-Centred AI for a Sustainable and Adaptive Society
The HumanAId project focuses on the application of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), in various societal domains to strengthen democratic processes, education, and interpersonal communication. The project…
Center for Issues of Inequality and Open Society (CONOS)
CIOS research activities in the field of SHUV will lead to strengthening the resilience of open society and the rule of law in the digital environment. Within the six ERs,…
Strengthening Democratic Resilience Through Digital Twins (TWIN4DEM)
TWIN4DEM brings together scholars of the social sciences and humanities, computational social sciences (CSS) and democracy stakeholders to jointly address one of the most pressing contemporary issues: what causes democracies…
Microfoundations of Collective Defence (MICROCODE)
Does the success of military alliances ultimately hang on the whims of public opinion? The historical record shows that allied states often do not honour their collective defence commitments, but…
Forging Peace in the Shadows: Czechoslovak Pugwash and Pugwash in Czechoslovakia
This research proposal explores the history of the Czechoslovak Pugwash committee and Pugwash in Czechoslovakia, highlighting the pivotal role of both in promoting science diplomacy in the Soviet bloc. It…