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- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityDo states' grand strategies persist after traumatic geopolitical events? @zuzanalizcova.bsky.social & Rob Geist Pinfold in @ejisbisa.bsky.social compare Israel after Oct 7 and Czechia after Russia's 2022 invasion, showing that the scale of change reflected the severity of perceived shock and threat.
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityOur colleague Jan Žalman returned from #Nigeria where he led a workshop on tackling illicit financial flows, a major challenge for global public finance. Thanks to UN Economic Commission for Africa for the invitation & great collaboration! #LepsiVerejneFinance @taxjustice.net @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
- 👏 Michal Smetana from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz has won the Neuron Award 2025 in the field of social sciences. 👌 The committee appreciated his innovative way of connecting international relations, security studies and political psychology. 😍 Congratulations! 👉 science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/assoc-pro...
- 🔴 Tomáš Karásek was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences on 13 January 2026 at a meeting of the #FSVUK Academic Senate. 📜 The appointment decree was presented to him by the Rector of @charlesuni.cuni.cz Milena Králíčková. 👏 He was elected for the term of office 2026–2030.
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University🚨Publication alert🚨 15 months, 553 pages, 10 researchers, 2 institutions. Happy to share the results of our @prcp.cuni.cz & @swp-berlin.org joint research project, which investigated nuclear signaling during the Russo-Ukrainian war. (1/2) @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social @swp-europe.bsky.social
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University⚠️Publication Alert! Very pleased to share that our (with Anna Pstrokońska) article "Doing Good or Looking Good? Multinational Corporations’ Social Media Discourses on Forcibly Displaced People" has just been published (OA) in the International Journal of Business Communication! shorturl.at/BvrMA
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityTax cuts + spending hikes = risk to Czech public finances, says our founder Petr Janský from @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz to MNI Markets: 👉 "This doesn't add up. The new government must prioritize and make tough choices." 🔗 Full interview: www.mnimarkets.com/articles/mni...
- 🎄 We wish you happy and peaceful Holidays! Take time to rest and recharge. ❤️ #FSVUK
- 🏊♀️ Kateřina Turková focuses on athletes on social media, the regulation of disinformation, and AI ethics. 🤖 She is currently developing a web application for proving authorship together with colleagues from technical fields. 👉 Learn more on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/authentic...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University🙏 Thank you to everyone who joined us and to the @taxjustice.net, @skatteforsk.bsky.social, the International Growth Centre & colleagues from IES @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz for co-organizing this important event. 👍 Kudos to @miroslavpalansky.bsky.social and Markéta Malá #LepsiVerejneFinance
- 🥳 FSV UK has two new professors! 🏅 The appointment decrees were received from President Petr Pavel by economist Jozef Baruník from the Institute of Economic Studies and historian Rudolf Kučera from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz. 😍 Congratulations! 👉 fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/facu...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityEntretien avec Michel Perottino, le directeur du département de science politique @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz francais.radio.cz/ukraine-la-p...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University📄 Just published: Our latest study with @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social #STAND provides a comprehensive chronology of nuclear signaling in the Ukraine war. We found that Russia amplified perceptions of nuclear escalation, while NATO focused primarily on deterring nuclear use. Read more 👇
- 🤩 Our professor Kateřina Králová will become a member of the Scientific Council of @erc.europa.eu. 💪 This is the very first representation of @charlesuni.cuni.cz in this prestigious body. In this role, she will help shape European research. 😍 Congratulations! 👉 science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/professor...
- 🔴 We invite you to the Science Communication 360° conference, which we are organizing with @czechacademy.bsky.social and @scicomhub.bsky.social. 📆 February 5, 2026 📍 Jinonice Campus 💬 The main topic will be Institutions and systems that strengthen science communication. 👉 komunikacevedy360.cz/en/
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University1/ Our project "Microfoundations of Collective Defense" [MICROCODE] funded by the @erc.europa.eu now has a website: www.erc-microcode.eu We have spent the year collecting the data and now plan to write up (and publish) our results throughout 2026. @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @ims.fsv.cuni.cz
- 🔴 In the #DeFacto podcast, we introduced some of our international students. Our guests were two PhD students — Rose Smith and Ronan Wordsworth. 🌐 What motivated them to choose FSV UK? Have they got used to living in Prague? What do they enjoy about their research? 👉 fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/inte...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityOur colleagues from Centre of Public Finance and @charlesuni.cuni.cz examine 2 global tax reforms. 👉 Check the new Ensured Research: How can we stop billions lost to tax avoidance each year? 🔗www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications/reforming-global-tax-governance @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @ec.europa.eu
- 📝 REPORT: Tax Reform 💲Corporate profit shifting costs governments billions in tax revenue. Our latest report, by Tomáš Boukal, Petr Janský, Miroslav Palanský & Michal Parízek (Charles University), explores 2 multilateral initiatives tackling this issue👇 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University‼️ New publication in Cambridge Review of International Affairs ‼️ My article asks when small state foreign policy specialisation gets recognised by others. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @unikarlova.cuni.cz
- 🔴 The Jinonice Campus is currently hosting a new exhibition Women, Life, Freedom. 🖼️ It explores the stories of Iranian women and their fight against the authoritarian regime’s systematic suppression of their pursuit of emancipation. 😍 Come and visit the foyer C before the end of the year.
- 🔴 Read the interview with Jana Votápková from the Institute of Economic Studies and Professor Dino Numerato from @iss.fsv.cuni.cz. 🎙️ They discuss their research and how social sciences can improve healthcare. 👉 More on our website about science at #FSVUK: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/healthcar...
- 🤩 We are expanding our portfolio with the launch of three new English-taught degree programs! 🔵 @iksz.fsv.cuni.cz introduces MA in Game Studies and BA in Sustainability in Marketing and Media Communication. 🟡 @ims.fsv.cuni.cz launches MA in Transnational History. ➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/thre...
- 🔴 Rose Smith, a graduate of our double-degree International Master’s in Economy, State & Society, decided to pursue her PhD with us under a cotutelle agreement with the University of Groningen. 🧐 What is studying a joint-degree doctorate like? 👉 Read the interview: www.ukforum.cz/en/main-cate...
- 🔴 Historian Ondřej Žíla from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz focuses on the modern history of Southeast Europe — particularly Bosnia and Herzegovina. 🫂 His research explores how local societies cope with the consequences of the 1990s war. ➡️ Read more on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/in-the-fi...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityHuge congratulations to our Ph.D. candidate Zakir Rzazade for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social
- 🔴 Golden Courses for the best courses of the Summer Semester 2024/2025 according to the student evaluation were awarded. The award is accompanied by financial reward. 🥇 Congratulations to all recipients! ➡️ Check out the list of awardees here: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/gold...
- 🤵♀️ Barbara Pertold-Gebicka studies how parenthood and education shape careers for women and men. 🌍 From Poland to Denmark to Prague, her work reveals why family roles and education matter — and how they drive inequalities in the labor market. 👉 Read more: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/from-stud...
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- Handbook of Comparative Politics of Central and Eastern Europe 📚 coming soon with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social Research Network "Re-thinking Europe's East-West Divide" @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
- 🔴 Tomáš Karásek was elected candidate for the Dean of #FSVUK for the 2026–2030 term! 👏🏻 Congratulations and all the best. ➡️ Read more: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/toma...
- 🧐 Our political analyst Michel Perottino weighs in on how Andrej Babiš’s ANO party could form a coalition with SPD and the Motorists party — and what it means for the future government. 👉 Read the full interview.
- Quel futur gouvernement pour la Tchéquie ? Entretien avec le politologue M. Perottino @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @unikarlova.cuni.cz francais.radio.cz/futur-gouver...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityJoin us today! @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
- 👉 Dive into a new study by our academics, which explores how countries prioritize marine environmental issues in UN General Assembly debates from 1993 to 2020.
- New in CJIR! Cross-national Salience of Marine Environmental Issues: Evidence from UN General Assembly Debates, 1993–2020 by Jan Karlas and Jan Mazač, both at @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz. Open Access: cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cj...
- 👏 Our economists published an article in Nature Communications, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. 👉 The study introduces a new meta-analysis method designed for the social sciences. 😍 Congratulations on this achievement! ➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/econ... @charlesuni.cuni.cz
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityGreat to host colleagues from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social and @taxobservatory.bsky.social in Prague! We’re advancing research on how multinational firms react to tax systems, especially in allocating functions across borders. #GlobalTax #LepsiVerejneFinance @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
- 👉 We are happy to share a new article by our academic Michal Onderčo from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz.
- 🎓 Just published in @cspjournal.bsky.social: Does CSFP co-ordination foster convergence? By analyzing EU voting behavior on nuclear weapons in the UNGA 1979–2022, @profonderco.bsky.social and his colleagues find that while convergence hardly increases, the level of consensus remains stable.
- 👉 Check out the latest report by our academic Michal Parízek from the Institute of Political Studies.
- The WTO is under pressure to address trade-related agendas on development, the environment & inclusiveness. But with members divided, what's the best way forward? In a new ENSURED report, @claraweinhardt.bsky.social, Michal Parizek & Jayati Srivastava explore these agendas. Full report 👇 (🧵)
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityGlad to see my work consulted in NATO Defense College report & why we need to revisit the EU history and the policy-making of the 1990s. #academia #policymaking #collectiveactions @compeurpol.bsky.social @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
- 🧐 What do physics and social sciences have in common? More than you’d expect. 😍 Our expert Jakub Tesař shows how the principles of quantum physics can help us better understand the way society works. 👉 Read more about his research on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/social-sc...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University🎓 Did you know that... The facade of the @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz building in Jinonice features the university's historical emblem, the university seal. And this is no ordinary decoration: with a diameter of 7.6 meters, it is the largest of its kind on a building in the capital. 📐
- 🤩 Jana Sehnálková from #FSVUK has become the new director of the Fulbright Commission in Czechia. 🤝 “My goal is to continue to firmly uphold the values that have long defined the Fulbright Program: quality, equality, mutual understanding, and democratic principles." ➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/jana...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University🚨 Just published: the first global quantitative study on the relationship between democracy and state support for arms control from @tobiasrisse.bsky.social! ➡️ Read the full article here (open access): academic.oup.com/fpa/article/... @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
- 🏳️🌈 To mark Prague Pride 2025, the latest De Facto podcast features two FSV UK experts discussing LGBTQ+ life in Czechia. 👉 They explore diversity and cultural representation, cyberbullying, and the invisibility of older LGBTQ+ people. 👀 Check it out: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/lgbtq-in-...
- 🤩 The Czech Science Foundation will support an international project led by our professor Kateřina Králová. 🧐 The research team will explore how societies in Poland, Serbia, and Greece reflect on their histories of displacement and current migration crises. 👉 fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/fsv-...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University🎓 Just published! @laurensukin.bsky.social and her colleagues find that in case of Chinese aggression against a regional state, the US public would support intervening on behalf of allies. ➡️ Such willingness however stems from alliance, not from an adversarial relationship with Beijing.
- 📑 This week, we had the honour of co-hosting the 9th Annual Meeting of @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social. 👉 The event brought more than 1,200 academics, artists, and activists from nearly 100 countries to Prague. ➡️ Read more on our page about science at #FSVUK: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/rememberi...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityThey test their theory using a cross-national survey and a follow-up survey experiment. @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz ➡️ Full article (open access): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University1/2 Our new paper (w/ @mvranka.bsky.social & @ondrejrosendorf.bsky.social) on public support for nuclear arms control has just been published in @ejir.bsky.social (open access link to the full article is in the next post)
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- 🥳Extremely happy that I have been accepted for a PhD position in International Relations at @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz. I will (hopefully) research the politicization of international economic cooperation in Europe using NLP and quantitative methods in a IR + party politics setting 🔽
- 🤩 Two projects from #FSVUK succeeded in the 10th round of the Primus @charlesuni.cuni.cz competition. 👉 Our scientists @jaroslavbilek.bsky.social and Jade Hutchinson from the Institute of Political Studies received support. 🥳 Congratulations on your success! ➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/two-...
- 😍 “Studying discourse was love at first sight. I knew that we were meant to be together,” says Nico Carpentier, extraordinary professor at @charlesuni.cuni.cz. 👀 Discover his research and how he connects science with art on our page about science at #FSVUK. 👉 science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/nico-carp...
- 🏅 #FSVUK Dean announces the public competition for Josef Vavroušek Award, subtitled Human Values and Civilization Development Problems. 📅 Competition will include Bachelor‘s, Master‘s, Rigorosum and Dissertation theses. The deadline is 25 July 2025. 👉 More information: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/fsv-...
- 🔴 Our expert Maria Alina Asavei from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz has never shied away from complexity. 🙏 With academic roots in Romania and scholarly development in Budapest and New York, her career is defined by a pursuit of neglected topics. 👉 Read about her research: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/from-poli...
- We have two new professors! 👉 prof. PhDr. Zuzana Havránková, Ph.D. (IES FSV UK) in the field of Economic Theory 👉 prof. PhDr. Dino Numerato, Ph.D. (@iss.fsv.cuni.cz) in the field of Sociology They received their appointment decrees from President Petr Pavel on 16 June 2025. Congratulations!
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University💸 Fighting Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) means tackling tax abuse and financial secrecy. At #ICRN2025 in Vienna, our colleague Miroslav Palanský highlighted how regulatory arbitrage enables IFFs and why closing these loopholes matters. @taxjustice.net @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz #LepsiVerejneFinance
- 👉 Read a new article by our expert @zuzanalizcova.bsky.social.
- 🔗 Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... The research was supported by the Deutsch-Tschechischer Zukunftsfonds. @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @ims.fsv.cuni.cz
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- The main outcome of our two-year Stanton Foundation project has now been accepted for publication in the European Journal of International Relations 🔥 @prcp.cuni.cz @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
- 😍 We invite you to a garden party on the occasion of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the founding of #FSVUK. 🗓️ June 5 from 4 pm 📍 Grébovka Pavillion 🤗 All employees, current students, graduates and all friends of the faculty are invited. 👉Tickets: connect.boomevents.org/en/event/zah...
- 👉 Read the latest article from our expert Jan Ludvík, exploring what’s truly new about the so-called "new nuclear age".
- Experts talk about a new nuclear age but how much of it is truly new? Read more in my new article, "Third or ‘second and a half’? Continuity, path dependence, and the third nuclear age," Now published online-first @globalpolicy.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- 🤩 We were proud to host the ECPR Joint Sessions 2025 at #FSVUK. 🤝 Thank you to everyone who joined us!
- 🎬 That's a wrap for #ecprjs25 after 4 days of rich discussion, feedback and collaboration! 👏 Huge thanks to the @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz team led by @hanakubatova.bsky.social & Gabriela Baranyaiová, whose expert hosting (including #ecprgc23 & gc16) helped make this year’s event truly exceptional! ✨
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University🌍 At the 2025 #PublicFinance Conference hosted by @zew.de in Mannheim, our founder Petr Janský presented joint work with Miroslav Palanský & Tomáš Boukal @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz on profit shifting under the Global Minimum Tax. 📎 ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs...
- 👏 Our economist Jozef Baruník was among the reviewers of the prestigious European Research Council grants in 2024. 🌟 Only top scientists from around the world are selected for the review panels each year. 👉 Read about his role on our #FSVUK science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/among-the...
- 🟢 The international conference ECPR Joint Sessions is taking place at #FSVUK this week. 🤗 Hundreds of experts in political science and international relations will join a number of workshops throughout the event. ➡️ science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/event/ecp... @charlesuni.cuni.cz @ecpr.bsky.social
- 🏳️🌈 Today we raise the Pride flag to acknowledge the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. 🙏🏻 At our faculty, everyone is welcome without exception. We strive to make FSV UK safe, respectful and inclusive space. ➡️ Read more about our values: fsv.cuni.cz/en/about/mis...
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityProf. Petr Janský leads the Corptax Team and our Centre for Public Finance at the @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz in Prague. 👉 You can follow us here in English: centreforpublicfinance.eu
- 🤗 Come and explore our Jinonice campus this weekend as part of the Open House Prague festival! 💁♀️ Guided tours will take place every 30 minutes from 10 am to 6 pm. ➡️ More information here: www.openhousepraha.cz/en/building-... We look forward to seeing you there! 😍 @charlesuni.cuni.cz
- 🔎 "Curiosity is essential for a social anthropologist." 🧐 Our expert Jakub Grygar shares his journey - from unexpected moments of worry to deep cultural insights gained in the field. 👉 Read the full interview: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/jakub-gry... @iss.fsv.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityWith the climate crisis intensifying, this year's #COP30 comes at a key moment. But how well is climate governance working? Where is reform possible? A new report on UNFCCC decision-making by @franziskapetri.bsky.social (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social) & Jan Karlas (@fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz). 👇
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University❗️ New publication alert! How did Israel's intelligence fail on October 7? Our researcher Rob Geist Pinfold and his colleague Clive Jones analyzed Israel's intelligence failures in their new paper pulblished in the @rusi.bsky.social journal. Check out their findings below ⬇️
- From April 24, 2025, the exhibition "35 Years of Science at FSV UK" is on display at the Jinonice Campus. The exhibition presents not only the history of the establishment of our faculty and its institutes, but above all scientific achievements and significant milestones in research at FSV UK.
- Reposted by Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles UniversityHad an amazing time at my first #COMPTEXT2025 in Vienna. Happy to see so much cool research, get the chance present our paper and represent a growing team of researchers from the Institute of Political Studies @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
- 🤔 What made our researcher Michal Parízek interested in studying global governance? 👉 Find out in the video below.
- What drives our researchers’ interest in global governance? For Michal Parizek (@charlesuni.cuni.cz), it’s the interplay between power politics and finding collective solutions to global challenges. What fascinates you about global governance? #MeetTheResearchers #ENSUREDEurope
