Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
We are the second youngest faculty of Charles University.
economics | sociology | political science | international relations | media studies
🇨🇿 @fsv.unikarlova.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.
- 🎄 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...
- 🥳 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...
- 🤩 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/
- 🔴 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...
- 🔴 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...
- 🔴 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...
- 👉 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
- 👉 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 👇 (🧵)
- 🧐 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...
- 🤩 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...
- 🏳️🌈 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-...
- 📑 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...
- Congrats! 👏
- 🥳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!
- 👉 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! ✨
- 👏 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...
- 🤗 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
- 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.
- 🤔 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
